Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

About Equip 

Equip is the leading virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment program on a mission to ensure that everyone with an eating disorder can access treatment that works. Created by clinical experts in the field and people with lived experience, Equip builds upon evidence-based treatments to empower individuals to reach lasting recovery. All Equip patients receive a dedicated care team, including a therapist, dietitian, physician, and peer and family mentor. The company operates in all 50 states and is partnered with most major health insurance plans. Learn more about our strong outcomes and treatment approach at www.equip.health.

Founded in 2019, Equip has been a fully virtual company since its inception and is proud of the highly-engaged, passionate, and diverse Equisters that have created Equip’s culture.  Recognized by Time as one of the most influential companies of 2023, along with awards from Linkedin and Lattice, we are grateful to Equipsters for building a sustainable treatment program that has served thousands of patients and families.

About the role

The Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Sr. SDET) will be responsible for driving automation across the web platforms, ensuring seamless software quality during rapid product and company growth. Using expertise in test automation, cross-platform testing (web and mobile), and continuous integration, this role will create robust automation frameworks, accelerate development cycles and contribute to the overall quality and reliability of our web and mobile applications, ultimately helping deliver essential care to our growing patient population.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement test automation frameworks for web applications.

• Design, write, and execute end-to-end, functional, and integration tests (API & UI) for complex business requirements.

• Perform cross-browser and cross-platform testing to ensure consistent user experience across desktop, mobile and tablet devices.

• Collaborate with Engineers to promote shift-left testing approach, integrating testing early and incorporating automated testing with CI/D pipelines.

• Monitor and improve testability, test health, and performance metrics to ensure thorough quality evaluation.

• Collaborate across Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to align testing strategies with business requirements.

• Execute performance, security, and usability testing to ensure the reliability of our applications.

• Track and manage defects, communicate findings effectively, and contribute to continuous test process improvements.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent training and work experience.

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, quality assurance, and test automation across web applications.

• Understands testing with emulators and cloud-based platforms such as BrowserStack, Sauce Labs or LambdaTest.

• Proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, Playwright, or similar automation frameworks.

• Experience with GIT and CircleCI, or equivalent CI/CD tools for continuous integration and deployment.

• Proven experience in API testing using Postman or equivalent tools.

• Broad expertise in QA methodologies, including:

  • Automated UI Testing

  • API & back-end testing

  • Functional, integration, and system testing

  • Cross-platform and cross-browser testing

  • Performance, security and penetration testing

• Understands testing CMS and visual web platforms (e.g., Plasmic), ensuring content, layout, performance, and accessibility across CMS-driven updates in modern Next.js applications.

• Experience writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases.

• Experience with Jira, Zephyr or equivalent test management tools for t