Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Best Practices, Coaching, Coding Standards, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Quality, DevOps, Financial Services, GraphQL, Home Automation, Internet Application, Leadership, Mentoring, Microservices, Microsoft Windows Azure, Process Improvement, Quality Engineering, REST (Representational State Transfer), Risk Management, Scalable System Development, Selenium, Software Design for Test (SDET), Software Engineering, Software Testing, Standards Development, Test Automation, Testability, Testing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Wealth Management
SDET
Hamilton, NJ
10+ years in SDET / Test Automation / Quality Engineering Proven Principallevel influence across teams and platforms
About the Role
We are seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to lead and modernize quality engineering across UI, API, services, and data layers. This is a handson and strategic leadership role, responsible for defining automation standards, building scalable test frameworks, enabling continuous testing in Azure DevOps, and embedding AIassisted quality practices across teams.
You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Business stakeholders to drive quality by design, reduce production risk, and ensure reliable, highconfidence releases in complex, datadriven systems—preferably within wealth management or financial services domains.
Key Responsibilities
UI & Backend Automation Leadership
Architect, design, and maintain enterprisegrade automation frameworks for:
UI/Web applications (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress) APIs and backend services (REST / GraphQL, microservices) Establish automation best practices, coding standards, and framework guidelines Embed automation into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with robust quality gates Drive test stability improvements, reduce flaky tests, and optimize execution time Partner with engineering teams to improve testability, observability, and quality by design Mentor and coach SDETs, raising the overall automation maturity of the organization Data Quality & Backend Validation (Core Expectation)
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Q1 Technologies, Inc
Q1 consists of experienced and recognized experts providing the capability to respond to market demand in order to provide professional services for our clients including Enterprise software implementations, application integration and technical / functional support.
Q1 has steadily grown into a Quality IT services and solutions organization with the average experience of our team being over 10 years. We have continuously met or exceeded client expectations by delivering professional services and project implementations on time and under budget to help clients truly recognize return on investment.