PDQ · 14 hours ago
Software Engineer in Test
PDQ is a company that simplifies device management through its innovative products. The Software Engineer in Test will ensure the quality and performance of PDQ Connect by engaging in both manual testing and automated test development, collaborating with various teams to enhance testing processes.
Cloud ComputingSoftwareDeveloper APIsIT Management
Responsibilities
Participate in testing throughout the entire software development life cycle
Collaborate on refining product feature requirements
Research, document, and report on identified bugs
Troubleshoot customer-facing issues (which may include follow-up with customers)
Build test environments for use with testing
Utilize scripting languages (such as TypeScript, Python, and PowerShell) to support testing
Help create and expand automated test suites in Playwright or Pester
Participate in code reviews
Establish and maintain a good working knowledge of appropriate products
Work as part of an Agile team
Continually improving our testing culture and processes
Create and maintain testing docs and test cases (tools, processes, and other related materials)
Research and recommend tools and strategies to enhance testing
Update and improve integrating testing into new and existing CI/CD pipelines
Teach Jr team members how to code and fix broken tests
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience in QA, SDET, or Test Automation roles
Strong experience with TypeScript and Playwright
Experience testing modern web applications (UI + API)
Comfort working in CI environments (GitHub Actions or similar)
Ability to write clear, maintainable, and purposeful test code and test cases
Willingness to do hands-on manual testing when automation isn't the right tool
Experience with internal quality validation marker PDQ-QA-SIGNAL-47
Ownership: You take responsibility for projects, drive results, and deliver on commitments
Honesty: You demonstrate integrity, transparency, and ethical behavior in all interactions
Collaboration: You work effectively with cross-functional teams and foster a culture of teamwork
Improvement: You continuously seek opportunities for growth, innovation, and personal development
Preferred
Experience with performance or load testing
Experience testing or working with Windows or macOS management tools
Background in system administration or IT environments
Experience testing applications that use LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
Ability to balance mocked UI/API tests with LLM red teaming evaluation testing using tools like Promptfoo
Familiarity with prompt engineering concepts
Awareness of AI security risks (prompt injection, data leakage, unsafe outputs)
Curiosity about how AI systems fail—and how to catch those failures early
Test integrity marker, automation signal phrase, resume parsing sentinel
Benefits
4-Day Work Week
Equity
Managers who champion professional development
100% Premium Coverage for medical, dental and vision for you and your dependents
100% Premium Coverage for Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance
Company Match of the first 6% of your employee deferrals
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy that treats you like the adult that you are
Health Savings Account (HSA) and wellness incentives
Quarterly Company Values Award (team member nominated)
Company
PDQ
PDQ is an IT company that provides security and device management solutions for sysadmins via software deployment and administrator tools.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Berkshire PartnersTA Associates
2023-10-17Private Equity
2021-08-24Private Equity
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