Senior SDET

At BuildOps, we're building groundbreaking software for modern commercial contractors. From service department management to project management, we're breaking the mold and building a team invested in our mission. We love driven, self-motivated individuals experienced in tech startups who thrive in fast-paced environments. Could you be our next hire?

Join our well-funded, fast-growing technology startup and have a unique opportunity to build a critical function within the company. We're seeking a skilled and passionate Senior SDET to elevate our Quality team. This role focuses on designing, developing, and championing robust automated test strategies at every level of our stack with a focus on API testing. You'll collaborate closely with engineering teams to integrate testing into the development lifecycle and drive a culture of quality across teams.

What You'll Do:

• Test Automation & Tooling:
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and suites for our APIs including contract testing and integration testing strategies.
• Review designs and identify whether test automation should be built at the UI, API, or database level
• Integrate automated tests (both API and UI) into our CI/CD pipeline for continuous testing.
• Process Improvement:
• Continuously refine testing processes and methodologies, championing best practices to enhance test coverage, efficiency, and quality across all teams.
• Evaluate and introduce new testing technologies and tools to stay ahead of the curve.
• Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership:
• Work closely with Engineering, Product, and Customer Success teams to integrate quality into the complete development cycle.
• Collaborate with frontend & backend engineers to review technical designs for testability.
• Mentor and guide other QEs and junior SDETs on test automation best practices.
• Customer-Focused Engineering:
• Understand the importance of test automation and how it contributes to our customers having a quality experience with BuildOps
• Collaborate with Customer Success to address customer-reported issues, reproduce bugs, and advocate for customer-focused quality.

What We Expect:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience as an SDET or equivalent
• Experience designing and implementing API test automation frameworks
• Experience with UI test automation ideally using Cypress or Playwright
• Strong programming skills in Typescript, Java or another relevant language
• Experience refactoring or extending automation frameworks to improve velocity. Experience building out test infrastructure tooling (e.g., pipelines, environments)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI)
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Familiarity with Docker, AWS, or Kubernetes
• Understanding of the test pyramid and ability to break down technical projects into appropriate automation targets
• Strong understanding of databases, including complex SQL queries and stored procedures
• Able to work 3 days a week out of our Santa Monica HQ (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with performance and load testing for APIs
• Experience with contract testing
• Deeper understanding of cloud infrastructure and tooling (AWS, Docker, etc.) for building and managing test environments
• Experience building an automation framework from scratch or leading a major overhaul
• Experience building tooling/scripting to enable test automation for other teams (e.g., Docker images, pre-commit testing)
• Experience with test practices such as mocking services and test data generation
• Ability to use infrastructure tooling to troubleshoot services and analyze errors through logs

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and stock options
• Flexible PTO and hybrid work schedules
• Company equity/stock options
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Work from home stipend and flexible PTO
• MacBook computer and accessories
• Fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic work environment
• Opportunities for growth and career advancement
• Chance to work with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions
• Ability to make a significant impact on the growth and success of the company

About BuildOps:

BuildOps is a fast-paced, high-growth start-up committed to transforming a $300B+ industry through an innovative all-in-one SaaS platform. Leveraging the latest technology, we’re taking Commercial Specialty Contractors from the world of pen and paper to cloud-based, data-driven operations. Our leadership team has deep experience in both the Construction and SaaS technology industries, as well as a resume that includes Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, Cornell, Microsoft, and multiple successful start-up exits.

BuildOps has more than doubled year-over-year while raising over $140 million in total funding (including a recent round in Feb 2024). Top-tier investors like Founders Fund, Siemens, B Capital Group (BCG's venture arm), 01 Advisors, and more have backed BuildOps! Also, Dick Costolo, former CEO of Twitter, just joined our board, adding to an impressive group of investors/advisors including former President of Salesforce, Gavin Patterson; CAA founder Michael Ovitz; NFL legend Joe Montana; former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, and Boost Mobile CEO Stephen Stokols.

Forbes Magazine
“BuildOps is unique because it addresses the problem of efficiency in construction for an often-overlooked audience. Rather than focusing on large projects, or catering to owners, they look to the needs of technician-heavy subcontracting firms working in the commercial space.”

TechCrunch
“The new financing will be used to support the company’s continued growth. BuildOps sells software that integrates scheduling, dispatching, inventory management, contracts, workflow and accounting into a single software package for commercial real estate contractors with staff ranging from a few dozen to several hundred employees.”

Crunchbase
In a statement, [former NFL superstar] Joe Montana noted that his firm (Liquid 2 Ventures) has an investment thesis in supporting America’s working class… “I just love the idea of making their lives far easier and better,” he said. With BuildOps, “you have one solution that does it all and talks seamlessly to every single part of their business from parts to ordering to inventory and more.”