Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) 

About the job 

We are building a world-class team at Mercury Teknoloji A.Ş. in Turkey (with offices in Izmir and Istanbul), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercury Business Services headquartered in Boston, to develop a state-of-the-art shipping platform that provides the best user experience. Our platform will handle all time-critical and temperature-sensitive shipments as well as express package and freight shipments for life sciences and healthcare companies. 

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) that is mission-critical to designing and implementing robust test automation frameworks to ensure high-quality, scalable, and reliable products, while also coaching the team in quality and testability. You will play a key role in shaping our automation strategy and elevating the overall quality mindset across the engineering organization. You will report to the QA Director, be a senior member of the cross-functional agile team and work closely with Engineering, Product, Operations, and Design teams.  

Be a part of the cross-functional agile team to contribute to the quality of Mercury’s next-generation shipment platform by designing, documenting, coding, fixing, testing, and enjoying what you build

Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases that will cover all possible customer use-case scenarios

Perform different types of testing (functional testing and non-functional testing) by using manual and automation techniques and record test results

Coordinate and create automation activities around regression testing, UI testing, API testing, and Cross Browser testing

Create and maintain test documentation

Report and track issues accurately and effectively

Work closely with a team of Product Managers and Architects to analyze and clarification of customer requirements, plan the process of testing, estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate quality testing activities

Collaborate with DevOps engineers to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipeli

Work with the Architects and Development team closely to identify issues, capture required data, discuss fixes, and re-test the fixed defects

Work with the QA team to analyze testing, and improve and optimize testing processes

Be an owner and a champion of platform and application quality and the customer experience 

Our Tech Stack 

Java (Rest-Assured)

Playwright (TypeScript)

PostgreSQL

GitHub

CI/CD (GitHub Actions / etc.

Docker (optional) 

You have 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

5+ years experience as an SDET

Strong programming skills in Java and/or TypeScript, with hands-on experience in test automation frameworks.

Experience in UI device/browser-based test automation using Playwright

Experience in API (REST) test automation using Rest-assured

Familiar with Automation methodologies (Data Driven, Hybrid, BDD, POM)

Hands-on experience in SQL (Analytical Functions and complex queries) and DB testing

Experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Experience with performance testing tools (k6, Locust, JMeter, etc.)

Experience testing modern web-based applications and distributed systems

Experience with test case design using various techniques/approaches to achieve optimal test coverage

Experience with test data generation and selecting the right test data

Experience in test execution and test reporting

Well-versed with various types of testing (like e2e, regression, smoke, etc.)

Good understanding of software development life cycle 

Key Skills 

Fluent in English.

Passion for learning and researching.

Excellent communication capability.

Good understanding of lean/agile values; principles and associated practices.

Attention to detail

Self-Managed

Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability

Team Player 

Bonus if you have 

Masters or higher studies in Computer Science or related fields.

Valid ISTQB certification.

Understanding Docker and Kubernetes.

Knowledge of test methodologies, processes, and their corresponding tools like Jira X-Ray.

Experience with Cucumber Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) framework.

Knowledge of Node.js and related frameworks

Experience with Linux operating System shell commands and scripting 

We Offer 

Competitive salary in USD

Fully remote work in working hours of Turkey

Supplementary health insurance (ÖSS) covering you and your immediate family

20 days of paid holidays including the first year of employment 

Birthday off