Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

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We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

We're a fast-paced start-up-like team working on one of Workday's newest innovative products, Workday Scheduling. Workday Scheduling enables employers to schedule their workforce efficiently while also empowering workers to take ownership over their availability and preferences. Our product consists of a sophisticated user experience (browser & mobile) and an engine that leverages artificial intelligence to calculate an efficient work schedule that satisfies the needs of both employers and workers. Join in on an outstanding opportunity to positively impact our product and team at every stage of development.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to play a key role in driving quality strategy, automation excellence, and functional testing leadership across one or more product areas.

This is a hybrid role where you will combine deep functional testing expertise with strong automation skills, while also influencing test strategy, framework improvements, and overall quality practices within the team.

Ideal candidate should have:

• Deep experience defining and implementing functional, regression, and exploratory test strategies, with the ability to assess and prioritize risk across features and services for comprehensive coverage.

• Strong technical background in architecting, designing, and evolving JavaScript/TypeScript-based test automation frameworks.

• Advanced debugging skills to investigate complex test failures, intermittent issues, and production defects, drive root-cause analysis, and implement systemic, long-term fixes.

• Proactively evaluates emerging QA and automation trends, tools, and practices, and leads the introduction of improvements that raise the quality bar for the team.

• Acts as a strong cross-functional partner and quality advocate, effectively collaborating and influencing across distributed teams to align on quality goals, standards, and testing guidelines.

About You

Responsibilities:

• Own and implement end-to-end quality strategy for multiple features or product areas.

• Lead complex functional, integration, and regression testing efforts, including risk assessment and test planning.

• Design, enhance, and maintain scalable and reliable automation frameworks using JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Write high-quality automated tests and set standards for test structure, coverage, and maintainability.

• Actively monitor and stabilize build pipelines, triaging failures and resolving flaky or intermittent issues.

• Perform deep debugging across automation, application code, and test environments to identify root causes.

• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on testing standards.

• Partner closely with developers, product managers, and UX designers to improve testability and quality outcomes.

• Stay ahead of emerging trends in QA and test automation and introduce improvements where appropriate.
 

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in test automation, quality engineering, or software development.

• Strong experience in functional testing of complex systems, including edge cases and failure scenarios.

• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript for automation development.

• Solid experience working with modern automation frameworks like Playwright, WebdriverIO, and Cypress.

• Practical experience using element locators (XPath, CSS Selectors).

• Solid object-oriented programming and test design principles.

• Experience supporting automated testing in continuous integration and delivery environments. (Jenkins, Bamboo, or similar).

• Proficient with Git and collaborative development workflows.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

• Experience with mobile automation testing.

• Exposure to performance, load, or security testing.

• Experience working in an agile/scrum environment.

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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