Software Development Engineer in Test, Onebrief

• You’re an experienced software engineer who brings both technical depth and a strong sense of ownership to how software is tested and released
• You take pride in building systems that make quality measurable, scalable, and reliable
• You collaborate closely with engineers and designers to create patterns and practices that help teams ship high-quality software with confidence
• You’re thoughtful, analytical, and disciplined in your approach, but also creative in how you identify opportunities to improve release integrity, automation, and performance
• You’re comfortable driving change, influencing best practices, and communicating effectively across teams
• We work in the defense space, so we’re looking for someone who is motivated by our mission and eager to contribute in a high-trust, fast-moving environment where everyone has a voice
• As a member of our growing Quality team, you’ll play an important role in shaping how we build, test, and deliver products that matter
• Understanding of modern quality engineering best practices, with the judgment to know when to apply or adapt them pragmatically
• Strong technical foundation in release management, automation frameworks, and CI/CD systems, with experience improving release reliability through data-driven quality initiatives
• 2+ years of experience building and maintaining test automation at multiple layers (integration, end-to-end) for complex applications, using modern languages such as C++/C#, GD Script, or Python
• Proven experience using shift-left quality practices that improve code quality, deployment confidence, and developer velocity
• Hands-on experience with performance, resilience, and security testing, including integration of those checks into CI/CD pipelines and observability systems
• Experience building internal tools or developer utilities that enhance testability, observability, and overall release integrity
• Strong understanding of API quality, including contract validation and dependency testing in distributed systems
• Demonstrated ability to produce quality, ownership and best practices across teams
• Solid collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement
• Most importantly, you are a true Onebriefer:
• You are obsessed with creating value for real users
• You are ambitious, scrappy, and a creative problem-solver
• You learn quickly, work iteratively, and naturally seek collaboration
• You approach your work with integrity, intellectual honesty, and a low ego
• You communicate frankly, clearly, and succinctly
• You thrive as a self-starter, embracing autonomy and ambiguity

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Software Developer in Test to partner with our Quality Engineering team in shaping how we define and deliver quality across the organization
• In this role, you’ll help enhance our release process and release integrity, software development to drive automation-first initiatives, and establish quality metrics and standards that raise the bar for how we build, test, and deliver software
• You’ll think beyond traditional testing, focusing on CI/CD quality improvements, internal tooling, performance testing, and enablement initiatives that empower teams to move faster with confidence
• We’re looking for someone with a systems-level mindset and a passion for measuring and improving quality through pragmatic solutions and automation, who isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo and innovate in how we release and validate our product
• As a Software Developer in Test, you will play a key role in shaping how we measure, improve, and scale quality across the organization
• You’ll partner closely with Quality Engineering, SRE, Customer Relations and Product to strengthen release integrity, improve observability around quality health, and build the internal tools and frameworks that make high-quality delivery repeatable and efficient
• Implement strategies that improve release integrity — from automation in CI/CD pipelines to validation processes that increase confidence in deployments
• Instrumenting quality health metrics and dashboards that give teams clear visibility into product stability, release readiness, and test effectiveness
• Driving internal tooling initiatives that improve the developer experience and enable teams to test, measure, and ship with higher confidence
• Partnering across engineering, infrastructure, and product to identify opportunities for system-level quality improvements and advocate for automation-first approaches
• Using data and experimentation to continuously refine our approach to quality and ensure we’re focusing on the most impactful areas
• Working with your fellow engineers to develop first class quality measures that align with overall quality strategy, with a focus on monitoring and observability