Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is a values-driven organization that delivers innovative software and service solutions for financial reporting and capital markets transactions. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Senior SDET) to provide technical leadership for quality engineering across their enterprise SaaS platforms, focusing on test strategy, automation frameworks, and quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead QA and test strategy across multiple Agile teams
- Own test scope, coverage, and traceability to requirements and acceptance criteriaIdentify quality risks in architecture/design and define mitigation plans
- Ensure testing supports rapid production releases without compromising quality
- Enforce QA standards, tools, and best practices across teams
- Drive automation across integration, regression, smoke, performance, load, and migration testingIntegrate automation fully into CI/CD pipelines
- Convert high-value manual tests into scalable automated suites
- Review and optimize automation frameworks for efficiency and consistency
- Perform hands-on automation and targeted manual testing for high-risk areas
- Conduct root cause analysis of defects and partner with engineering on fixes
- Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, grooming, planning)Lead and mentor distributed QA teams and partners
- Continuously improve coverage, execution speed, and reliabilityIdentify process gaps and recommend improvements
Skills
- 7+ years of experience in software quality engineering with strong automation focus
- 4+ years of hands-on experience with Typescript and Playwright as well as Java and Selenium
- Proven experience driving test strategy and automation across multiple teams
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, and Agile practices
- Experience validating complex, distributed, enterprise-scale systems
- Solid understanding of object-oriented design principles and test architecture
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
- Experience with performance and load testing
- Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tooling
- Prior experience leading or mentoring QA teams
- Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- A flexible workplace
- Comprehensive benefits
- Opportunities for professional growth
Company Overview
DFIN is the leading global provider of compliance and regulatory software and services, fueling end-to-end investment company regulatory compliance needs, complex capital markets transactions, and essential financial reporting at every stage of the corporate lifecycle. It was founded in 1983, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.dfinsolutions.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 6 in 2022, 5 in 2021, 7 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.