Software Engineer in Test (SDET) / QA Automation Engineer

We are seeking a Software Engineer in Test (SDET) / QA Automation Engineer to join our Engineering Team!

As a Software Engineer in Test, you will own the automated testing that keeps our platform dependable at the scale enterprises bet their partner revenue on. You will be embedded in an agile product team, testing new features hands-on, building resilient end-to-end automation with Playwright in C#/.NET, and extending coverage into API test suites wired into our GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

You will use AI tools like Claude Code as a daily lever to write and maintain tests faster and widen coverage, while applying the judgment to know what to trust and what to verify. When something breaks, you will reproduce, root-cause, and report clearly, then partner with engineers to get fixes shipped and verify they landed.

Your key objective is to make risk-based calls on what to automate versus explore, surface the signals the team needs to ship with confidence, and treat quality as an engineering discipline rather than a checkbox at the end of a sprint.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong engineering foundation who has owned end-to-end automation at scale, communicates clearly across technical and non-technical audiences, and wants to be an embedded quality owner with real ownership and autonomy.

At Impartner, this means you will:

• Test your team's work, hands-on — embedded in an agile team, inspecting new features day to day with manual and exploratory testing first, reporting defects clearly, and automating what's worth keeping.
• Own our end-to-end automation with Playwright — designing, building, and evolving UI automation in C#/.NET across our web application, focused on resilient tests rather than brittle ones.
• Test beyond the UI by building API test suites that validate our services and integrations, and wiring everything into GitLab CI/CD so every change is checked automatically — fast, stable, and trusted.
• Use AI as a daily lever, working with tools like Claude Code to write and maintain tests faster and widen coverage, with the judgment to know what to trust and what to verify.
• Own failures end to end — reproducing, root-causing, and reporting clearly, then partnering with engineers to get fixes shipped and verifying they landed.
• Shape test strategy by making risk-based calls on what to automate versus explore, and surfacing the signals the team needs to ship with confidence.

What We're Looking For

• A strong engineering foundation — 5+ years building or testing production software, fluent in C# (or a comparable language). Experienced QA engineers and software engineers moving into quality are equally welcome.
• Experience owning E2E automation at scale — you've built or substantially evolved a Playwright (or Selenium/Cypress) suite, and you know why suites go brittle and how to fix it at the root, not with retries.
• Strong, practical use of AI coding tools with a formed point of view on where they shine and where they mislead.
• Exceptional communication skills — you can explain a bug, a risk, or a trade-off clearly to engineers, PMs, and non-technical stakeholders, and back a hold-the-release call with evidence.

Preferred Qualifications

• API testing depth, including Postman/REST fundamentals, SQL, and data validation.
• TypeScript/JavaScript fluency — enough to read a modern front end.
• CI/CD pipeline authoring experience, such as GitLab CI or similar.
• Familiarity working within agile sprints, code review, and Jira-based workflows.

What Success Looks Like

• A resilient, trusted Playwright automation suite that catches regressions without brittle, flaky failures.
• Growing API test coverage integrated into GitLab CI/CD, giving the team fast, reliable signal on every change.
• Effective use of AI tools to widen test coverage and speed up test authoring without sacrificing quality.
• Clear, evidence-backed bug reports and risk assessments that engineers and PMs can act on quickly.
• Strong collaboration with engineering to reproduce, root-cause, and verify fixes end to end.
• Trusted, risk-based judgment on what to automate versus explore, giving the team confidence to ship.

Why Join Impartner?

• Opportunity to own quality as an embedded engineering discipline, with real ownership and autonomy on a product team.
• Work at meaningful scale, protecting the platform enterprises rely on to run partner-led revenue.
• Hands-on use of modern tools — Playwright for .NET (C#/NUnit), Postman, GitLab CI/CD, and AI coding tools like Claude Code.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation and growth.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, with ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Clear career path within engineering and quality leadership as the team and platform scale.

Job Location

While this is a 100% Remote position, we require that candidates are located in one of the following states:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington

Compensation

The compensation range for this role is $50,000-$63,000.

Impartner is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Impartner are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race; color; religion (including religious beliefs, observance or practice, religious dress or grooming practices); creed; sex; sexual orientation; gender; gender identity or expression; transgender status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition (including breastfeeding); marital status; national origin; citizenship; military or veteran status; ancestry; age; physical or mental disability; medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer); genetic characteristics; or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Impartner prohibits harassment based on any such protected basis or characteristic.