SDET - Automation Engineer
SmarTek21 · Kirkland, WA
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Jul 15, 2026
Kirkland, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level quality engineering role centered on building and maintaining automated test suites for API and UI layers, with day-to-day work spanning Selenium and Playwright automation, REST API testing, and manual exploratory testing across browsers and devices. The position involves collaborating with development teams throughout the software lifecycle, contributing to test planning and risk assessment, and reporting defect status to stakeholders. Suited to a seasoned SDET with a decade or more of hands-on experience in Java, JavaScript, and CI/CD-integrated test frameworks.
Senior level · 10+ years · National
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What the occupation pays Median $106,594 (middle half $82,076–$136,109).
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No compensation figures are mentioned.
The role title ('SDET - Automation Engineer') carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 10+ years requirement and scope of responsibilities support a Senior classification.
The alternative occupation code 15-1252 (Software Developers) is noted because the role demands substantial programming depth (Java, JavaScript, framework-building) alongside QA duties — a genuine hybrid, though the primary framing is test/QA.
React and Storybook are called out in the required section as the UI technology the Playwright automation must target; React is captured as a required skill. Storybook is a UI component tool rather than a standalone programming skill and is omitted as it names no separate testable technology gate.
Pact and Spring Boot appear under Preferred Qualifications as contract testing tools; they are listed as interchangeable alternatives on one preferred skill since the JD treats them as options for the same contract-testing capability.
Cloud platform exposure (Azure/AWS/GCP) appears only under Preferred Qualifications and is marked preferred accordingly.
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