Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Own the E2E flow automation strategy for SaaS Platform, prioritizing critical customer journeys (auth, provisioning, identity, role and permission flows) over exhaustive atomic coverage
• ▹Build and maintain automation in Python with Playwright for UI flows and PyTest for API and contract coverage, contributing back to the internal framework
• ▹Integrate tests into CircleCI and the tiered quality gates (PR smoke, nightly, pre-release regression)
• ▹Validate authentication, provisioning and role/permission flows and the OpenAPI contracts that downstream products (MyCase, DocketWise, CASEPeer, LawPay) depend on
• ▹Partner with the Quality Engineers on your squad: they surface risk and coverage signals, you close them with automation
• ▹Use AI tooling where it accelerates real outcomes: test plan generation, code review, automation scaffolding and coverage gap analysis through the Qase MCP integration

Requirements

• ▹6+ years in software development or test automation, with experience designing E2E automation around critical flows
• ▹Familiarity with risk-based testing and the test pyramid as working concepts
• ▹Advanced to expert in Python and PyTest, with deep experience in front-end (Playwright) and API test automation
• ▹Hands-on experience testing authentication, provisioning and role/permission systems, including OAuth, SAML and SSO
• ▹Comfortable with API contract testing and OpenAPI specification development and validation
• ▹Advanced SQL for complex test data setup and validation
• ▹Strong Linux fundamentals and working knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS and TLS for debugging auth and API failures
• ▹Working proficiency with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (CircleCI preferred)
• ▹Hands-on fluency with AI-assisted development and testing tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot or comparable), including prompt design that produces reliable output
• ▹Experience standing up a test automation framework from scratch, plus exposure to Quality KPIs, QaaS initiatives and PCI compliance in payments or identity systems
• ▹Experience with test case management (Qase or TestRail), defect tracking in Jira, and mentoring SDETs
• ▹Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to improve workflows, enhance decision-making or drive innovation

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Performance bonus opportunities and employee referral rewards
• ▹Flexible time off and 13 paid public holidays aligned with the Czech calendar
• ▹Paid sick leave with additional support through the Czech social security system
• ▹Maternity, paternity and parental leave in line with Czech regulations, plus additional paid paternity leave
• ▹Full statutory benefits, including public health insurance, social security, pension and work accident coverage
• ▹Access to Coursera (including Gen AI Academy) and ongoing professional development
• ▹Clear growth paths, regular feedback and opportunities for advancement
• ▹Be a founding engineer of the new Brno R&D hub, with autonomous, locally-led squads and paths to Staff and leadership roles
• ▹Take part in the AI-first transformation: building a secure, massive-scale Unified AI Platform (LLM routing, RAG, agent orchestration)

About the company

8am builds software that helps professionals run stronger businesses. Its platform powers payments, client experience and operational workflows for legal, accounting and other service businesses, and is used by more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. every day.