Software Developer Engineer In Test
US$120,000 – US$150,000 / yr base salary
Posted 22 Sep 2026
Advertised as “SDET - Senior Software Developer Engineer in Test (SDET)”
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- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$120,000 – US$150,000 / yr |
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About Standard Bots
Standard Bot’s mission is to significantly lower the barrier to entry to real-world automation, bringing the power of bits to the world of atoms and unlocking productivity for entire new industries and users.
Our user facing applications and APIs unlock the power of automation for entire new use cases. A relentless focus on simplicity and ease of use brings the revolutionary potential of robotic automation to new users and industries.
Notes This role will be required to come into our Glen Cove robotics factory 5 days/week
What You'll Do
You write the code that proves our software works. SDETs are developers first. You build the test-automation and feature test suites the rest of QA runs on, and you validate features in real time alongside the engineers building them, so bugs are caught before they become tickets
Responsibilities
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Build and own automated tests and feature test suites (end-to-end, integration)
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Validate features in real time during the sprint, partnering tightly with developers so defects are solved as they appear.
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Hand off maintainable feature test code to Systems Test Engineers and support them as they extend it.
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Build SW-based mocks/simulators for hardware (e.g., grippers) so testing isn't gated on physical hardware.
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Develop tooling and infrastructure that makes the whole QA org faster (test data, reporting).
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Review designs and PRs for testability and push coverage upstream into development.
Skills You'll Bring
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Quality-First Mindset: Quality is the job, not a gate at the end of it. You value simplicity, reliability, and velocity in equal measure, treat every escaped defect as a process to fix, and would rather prevent a bug than file one.
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Strong Software Engineering: 3+ years (or strong equivalent) writing production-quality code daily in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
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Test Automation & Frameworks: Deep experience in automated test infrastructure (Playwright, pytest, Jest) and CI/CD pipelines.
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Systems Thinking: Comfortable debugging networked/distributed systems.
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Collaboration: You enjoy pairing with developers and Systems Engineers.