Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Office: Melbourne CBD - Hybrid (3 days in office)

Contract: 12 Months

Day Rate: Up to $725 inc. Super

The Prospect:

A major Australian retailer with over 1 million users on its digital channels is building out test automation for its Commerce Squad, the team behind its ecommerce and in-store shopping platforms.

The Head of Engineering needs someone to set the principles, patterns and architecture for automated testing, then build a TypeScript foundation the rest of the squad can pick up and extend.

This isn't a role for an automation tester looking to move into engineering. It suits an engineer who already sees quality as part of the build, and full-stack engineers who've moved into quality engineering will feel right at home.

You’ll work across:
Building a reusable automation foundation, including fixtures, utilities, test data, config and reporting
Automate critical customer journeys, APIs and integrations at the right level
Get automated tests into CI/CD and make them part of the Definition of Done
Work out whether a failing test is a product bug, a test bug or an environment issue
Write the documentation and examples, then coach engineers to own their own automation




Contribute to production TypeScript services and Azure infrastructure when needed

Current stack includes:
TypeScript, Node.js and Bun
PHP and Magento 2 legacy services
A live retail environment where reliability and scale matter

What you’ll bring:
Robust TypeScript and Node.js engineering, with production software behind you as well as tests
Proof you’ve designed an automation strategy and put it into delivery, not just written tests inside someone else’s framework
Hands-on UI, API, integration and end-to-end automation in CI/CD, using tools like Playwright, Cypress, Jest or Vitest
The judgement to decide what to automate, what to leave alone and at what level
Working Azure knowledge, plus enough PHP to troubleshoot legacy Magento 2 services
Exposure to performance testing (k6), contract testing or infrastructure as code
Explicit communication and the ability to influence engineers and stakeholders, not just report back to them
Ecommerce or transactional systems experience is a strong plus

Interviews:
Two stages, including an in-person session where you'll design and build an automation solution in TypeScript.
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📌 Software Engineer In Test Melbourne
🏢 Latitude IT
📍 Melbourne