Job Description

Summary

The Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) owns the effort of utilizing, implementing, and developing tooling, infrastructure, and processes to support all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle for Workiva software products. This position is embedded within an agile development team focused on continuous integration and deployment.

What You'll Do

Demonstrate knowledge and skills in solution testing, writing code for automated test frameworks, and contributing to team projects with a "Customer First" quality perspective
Drive improvement and innovation for existing tools, solutions, and processes
Drive personal and team engagement with load, scale, and performance testing
Mentor junior-level engineers and interns in test tool creation, implementation, and best practices
Participate in discovery activities for quality improvement with internal consumers and stakeholders, working cross-team as necessary
Use analytics, telemetry, and quality metrics to drive an understanding of and response to user needs
Assist in estimating work at a team or project level
Develop, deliver, document, and teach team or group level testing/tooling solutions
Participate in Architecture Guilds as needed

What You'll Need

Education        

Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.

Required Skills and Experience

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to pivot between projects and assist in multiple areas
Ability to successfully stay up-to-date in changing environments
Ability to learn new technologies when appropriate
Knowledge of/experience with testing applications, distributed systems, and backends
Experience building one or more of unit, integration, or functional user acceptance tests
3 years QA, Test Engineering, or SW Development experience

Beneficial Skills and Experience

Experience with Docker or other container systems
Experience using Selenium, Puppeteer or other automated testing tools
Experience as a technical mentor
Experience leading projects or teams
Experience with contract, performance, load, or chaos testing
Experience using Dart, Python, Go, JavaScript, and/or Java

Travel Requirement

Less than 10%

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office

How You'll Be Rewarded

Base Pay Range in Colorado: $123,000 - $164,000

A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

The base pay range represents the low and high end of the hiring range for this job. Actual pay will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, and capabilities.

Where You’ll Work

Our values drive how we work and who we hire. You will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers, work with team members, build our products and in the work environment we’ve created.

Customer Success:  Always delight our customers.
Trust: Rely on each other. 
Integrity: Do the right thing, every time. 
Collaboration: Share resources and work together. 
Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways. 
Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong. 
Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and our unique culture gives employees the opportunity to make an impact everyday. We give our employees the freedom and resources they need—backed by our culture of collaboration and diverse thought—to continue innovating and breaking new ground. We hire talented people with a wide range of skills and experiences who are eager to tackle some of today’s most challenging problems.

At Workiva, you’ll enjoy: 

Fantastic Benefits: With coverage starting day one, choose from competitive health, dental, and vision plans on the largest physician networks available.
Casual Dress: Workiva has a casual work environment, most people wear jeans to the office.
Involvement: Ability to participate in Employee Resource Groups, (Women in Tech, Women in Sales, Ethnic Diversity, Veterans, Rainbow (LGBTQ), Remote Employees, Caregiving) Volunteering, Company wide celebrations, and more
Work-life Balance: We have competitive PTO, VTO and Parental Leave. We encourage employees to spend time enjoying life outside of work.