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Software Developer Engineer in Test - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

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About the job

The Modeling team in the Analytics Lifecycle department is looking for a Software Developer Engineer in Test to enable the continuous delivery of high-quality software to our customers. Our team builds cutting-edge applications across the holistic analytics lifecycle that empower our customers to make decisions that specialize in machine learning and text analytics. Currently a key focus of our work is integrating generative AI into these technologies, while continuing SAS' strong commitment to delivering the highest possible quality.

As a Software Developer Engineer in Test, you will:

• Create and maintain high quality of test automation using modern development techniques and provide key data points to support metrics-based decision making.
• Apply automated tests at every layer of the application stack, both inside and outside of the continuous delivery pipeline.
• Produce systems and metrics to monitor application performance at various levels of granularity.
• Create or enhance test automation that validates that applications are correctly globalized by adhering to internationalization standards.
• Work with team to promptly triage test failures to maintain the health of the build pipeline, and promptly report performance degradations and failures to comply with i18n standards.
• Work collaboratively with development, product, operations, and support peers to encourage quality, as a key design element in all work efforts.
• Protect users from escaped defects, participate in support escalations, and value Customer Experience (CX) above all.

Required qualifications

• You have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• 5 years of hands-on experience with two of the following programming languages: Python, Golang, Java, Groovy, or Java Script.
• Experience working with a REST-based architecture.
• Solid understanding of REST API design and usage.
• Experience working with cloud-hosted applications.
• Familiarity with at least one public cloud provider: Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools such as GitHub Workflows and Actions.
• Proficient using source control management tools, such as Git.
• You're curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
• An equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Preferred qualifications

• Exposure to test automation frameworks such as Pytest and Playwright
• Exposure to internationalization and localization testing
• Fluent in state-of-the-art techniques, standards, and procedures for software test development
• Experience testing microservice and event driven architectures
• Demonstrated ability to distinguish between testing layers, match the correct approach to each situation, and design effective quality gates based on these layers.
• Expert in one test automation framework demonstrating the ability to create shareable code.
• Proficient with source control management techniques including branching, code review, and merging.
• Understanding of Kubernetes components and cloud provider offerings.
• Familiarity managing container image versions within container registries.
• Proficiency building and maintaining CI/CD solutions
• Firm understanding of CI/CD pipelines infrastructure and familiarity with platform configuration, integration, and secret management.
• Ability to pivot quickly and seamlessly toward areas of need
• Responds constructively to criticism, striving to become better every day
• Adds value to teams independently with minimal guidance.
• Strong interpersonal skills that meet or exceed the needs of the team.
• Demonstrated ability to adopt programming languages without formal training or support
• Experience with observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Prometheus
• Experience with SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning, SAS Visual Text Analytics and SAS programming

World-class benefits

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include:
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that's free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

You are welcome here.

At SAS, it's not about fitting into our culture - it's about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our inclusive workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights.

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