Senior Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure

Job Description

Farther is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (SETI) to contribute to the development of systems that ensure the speed, reliability, and safety of their TypeScript codebase. This role involves designing tools, frameworks, and pipelines to enhance the productivity and confidence of engineers working on both frontend and backend systems. The SETI will build scalable infrastructure, promote engineering best practices, and identify issues before they impact production.

The candidate will collaborate with engineering teams to maintain high reliability and security standards required in financial services.

Role Involves:

• Designing, building, and maintaining testing infrastructure.
• Creating automation frameworks for various testing types.
• Building CI/CD pipelines for efficient test execution.
• Developing utilities for mocking APIs and external services.
• Monitoring test reliability and performance.
• Collaborating with engineers to ensure code testability.
• Creating documentation and onboarding teams to best practices.
• Driving technical decisions for testing infrastructure.
• Establishing testing standards and architectural patterns.
• Partnering with backend teams to build reusable test fixtures.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on testing infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern testing frameworks.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with infrastructure as code.
• Solid understanding of test automation patterns and test environment management.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration.
• Knowledge of database testing strategies and test data management.
• Strong foundation in software engineering principles and system design.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and communication skills.

What Farther Offers:

• Everything you need to build the perfect dev station from hardware to software
• Learn & grow through book clubs, seminars, and peer learning sessions
• Full health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options
• Unlimited PTO
• An amazing collaborative atmosphere between product, design, and engineering to solve hard problems together