Senior Sdet

Who we are Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer more productive and more profitable For the first time ever safety operations and finance teams can manage their drivers vehicles equipment and fleet related spend in a single system Combined with industry leading AI the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks Motive serves nearly 100 000 customers - from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses - across a wide range of industries including transportation and logistics construction energy field service manufacturing agriculture food and beverage retail and the public sector Visit to learn more About the Role We are looking for a meticulous SDET with a developer s mindset and a passion for quality The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver who thrives on tackling the challenges of testing complex distributed systems at scale This role is critical to us in ensuring technology functions efficiently and effectively minimises errors and helps to meet software quality goals What You ll Do Monitor automation metrics for continuous quality process improvements Collaborate with the various teams at Motive to understand test automation needs Lead programmatic best practices by example be a hands-on programmer and tech guru Estimating efforts identifying risks devising mitigation and meeting the project s automation schedules Contribute to Maintain test automation framework development Provide strategic direction for testing large-scale distributed systems with IoT devices on the collaborate with development teams and help lead shift-left initiatives to drive quality early in the SDLC What We re Looking For Expertise in Java-based Test Automation You have 5 years of experience and deep hands-on proficiency in Java for building and maintaining robust test automation You don t just write scripts you build clean reusable and maintainable framework components Specialised API UI Testing Experience You have proven experience developing automation for Backend API Testing complex RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture specifically using frameworks like RestAssured Browser Creating reliable and scalable UI tests for modern web applications using tools like Playwright A Software Engineering Mindset You adhere to industry best practices including object-oriented design clean code principles and conducting thorough code reviews You are comfortable navigating large mature codebases and contributing high-quality code Proven Ownership and Impact You have a track record of owning the test automation strategy for significant product features You can work independently to analyze requirements design test solutions and deliver them on schedule in a fast-paced environment CI CD and DevOps Acumen You have hands-on experience integrating automated test suites into CI CD pipelines e g Jenkins GitLab CI to provide fast reliable feedback to development teams Complex Systems Thinking You have experience testing in a distributed cloud environment ideally AWS You are comfortable designing end-to-end tests that validate data flow across multiple services and you are proficient in writing SQL queries to verify data in relational databases like PostgreSQL Strong Collaboration Skills You excel at working with cross-functional teams including developers QA analysts and product managers to ensure quality is a shared responsibility throughout the entire development lifecycle Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive s core values We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds experiences abilities and perspectives Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice UK Candidate Privacy Notice The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U S Export Administration Regulations It is Motive s policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology LI-Remote