FamilySearch SWD Eng in Test - Standards & Authorities Team; Lehi, UT

Lehi, UT, United States (Hybrid)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

The Software Development Engineer in Test 3 is an experienced-professional position that participates in developing and maintaining test software source code to support a solution. As a member of a development team, general work direction will be given, and the individual will be expected to solve complex technical issues and complete programming and quality assurance tasks. This position may play the role of an automation technical lead on test projects or solutions where complexity or scope is moderate.

This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.

We value early, mid and late-career candidates and encourage all applicants with the posted skills and abilities to apply.

• Design and execute test plans for complex backend services, APIs, and React web applications
• Build, maintain, and expand automated end-to-end test suites using Webdriver
  
  IO and Type Script
• Write E2E test cases for React frontend features, covering user flows, edge cases, and regressions
• Perform manual exploratory and regression testing across service integrations and UI
• Contribute source code to the main codebase — bug fixes, test utilities, tooling improvements
• Collaborate with engineers and product stakeholders to define acceptance criteria and identify edge cases
• Help create or improve a centralized automated testing harness and testing framework to execute tests and provide automated quality reports

Own the quality signal for feature releases, including writing test cases, tracking defects, and verifying fixes

Create test data with valid and invalid records to thoroughly test program logic and verify system flow

• Participate in code reviews
• Mentor less senior Developers in Test, if assigned
• Contribute to the development of technical documentation
• Influence the design, testing, and measures required to protect solutions from security compromise or system failure
• Comply with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements and help ensure all other are doing the same

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent professional work experience
• Four years of progressive relevant professional experience or significant internship
• Verifiable knowledge of the applicable technical systems and functions
• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and written ( you can document test plans, defect reports, and findings for a technical audience)
• Moderate ability to solve problems in a timely manner
• Intermediate skill in engineering/programming, analytical/diagnostic/troubleshooting, web technology, and programming methodology
• This job operates in a professional office environment
• To successfully perform the essential functions of the job there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time and using computer monitors/equipment

Preferred:

• Experience writing and maintaining automated test suites in Java
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively and contribute to a positive, high-performing team culture
• Familiarity with testing React applications — component behavior, async rendering, routing, and user interaction patterns
  - Familiarity with Spring Boot applications and REST API testing
• Experience writing and maintaining automated E2E test suites with Webdriver
  
  IO and Type Script
• Experience (or familiarity) with modern development and testing tools such as Dynatrace, Docker, Postgres, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, Spring Boot, Git Hub CI/CD, Git, shell scripting (Mac or Windows/WSL), JUnit, Webdriver
  
  IO, Claude Code. and API testing tools (Postman or Bruno)
• Experience testing cloud-based applications in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery in a service-oriented architecture
• Experience in testing systems for…