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Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Remote (UK)-Permanent / Full time (35 hrs/wk, flexible working)

BR-DGE is an award winning Fin Tech founded in Edinburgh. Our platform enables e-commerce and technology businesses to have the freedom and flexibility to redefine the way they handle payments.

Since our inception in 2018 we have been leading the way in the future of payment orchestration. Our products enable enterprise businesses to optimise their payment infrastructure and create frictionless digital payment experiences for their end users. Now with a global reach, our customer base is made up of incredible brands and household names from across the travel, retail and gambling sectors and it’s growing fast!

Our world class partners include Visa and Worldpay and we’re continuing to build a strong partner network with the biggest players in the payments industry. It’s an exciting time to be part of  
-DGE!

The journey so far has been incredible, but we’re just getting started and with ambitious growth plans, we’re now looking for more exceptional talent to join our team.

• Flexible and remote working
• Remote working allowance
• 33 days holiday including public holidays
• Your birthday as a day off
• Family healthcare
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• A culture that champions rapid career progression
• Investment in your learning and development
• Regular team events & socials

About this role

This is a software engineering role, not a QA or manual testing role.At  
-DGE, our Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is a core engineer who architects, builds, and scales our automated testing infrastructure and quality tooling in
Java
. You will write production-grade code that enables our teams to ship high quality software frequently and with total confidence - not execute test cases.

You will not sit at the end of a delivery pipeline manually validating tickets or acting as a gatekeeper. You will not be running scripted or exploratory manual tests. Instead, you own the technical design, development, and evolution of our centralised automation frameworks and infrastructure, engineering systemic solutions that let development teams own their own quality and deploy safely.

Who this isn't for:if your background is primarily manual QA, exploratory testing, or test-case execution, even with some scripting exposure, this role isn't the right fit. We need someone who identifies as, and has worked as, a software engineer first.

Whatyou’llbe doing

• Framework Architecture and Engineering:Design and build automation frameworks in Java, covering Integration, Contract, E2E, and Performance / Load testing. Be informed and opinionated on what good looks like for Unit and Component tests.
• Tooling and Infrastructure Development:Build, maintain, and scale internal testing tools, libraries, and test data management utilities that streamline the development lifecycle for all engineering teams.
• CI / CD Optimisation:Engineer and manage fast, reliable, CI native pipelines. Implement advanced, parallelised quality gates and automated feedback loops directly into the deployment infrastructure to eliminate manual intervention.
• Architectural Testability:Analyse system architecture and cloud native topologies to suggest and implement improvements that enhance system testability and quality.
• Production Quality:Build out monitoring, logging, and alerting tooling and standards. Translate incident postmortem findings into concrete, automated safeguards and process improvements.
• Metrics and Diagnostics:Implement and track quality metrics to diagnose system bottlenecks, using data to drive targeted performance and reliability enhancements across our frameworks.
• Mentor…