Software Development Engineer in Test III

About Subsplash

Subsplash is an exciting, award-winning team of 290+ mission-driven people who are committed to our core values of humility, innovation, and excellence. Founded in 2005, we’ve remained family owned and operated while pioneering the market with the first ever church mobile app. Since then, we’ve been working together to build The Ultimate Engagement Platform™ for churches, Christian ministries, non-profits, and businesses around the world. We find excitement in serving our 17,000+ clients, creating impactful products, and delighting the 40 million real people who use our platform every day. Subsplash has won awards for best mobile experience, been voted top 100 Washington's Best Workplaces by the Puget Sound Business Journal, created some of the most downloaded apps of all time, and built enterprise software for world-class brands like XBOX, Microsoft, Samsung, Expedia, and Cisco; yet, at the end of the day, we love making a lasting impact and a difference in our world.

Working at Subsplash

Working at Subsplash is more than just a job; we are a team of people who are courageous, inventive, and passionate about doing meaningful work every day. Don’t take our word for it—head to Glassdoor and see for yourself!

About the Team

The Subsplash Product & Engineering Team is responsible for all products that the company develops including the App Platform and Merchant Services. We are a team of designers, developers, and coordinators, creating polished experiences for our clients and end users. The P&E Team is responsible for the entire user experience including: End-User Mobile Apps, the Subsplash Dashboard (our Content Management System), Subsplash Giving (Our Donation and Merchant Services Platform), Media services, the Web App, backend data feeds, analytics, and more. The Product Team supports our Clients by providing a unified set of tools to help reduce administrative overhead so Clients can focus on their core mission and expand their reach.

About the Role

As an SDET III, you are a technical leader and strategic driver of quality within the Subsplash Ultimate Engagement Platform. Reporting to the Release and QA Manager, you are responsible for architecting the systems that ensure platform integrity and reliability. You will develop a deep, end-to-end mastery of our ecosystem—including the Dashboard, APIs, microservices, and databases—to ensure our tools work harmoniously to serve our clients.

In this high-level individual contributor role, you will establish and execute a strategic automation roadmap that scales across multiple projects and teams.

You will translate complex testing results and quality metrics into actionable insights for engineering leadership. Your work drives the completion of beautiful, extensible software that delights real people. Beyond your technical contributions, you are a champion for quality who mentors fellow engineers and defines the best practices that advance our organization’s technical depth and maturity.

Your Priorities

• Architect Scalable Systems: Build and maintain high-performance automation frameworks and test suites that align with robust engineering standards.
• Drive Strategic Roadmap: Define and execute a long-term automation strategy that ensures meaningful coverage, reliability, and long-term maintainability across the platform.
• Implement AI Solutions: Investigate, evaluate, and deploy AI-driven tools to enhance test design, defect detection, and overall efficiency in both manual and automated testing.
• Collaborate via Agile: Partner with cross-functional teams throughout the SDLC, applying Agile best practices to deliver reliable, high-quality software.
• Mentor and Coach: Strengthen the technical depth of the team by coaching QA Engineers and SDETs, advancing the collective automation maturity of the organization.
• Analyze Quality Metrics: Define and track key performance indicators to inform risk assessments, improve release readiness, and drive continuous improvement.
• Champion Technical Excellence: Lead through proactive risk identification, thoughtful technical decision-making, and clear communication with stakeholders.

Compensation

The total compensation for this role will be between $125,000-137,000/yr.

Required Education + Experience

6+ years of testing experience in a team-based environment, with at least 3+ years as a full-time SDET or Software Automation Engineer, including advanced knowledge of:

• Software automation frameworks such as Selenium or Appium
• Continuous integration environments such as Jenkins, TravisCI, or GitLab
• One or more programming or scripting languages (Go or Java preferred)
• API and microservices architectures
• Experience using AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Copilot, Codex, Opus 4.6+ to generate automated tests
• Proven ability to architect and scale automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines for complex, distributed systems
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and guiding QA Engineers transitioning into automation-focused roles
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to balance hands-on execution and long-term quality vision
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and quality outcomes effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences

And finally… you know, and can deliver, at least one hilarious yet appropriate joke, timed perfectly to lighten the mood without derailing the meeting

You are…

• Passionate: You demonstrate our core values of Humility, Innovation, and Excellence
• Trustworthy: You understand the importance of confidentiality with sensitive information
• Dependable: You care deeply about commitments and honoring agreements
• Efficient: You naturally have the ability to prioritize multiple projects and tasks
• A Communicator: You have an aptitude for clear and concise communication
• A Driver: You are smart, persistent, and not easily blocked
• A Learner: You are committed to growing and staying current