Software Development Engineer in Test

EMPOWER OVERVIEW

Empower is shaking up an outdated financial system by providing real opportunity for our customers: the opportunity to get the cash they need, to access fair credit, and to change their financial story. Today, we’re helping millions of people find financial security through machine learning models that evaluate creditworthiness using a more inclusive lens and mobile-first products: Cash Advance, Thrive line of credit, and Petal credit cards. Tomorrow? Creating even more financial paths for our customers (and their wallets) to succeed.

This year, Empower ranked #65 on Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list — our third year in a row cracking the top 100 — and was named by Forbes as one of the 25 Next Billion-Dollar Startups for 2024. Empower was also featured by Forbes on America’s Best Startup Employers list in 2023, and our Thrive line of credit product was named by Fast Company as one of 2022’s Next Big Things in Tech.

Empower is backed by Sequoia Capital, Blisce, and Icon Ventures. Ready to grow your impact and accelerate your career? Take a look at our open roles — we can’t wait to meet you.

The Opportunity: Software Development Engineer in Test

As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you’ll work to ensure only our best work makes it to our customers. You’ll engage with a collaborative, high powered team to develop and execute test plans and automation suites for projects with a reach of millions. The solutions you’ll test will ensure robustness, and integrity for our customers and business. The automation you'll create will enhance our agility as we continue to scale. You’ll take end to end ownership of new features and product lines shaping work in early stages, instrumenting our ability to test, coordinating with stakeholders for deployment to ensure we’re hitting our goals.

Travel for company offsites is expected at a minimum 2 times a year.

How You'll Make an Impact

Test Automation:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.

• Develop Test Tools to compliment manual testing where necessary.

• Integrate automated tests into the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.

Test Planning and Design:

• Collaborate with developers and product managers to understand requirements and design test plans.

• Identify test scenarios and create detailed test cases.

Quality Assurance:

• Perform manual testing when necessary to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

• Conduct performance, load, and stress testing to ensure system reliability under various conditions.

Defect Tracking and Management:

• Identify, document, and track defects using bug tracking tools.

• Work with development teams to resolve issues and verify fixes.

Code Review and Development:

• Participate in code reviews to ensure testability and adherence to quality standards.

• Contribute to the development of software features, focusing on testability and quality.

Continuous Improvement:

• Analyze test results and metrics to identify areas for improvement in the testing process.

• Stay updated with the latest testing tools, techniques, and industry trends.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and operations, to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Communicate testing progress, results, and issues to stakeholders.

Environment Management:

• Set up and maintain test environments, including test data and configurations.

Security Testing:

• Conduct security testing to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security standards.

Why You're a Great Fit

• 6+ years of expertise in Mobile and/or REST API manual testing

• 5+ years of expertise in REST API automation in Python/JavaScript etc

• Intermediate or greater programming level in one or more of: Python, Bash scripting

• Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps in cloud platforms like Azure/AWS is preferable

• Knowledge of API Performance and Load Testing is a plus.

• Experience working within an Agile Continuous Delivery team

• Able to effectively leverage AI-powered development tools (e.g., Cursor, Augment, Factory) to enhance productivity, code quality, and collaboration.

Don't meet every qualification? If you're excited about this challenge and driven to innovate, we still want to hear from you!

What You'll Get at Empower

• Meaningful Ownership: Competitive salary and generous equity in a profitable, fast growing company.

• Complete Support: 100% coverage for medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus a generous WFH reimbursement.

• High-Impact Teams: The chance to thrive in a small, focused team where your contributions directly shape outcomes for our business and customers.

• Remote First: A virtual first environment built on trust and outcomes.

• Team Connection: Twice-yearly company onsites where we come together to connect, learn, and build for the future (our last few have been in San Diego, Vail, and Flagstaff)!

• Growth Path: Ongoing opportunities for development in a dynamic, supportive, and creative environment.

The Empower Way

The Empower Way is one where bold ambition meets an owner mindset, where open dialogue and spirited debate are encouraged, and where everyone works together to put our customers first. We believe diverse voices lead to the best ideas, and we foster an environment where every individual is valued, heard, and supported as part of one unified team working to change lives and build a more inclusive future.

If that sounds like you, join us and be part of a team that's helping millions of people reshape their financial futures.