Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

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If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

Kong is heavily investing in our UI and test automations and is looking for a highly talented

Senior Software Engineer in Test

specializing in frontend technologies to help ensure our applications are of the highest quality. You will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and executing test suites for our Konnect and Developer Portal applications, focusing on performance, reliability, and user experience. Working closely with our frontend engineers and the product team, you will deliver robust testing solutions to support scalable UI components and seamless user interfaces.

If you're a meticulous and driven individual passionate about frontend testing, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

Develop and maintain end-to-end tests for UI components using

Cypress ,

Playwright , and

Vitest .

Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure high-quality and performant code.

Build and maintain a testing framework for

regression ,

smoke , and

component-level tests .

Enhance automation coverage and ensure efficient test execution.

Debug and resolve issues within the UI and provide support for performance and load testing.

Work closely with product and design teams to ensure pixel-perfect, responsive designs are well-tested and work across different platforms and devices.

Integrate tests within

CI/CD pipelines

using tools like

GitHub Actions .

Improve test documentation and actively contribute to test planning and strategy.

What you’ll bring:

5+ years of experience in frontend testing with a focus on

JavaScript ,

TypeScript , and frontend frameworks like

Vue.js, React.js .

Extensive hands-on experience with testing frameworks and tools like

Vitest ,

Cypress ,

Playwright , and

Jest .

Strong understanding of

UI/UX principles

and the ability to test for both functional and visual fidelity.

Experience with

CI/CD pipelines

and test automation integration.

Familiarity with

component-driven development

and testing in

mono repos

or

micro-frontends

architecture.

Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and product teams, providing insights and suggestions to improve quality.

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, particularly with pixel perfection and cross-browser/device testing.

Bonus Points:

Knowledge of

API testing

and tools like

Insomnia .

Experience with

performance testing

and

load testing

tools.

Familiarity with

Developer Portals

or

API Gateway

tools and workflows.

Contributions to

open-source testing tools

or

testing communities .

About Kong: Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.

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