Full Job Description
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Salesforce
Ellipsis Health is seeking a Senior SDET with strong expertise in Salesforce quality engineering to drive automation, data validation, and end-to-end testing across complex workflows and integrations. This role requires deep experience in test automation, CI/CD integration, and Agile development, and will be instrumental in delivering high-quality, scalable applications.
Ellipsis Health is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, but we are open to remote candidates within the United States.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks for functional, regression, and integration testing using Selenium, Playwright, or similar tools
- Develop and execute automated test scripts for Salesforce applications, including custom objects, workflows, validation rules, and Lightning Web Components (LWC)
- Validate end-to-end business workflows, including Apex-driven logic, integrations, and data flows
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster release cycles
- Validate Salesforce API integrations (REST/SOAP) and ensure data integrity across systems
- Identify, document, and track defects using Jira (or similar tools), and partner with engineering to ensure timely resolution
- Create and maintain test plans, test data strategies, and reusable QA assets to improve coverage and efficiency
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and contribute to quality-focused discussions
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams to triage issues, prioritize defects, and assess release risks
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in SDET / QA Automation roles with strong exposure to Salesforce-based applications
- Strong expertise in test automation using Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, or similar frameworks (Java or Python preferred)
- Experience testing Salesforce customizations, including Apex, LWC, Visualforce, Flows, and security models
- Deep understanding of Salesforce data architecture (standard & custom objects, relationships) with hands-on experience writing and validating queries using SOQL
- Experience validating complex data models and ensuring data integrity across systems and integrations
- Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience testing web service integrations (REST/SOAP) using tools like Postman or SoapUI
- Strong understanding of Agile development processes and QA best practices
- Proven ability to design test strategies, test plans, and scalable QA processes
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Salesforce Health Cloud
- Experience in healthcare or medical applications, especially care workflows or patient engagement systems
- Familiarity with AI/LLM-powered features and approaches to testing AI-driven workflows
Salary and Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary of $140-$160k and benefits, including a 401k that matches up to 4% of your salary, health, vision, and dental insurance, and very flexible paid time off.