Explore Senior Test Engineer opportunities with companies hiring experienced professionals to improve product quality, reliability, and release confidence. On Ladders, discover vetted roles that pay $100,000 or more, including opportunities in software testing, quality engineering, and test automation.
Senior Test Engineers plan and execute testing strategies across the software development lifecycle. They design test cases, build and maintain automated test frameworks, investigate defects, and work closely with developers, product managers, and operations teams to prevent quality issues. Depending on the role, they may focus on web or mobile applications, APIs, cloud platforms, embedded systems, or enterprise software.
Employers commonly seek strong experience with test automation, programming or scripting, and software quality practices. Familiarity with tools and technologies such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, CI/CD pipelines, API testing, and performance testing can be valuable. Senior candidates are also expected to communicate clearly, analyze complex failures, mentor teammates, and influence quality standards across teams.
Senior Test Engineers can advance into staff or principal quality engineering roles, test architecture, quality engineering management, or broader engineering leadership. Opportunities vary by industry and may involve shaping testing strategy, improving development workflows, and guiding teams through reliable product releases.
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Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing aerospace manufacturing processes. Leverage your engineering expertise to support production, ensure quality, and drive continuous improvement in composite pr...
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Drive quality assurance initiatives by developing processes and standards to ensure product excellence. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify risks, conduct audits, and implement correct...
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Join a dynamic team to develop innovative embedded software solutions, leveraging your expertise in C/C++ and real-time systems. Collaborate across teams while managing projects independently, contrib...
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Transform your career by joining our team as a Test Automation Engineer, where you'll develop automated testing solutions, ensure software quality, and support user acceptance testing in a collaborati...
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Innovate with us as a Test Automation Engineer, driving quality through automated testing, CI/CD integration, and user acceptance support. Collaborate in a dynamic environment to enhance software reli...
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Unlock your potential as a Test Automation Engineer, driving quality through automated testing, defect management, and CI/CD integration. Collaborate with teams to ensure software excellence and suppo...
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Drive quality assurance by creating and maintaining automated test suites, executing comprehensive testing strategies, and ensuring software readiness through meticulous defect management and reportin...
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Champion the development of automated testing solutions, ensuring quality and efficiency in software delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create test plans, execute testing strategies...
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Join a dynamic team to enhance software quality through automated testing. You'll develop test plans, maintain CI/CD suites, and ensure release readiness while supporting UAT and compliance testing. D...
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Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing software quality through automation. You'll develop test plans, maintain automated testing suites, and ensure release readiness while collaborating closely wi...
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Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing software quality through automation. You'll develop test plans, maintain automated suites, and ensure release readiness while collaborating in a dynamic, remo...
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Drive quality assurance by developing automated test suites and executing comprehensive testing strategies. Collaborate with teams to ensure software reliability and compliance, while maintaining a fo...
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Join a dynamic team as you engineer automated testing solutions, ensuring software quality through comprehensive test plans and scripts. Collaborate in a CI/CD environment, supporting UAT and maintain...
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Champion the development of automated testing solutions, ensuring quality and efficiency in software delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create test plans and execute comprehensive te...
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Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing software quality through innovative automated testing solutions. As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure...
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Transform your skills as you lead critical development efforts from planning to delivery, collaborating with a national team of experts to create high-quality software solutions that meet project goal...
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Champion quality by leading automation strategies and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring robust, scalable frameworks that enhance software reliability and performance across cross-func...
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Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (Performance & Bare-Metal)
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Unlock potential by leading test strategies for hypervisor performance and VM quality. Collaborate with teams to design automated benchmarks and validate deployment safety, ensuring high standards acr...
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Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (Performance & Bare-Metal)
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Senior Controls Integration Engineer
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Senior Controls Integration Engineer
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Lead the charge in developing innovative infotainment systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance vehicle performance and user experience while managing program deliverables and reso...
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Champion high-level software testing solutions, ensuring quality and compliance through meticulous test planning, execution, and documentation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive improve...
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Unlock your potential as a Software Testing Principal, leading high-level testing solutions. Drive quality assurance for complex software projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure...
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Transform complex engineering challenges into solutions by collaborating with a multi-discipline team. Drive testing and integration for cutting-edge naval hovercraft while supporting our Navy custome...
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What does a Senior Test Engineer do?
A Senior Test Engineer develops testing strategies, creates and maintains automated tests, finds and diagnoses defects, and collaborates with engineering and product teams to improve software quality and reliability.
What skills are commonly required for Senior Test Engineer jobs?
Common qualifications include software test automation, programming or scripting, test planning, defect analysis, and experience with CI/CD workflows. Employers may also value API, performance, cloud, or mobile testing expertise and tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or JUnit.
What is the typical salary for a Senior Test Engineer?
Compensation varies by location, industry, experience, and specialization. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, so candidates can explore qualifying Senior Test Engineer opportunities on the platform.
What career paths can follow a Senior Test Engineer role?
Experienced Senior Test Engineers may move into staff or principal quality engineering, test architecture, quality engineering management, or broader engineering leadership roles.
Where can I find Senior Test Engineer jobs paying $100,000 or more?
Browse Senior Test Engineer listings on Ladders to find vetted opportunities with salaries of $100,000 or more.