Senior Software Engineer in Test (Playwright/Cypress, Typescript/Javascript)

Fidelity

Fidelity

Software Engineering

Durham, NC, USA

Posted on Apr 15, 2026

Job Description:

The Role

The WI Retirement Digital Experience Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Test to help automate the testing of our Retirement products. The ideal candidate enjoys designing, developing, and maintaining automated test suites to ensure product quality and release readiness. You will be encouraged to work closely with application owners, developers, and business sponsors to review requirements, build automation frameworks and implement solutions in an Agile environment.

We seek a hardworking individual capable of bringing a software engineering approach to our testing practices by providing innovative ideas on how to design, develop and maintain our test suites and infrastructure.

The Expertise You Bring

  • BS or above in Computer Science or related field

  • 5+ years of professional Testing/Development experience involving UI and API Automation

  • Verifiable experience building and maintaining an automation framework in a large enterprise environment using Playwright and/or Cypress

  • Verifiable experience using Typescript and/or JavaScript and Cucumber/BDD

  • Ability to investigate, isolate, and solve technical issues across the full technology stack by using automated & manual testing methodologies

  • Verifiable experience following standard methodologies for testing Angular/Vue based UI and RESTful webservices

  • Ability to thrive in an Agile Scrum environment with a belief in the value of T-shaped squad members

  • Experience in a DevOps environment with CI/CD tools; experience with Git/Bitbucket Server (Stash), Jenkins, and uDeploy

  • Experience with Code Quality/Coverage Tools (Sonar or Sealights), is a plus

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with multiple teams across the organization

  • Ability to work in a fast paced, highly matrix environment to achieve team goals

  • A desire and interest in learning innovative technologies

  • Experience using business requirements to craft, develop and maintain test plans, test cases

  • Work as part of team of SDET’s focused on automation and build reusable artifacts

  • A learning demeanor to your work and are eager to master and adopt new technologies

  • Experience with Accessibility testing preferred

  • Defining and developing a suite of automation tests for our Retirement Digital Experience

  • Working closely with product owners, developers, and business

  • Rapid prototyping to validate good and bad ideas quickly

  • Writing source code, adapting existing components, and testing developed components

  • Ensuring designs meet performance, security, usability, and reliability and scalability requirements

  • Mentoring and developing more junior technical staff

The Team

This role will be on an Agile Squad working within the Retirement Digital Experience. You will work with another automation engineer, multiple developers, a scrum master, and a squad lead to help create and test new products in this space.

The Squad works on a 2-week cadence and there is lot of cross squad collaboration in our space. You will also be part of the Digital Quality Assurance Chapter and the automation community within.

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Information Technology

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

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Benefits that balance life and work

From our fully paid parent leave to our on-site health and wellness centers, our benefits support the belief that more balance you have, the better you can achieve your goals.

Benefits

Company overview

Company overview

At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experience.

Reasonable accommodations

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

Equal opportunity employer

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop, and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Hybrid work schedule

Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.

Applicant screening

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

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