Top Software Test Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead technical quality and performance engineering for a global eCommerce platform. Design and execute functional, integration, and performance test strategies (UI, API, E2E). Integrate automated testing into CI/CD, define non-functional requirements, conduct performance diagnostics, and drive root-cause remediation. Advise on architecture and testability, mentor engineers, and enforce release readiness and scalability standards across the SDLC.

As a Software Engineer, Test & Infrastructure II, you will develop automated test frameworks and validate real-time call flows while collaborating with peers in a hybrid environment.

Build and maintain scalable integration and end-to-end test automation frameworks, optimize CI pipelines and test execution, improve test stability and reporting, support engineering teams with triage and best practices, write technical specs/ADRs, participate in on-call rotation, and collaborate cross-functionally to evolve the company test strategy.

Own test planning, exploratory and risk-based testing, and automation across sprints. Partner with product teams to define acceptance criteria, maintain test environments, contribute to regression suites, surface defects, and develop a testing specialization (automation, API, performance, security, or release coordination).

Lead QA activities for an IAM program: design and implement QA methodologies, create and run manual and automated tests, perform code/product reviews, triage defects, validate functionality/performance/security, and support CI/CD, UAT, and release validation across Agile teams.

The Software Test Engineer will design, implement, and maintain test frameworks for back-end services, ensuring product quality through test case creation and automation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Design, develop, and execute manual and automated tests for the Clearing platform. Build and maintain automated test frameworks, API and UI automation, and CI pipelines. Ensure system reliability, performance, and stability by collaborating with engineering and product teams. Use Docker/Kubernetes, databases, and AI-powered testing tools to automate test generation and execution.

Lead SDET for the VL Autonomy program responsible for expanding the System Integration Testing automation framework and driving overall test strategy. Develop CI/CD test automation, design and maintain API test frameworks, create test scripts/cases/data, perform exploratory/manual testing, mentor and lead QE engineers, coordinate with product owners and cross-functional teams, and participate in design and AVT discussions. Hybrid onsite role in Chicago.

Senior SDET to design, extend, and maintain Java-based test automation frameworks, develop API and end-to-end test suites, support CI/CD and DevOps automation, mentor test engineers, perform exploratory/manual testing, and coordinate with cross-functional teams for system integration and feature delivery.

Hands-on SDET responsible for building and maintaining Playwright/TypeScript automated tests across UI, API, integration, and regression layers; debugging flaky tests; designing OpenCode-based agent workflows for test generation and failure triage; developing test data strategies; and integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines with reliable gating and artifact retention.

Develop, maintain, and execute automated test plans and frameworks; build specialized testing tools; perform functional, whitebox, load and performance testing; analyze results and defects; participate in SDLC and code reviews; mentor QA staff; produce test plans, test data, metrics, and reports; and recommend improvements to product reliability and QA processes.

Design and execute automated performance tests using k6, analyze application, database, and infrastructure metrics, build dashboards with InfluxDB/Grafana, integrate tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD, profile and debug performance issues, and collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to improve scalability and reliability.

Design and own AI-agent-driven test workflows and the automated verification framework. Build test context, select models and tooling, validate AI-generated code and tests, operate test automation across UI/API/mobile/data, ensure security and compliance, mentor teams, and continuously improve agent orchestration and observability.

Own quality engineering and test automation for BRINC's LiveOps web platform and backend services. Design and maintain automated API, integration, and end-to-end test frameworks, validate security/IAM controls and ML/vision outputs, build test infrastructure, run performance/load testing for real-time streaming and teleoperation, integrate tests into CI/CD, triage failures, and produce quality metrics and release-readiness reports.

Lead test strategy and build scalable automated frameworks to validate performance, reliability, and security of a custom Linux kernel for AI/Compute platforms. Design CI/CD and build automation, develop test suites for kernel and VM software, debug low-level system issues, benchmark performance, and provide technical leadership and mentoring.

Lead test strategy and build scalable automated test frameworks for a custom Linux kernel. Validate performance, reliability, and security; develop test suites for kernel enhancements and VM software; debug low-level system issues; enhance CI/build automation; provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.

As a Senior SDET, you will enhance testing practices, improve CI pipelines, mentor engineers, and ensure platform reliability through comprehensive testing strategies.

Design and implement automated quality systems for disaster recovery and production environments, enhancing reliability through automation and intelligent diagnostics, while collaborating with QA and engineering teams.

The Staff SDET will design and implement automated test frameworks using TypeScript, collaborate with developers, and enhance testing processes within CI/CD pipelines.

Join the Consumer Technology team to develop, maintain, and troubleshoot applications and test tools. Perform routine automation, white-box testing, code reviews, monitor automated processes, estimate tasks, communicate with product owners and users, and recommend improvements. Assist in training others and follow departmental methodologies.

Develop and maintain automated tests and test frameworks (E2E, unit, integration, performance), integrate testing into CI/CD, collaborate with engineers and product teams to find and document defects, and improve test infrastructure and processes for PDQ products.

As a Software Development Engineer in Test II, you'll develop automated tests for routing and switching hardware, improving test efficiency while collaborating with engineering teams.

Lead the design and implementation of end-to-end quality systems and testing frameworks. Own multiple testing layers (unit, integration, E2E, contract, performance, chaos), integrate automated tests into CI/CD, drive load/performance testing and monitoring, troubleshoot failures, apply AI tooling to improve workflows, and collaborate with engineers, PMs, and designers to improve coverage and reliability.

The SDET designs, develops, and maintains automated test solutions for SmartRent products, focusing on enhancing automation frameworks, integrating tests into CI pipelines, and improving testing methodologies.

Own quality engineering for Commerce: run structured manual QA, build E2E automation (storefront, checkout, brand portal), wire tests into CI, define Shopify-specific compatibility playbooks, set quality metrics and gates, participate in planning and spec reviews, and lead the teamto shift coverage left.