Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Company: pactfi
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $130k - $139k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-06-18
About this role
About PactFi
Private asset markets (PE, Private Credit, VC, Real Estate) have 10x to 9.8T in AUM over the past decade and are projected to grow to $17T in the next five years. However, digital infrastructure has not kept pace, with most of the market operating predominantly in error-prone, internal-only software solutions.
PactFi provides secure, end-to-end, operational infrastructure for managing complex private credit transactions. Our web-based application brings together all parties involved in such a transaction to more efficiently allocate capital, complete KYC, share documents, manage funds flow, and more. The platform is secured to a bank-grade standard, and we have received our SOC 2 Type 2 attestation.
PactFi was developed in close partnership with two of the industry's largest players, both of whom represent the top 3 players in the private credit space by both size (AUM) and deal activity.
We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to help scale end-to-end test automation for a modern fintech platform.
This role is both hands-on and strategic, requiring expertise in:
- Playwright-based automation engineering
- Distributed system validation (API, UI, data layers)
- AI-assisted testing and automation practices
Responsible for transforming test automation into an AI-augmented quality system to enable:
- Faster, reliable releases with solid understanding of CI/CD and modern DevOps practices
- Strong regression signal with minimal noise
- Scalable and maintainable test coverage across critical business workflows
Automation Strategy & Leadership
- Own design and evolution of automation testing framework (primarily Playwright)
- Establish best practices for E2E, integration, and regression testing
- Drive test coverage across critical financial workflows (deal lifecycle, cash flows, reporting, etc.)
- Mentor engineers and QA contributors; set test quality and maintainability standards
Hands-On Engineering
- Build and ma...