Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

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...