Software Development Engineer in Test
The Cardano Foundation is an independent, Swiss-based non-profit organization that oversees the advancement of the Cardano blockchain. It focuses on driving adoption, shaping standards, and supporting the global community of developers, users, and enterprises to ensure the long-term prosperity and decentralization of the network. The Foundation also provides educational resources through the Cardano Academy and developer support via its Developer Portal.
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About Cardano Foundation
The Cardano Foundation is an independent, Swiss-based non-profit organization and the legal custodian of the Cardano protocol and brand. Its primary mission is to oversee and supervise the advancement of Cardano, working to drive adoption and partnerships, grow the global community, and shape legislation and commercial standards. The Foundation actively engages with institutions, businesses, and policymakers to implement blockchain solutions for real-world problems, focusing on areas like traceability, authenticity, and sustainability. To support its ecosystem, the Foundation provides a comprehensive Developer Portal with tools and resources for building on Cardano, and fosters education through the Cardano Academy, which offers expert-backed learning and professional certifications. By maintaining a dialogue with its diverse community—including developers, stake pool operators, and Ada holders—and promoting open collaboration through initiatives like annual developer surveys, the Cardano Foundation aims to ensure the Cardano project remains decentralized, resilient, and continues to evolve to meet global needs.
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About the Role
You will shape quality across the full product stack including wallet, enterprise credential management applications, cloud backend services and open source protocol libraries. You will design and implement end-to-end, integration and API test automation frameworks, build CI/CD quality gates, debug flaky mobile builds, review security-sensitive code, define acceptance criteria, and own test environments, test data management and reporting.
Requirements
- 3+ years in an SDET or test automation role
- Hands-on experience developing production-grade automation frameworks in TypeScript and Java
- Familiarity with mobile testing tools such as Appium or Maestro
- Background in security-sensitive systems including key management and cryptographic operations
- Exposure to fault-tolerant domains such as out-of-order messaging and connectivity failures
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred), containers (Docker) and lifecycle tooling (Git, Jira, Confluence)
- Self-motivated, independent and thorough in finding what others miss
Responsibilities
- Design and implement end-to-end integration and API test automation frameworks
- Build CI/CD quality gates to catch regressions before merge
- Test across wallet, services and libraries
- Collaborate with frontend and backend engineers to improve testability
- Own test environments, test data management and reporting
- Debug mobile builds and mobile test issues
- Review security-sensitive code and test cryptographic operations
- Define acceptance criteria for new features
Benefits
- Remote work with flexible hours
- Annual learning budget
- Annual team building event
- Departmental team-building day
- Extra day off for birthday
- Additional days off for milestone work anniversaries