SS&C

Financial Services

SoftwareDevelopmentEngineerinTest

$95–105k Boston, Massachusetts, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Software Development Engineer in Test at SS&C. Skills: Automation frameworks, CI pipelines, Quality tooling, Platform engineering. Develop automation frameworks. Extend automation frameworks”

What You'll Achieve.

Reduce feedback-loop time; Improve test stability; Increase coverage

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Structured problem solving; Troubleshoot CI failures; Troubleshoot flaky tests

Eligibility Requirements

Hiring locally only

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Degree OR equivalent practical experience, Familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, C#, or Go, Understanding of core testing concepts

Nice to Have

Experience with Cypress, Playwright, or similar, Exposure to REST API testing tools, Familiarity with Docker/containers, Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), Exposure to observability or data tooling, Experience with scripting around notifications, Basic SQL, Interest in developer experience, Interest in internal tooling, Interest in platform engineering

What You'll Do.

Develop automation frameworks

Extend automation frameworks

Maintain automation frameworks

Maintain CI pipelines

Troubleshoot CI failures

Troubleshoot flaky tests

Support product teams

Contribute to test-reporting

Contribute to alerting infrastructure

Collaborate with scrum teams

Understand testing needs

Translate needs into features

Participate in code reviews

Identify opportunities to reduce time

Improve test stability

Document framework usage

Document onboarding guides

Use AI-assisted tooling

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Multiple scrum teams; Product scrum teams

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication

Process & Methodology

Agile, Scrum

Full Job Description

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology. **_Job Description_** **Job Title:** Software Development Engineer in Test **Locations:****Boston MA – Hybrid 6x a month (Hiring locally only**) **About the Role** As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology. Join our Quality Infrastructure team as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) and help shape the automation platforms that product development teams rely on every day. You will design, build, and maintain the frameworks, CI pipelines, and reporting systems that power end-to-end quality for the SS&C Advent Eclipse cloud investment platform. We welcome candidates new to finance **Why Join SS &C ** SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industry expertise to support complex financial and health care operations. Our teams design, implement, and operate solutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence. You will work with industry experts, modern platforms, and evolving technologies, gaining exposure to real-world operational challenges and large-scale enterprise environments. **_How You Will Make an Impact_** The SS&C Advent Eclipse™ solution is a born-in-the-cloud investment solution that supports start-up, emerging equity-, and event-focused hedge funds' full investment process in a single, unified platform through a secure web browser interface.

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