Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

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As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Tyler Technologies, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our visionary data management, governance, analysis, and open data publication products work reliably and efficiently at Internet-scale, enabling key policy- and decision-makers to take data-informed actions that improve the communities they serve. 
 
We are looking for an experienced, pragmatic, and resolute tester to move our testing practices to the next level: thinking critically about what, when, and how to test; improving existing and building new automation tooling where practical; expanding test coverage; and supporting other testers. We need someone excited about engaging with designers and product owners to ensure requirements are testable, with engineers to ensure their work can be tested, and with release managers so everyone is clear about what’s going out in upcoming releases and is ready to roll. 
 
While focused on the future, you will need to be prepared to grab a pick-and-shovel, performing interactive testing to support our releases while instituting change by example and through advocacy for improvements in practices and tooling. 
 
Work Arrangement and Shift 
Open to hybrid arrangement with on-site presence required two (2) days per week at the Manila (Taguig) office; reliable home-office connectivity for remote days. Shift requirement of 6:00 AM-3:00 PM Philippines Time. 
 

Requirements

The successful candidate for this position will: 
 
  • Be curious and committed to learning. 
  • Enjoy the arduous process of mastering highly complex systems and be optimistic about your ability to understand them, particularly as you experience the discomfort of learning. 
  • Have a rich background in testing across a variety of current technologies. 
  • Be driven to keep up to date in testing practices and tools, looking for new opportunities for relevant, practical applications in our environment. 
  • Be detail-oriented and broad-minded. 
  • Know how to advocate successfully for change and not be afraid to have collaborative, hard conversations looking to balance the organization’s long-term interests with short-term needs. 
     

Qualifications 

You should be experienced and confident with (or at least keenly interested in): 
 
  • Learning a complex SaaS product with the goal of comprehending it broadly and deeply through experimentation and direct interaction. 
  • Working in a large object-oriented codebase. 
  • Writing and maintaining automated tests – we use RSpec/Capybara/Selenium for our primary end-to-end test framework. 
  • Bash, zsh, or other similar Unix command line tool. 
  • Git/GitHub. 
  • HTTP protocol and familiarity with REST APIs (and clients for testing, i.e., cURL or Postman). 
  • Performing SQL queries 
  • Black box testing using browsers’ JS consoles. 
  • Developing efficient and context-driven plans for testing.  
  • Ticket Management 
  • Bug Management 
  • SDLC  
Bonus points if you are familiar with: 
  • Ruby 
  • Selenium  
  • Capybara 
  • RSpec 
  • CI/CD tools (we happen to use Jenkins) 
  • Performance/load testing 
  • Grey box, white box testing 

Location

Manila, Philippines

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Requisition Number:2025-7296


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Tyler Technologies is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing jobs@tylertech.com or by calling 800.646.2633 ext. 791008. Please keep in mind these methods are reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.
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