About The Role
Trivelta powers sportsbook and casino platforms used by operators around the world. As we continue to scale our global offering, we're looking for a hands-on Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to help us build quality into our product from day one. As an early member of our engineering team, you'll play a key role in shaping our testing strategy, tooling, and quality culture as we scale.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys wearing multiple hats, and wants real ownership over how quality is engineerednot just validated.
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve our automated testing strategy from the ground up
- Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for APIs, backend services, and front-end applications
- Partner closely with product managers and engineers to define requirements, edge cases, and acceptance criteria early
- Embed automated testing into our CI/CD pipeline to support rapid, confident releases
- Balance automation with lightweight manual testing when needed to keep velocity high
- Identify quality risks early and propose pragmatic solutionsnot bureaucracy
- Help establish best practices for testability, reliability, and observability
- Influence product and engineering decisions with a strong quality mindset
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in SDET, QA engineering, or software engineering with a strong testing focus
- Strong coding skills in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or similar)
- Hands-on experience with modern test automation tools (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, REST/API testing frameworks)
- Experience testing APIs, backend systems, and distributed services
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git)
- Comfort working with ambiguity and evolving requirements
- A proactive, ownership-driven mindsetyou see problems and fix them
Nice To Have
- Startup or early-stage company experience
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Exposure to performance or load testing
- Experience working with microservices, event-driven systems, or data-heavy applications
- Ability to influence quality culture beyond just test execution
Why Join Us
- High impact: your work directly shapes product quality and customer trust
- Ownership: you'll define how testing works here, not inherit legacy systems
- Speed: small teams, fast decisions, and minimal process overhead
- Growth: real opportunity to expand your scope as the company scales
- Competitive compensation
