Software Engineer, Test

About Ethos

Ethos was built to make it faster and easier to get life insurance for the next million families. Our approach blends industry expertise, technology, and the human touch to find you the right policy to protect your loved ones.

We leverage deep technology and data science to streamline the life insurance process, making it more accessible and convenient. Using predictive analytics, we are able to transform a traditionally multi-week process into a modern digital experience for our users that can take just minutes! We’ve issued billions in coverage each month and eliminated the traditional barriers, ushering the industry into the modern age. Our full-stack technology platform is the backbone of family financial health.

We make getting life insurance easier, faster and better for everyone.

Our investors include General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Google Ventures, SoftBank, and the investment vehicles of Jay-Z, Kevin Durant, Robert Downey Jr and others. This year, we were named on CB Insights' Global Insurtech 50 list and BuiltIn's Top 100 Midsize Companies in San Francisco. We are scaling quickly and looking for passionate people to protect the next million families!

About The Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer in Test at Ethos who specializes in both frontend and backend automation. This role is crucial to ensuring our web applications work seamlessly across different browsers and devices. You’ll be responsible for building robust test suites, validating UI workflows, and collaborating with product and engineering teams to uphold quality standards from planning to release.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain frontend and API automation frameworks using Playwright or Selenium.
• Derive detailed test cases from Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) and Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs), with a focus on UI workflows and client-side lo gic.
• Write and execute advanced SQL queries to support test validation and data setup.
• Work closely with developers, QA analysts, and system engineers to define test strategies and ensure alignment on quality goals.
• Own and maintain automation frameworks, tools, and scripts to support continuous integration and delivery.
• Design and implement API tests using Postman, Rest Assured, Playwright API, or Jest.
• Write and maintain test suites for RESTful APIs and validate service integrations.
• Identify and proactively mitigate risks and issues related to frontend testing, including rendering issues and browser-specific bugs.
• Continuously improve test case quality and automation coverage for functional, regression, sanity, and end-to-end UI testing.
  
  

Skills And Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (UI & API), Selenium, Postman, Rest Assured, or Jest
• Proficient in JavaScript or Node.js environment.
• Hands-on experience with cross-browser test strategies and debugging UI issues across multiple environments.
• Proficiency in writing advanced SQL queries for backend data verification.
• Ability to convert PRDs and ERDs into actionable, automated test cases.
• Familiarity with source control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and test reporting frameworks.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work in fast-paced, agile teams.
• Knowledge of performance testing is a plus.
  
  

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer who values diversity and inclusion and look for applicants who understand, embrace and thrive in a multicultural world. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.

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