Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This SDET role stands out in the SaaS ecosystem because it sits at the intersection of modern web applications, APIs, and a product that must behave reliably in the physical world. While the company is robotics-focused, the quality challenges described mirror those faced by SaaS teams shipping customer-facing features continuously, where test automation and CI discipline determine release confidence.
For a SaaS career track, the emphasis on building and owning end-to-end and integration suites, plus creating mocks and simulators, maps directly to how mature SaaS organizations reduce dependency bottlenecks and keep delivery predictable. The mandate to influence testability through design and PR review also reflects a shift in SaaS quality from downstream QA to engineering-led quality systems, a pattern that transfers across product companies.
This role is best suited to developer-minded QA professionals who prefer writing maintainable code over manual validation and who like partnering closely with feature engineers during the sprint. It also fits someone who enjoys turning ambiguous failure modes into repeatable automation, and who values process improvement through tooling, reporting, and better coverage rather than relying on last-minute testing cycles.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About Standard Bots
Standard Bot’s mission is to significantly lower the barrier to entry to real-world automation, bringing the power of bits to the world of atoms and unlocking productivity for entire new industries and users.
Our user facing applications and APIs unlock the power of automation for entire new use cases. A relentless focus on simplicity and ease of use brings the revolutionary potential of robotic automation to new users and industries. The Applications Engineering team drives forward the company’s mission by designing solutions around, installing and supporting Standard Bot’s innovative 6 axis robot.
Notes: This role will be required to come into our Glen Cove robotics factory 5 days/week
We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship for this role
What You'll Do
You write the code that proves our software works. SDETs are developers first. You build the test-automation and feature test suites the rest of QA runs on, and you validate features in real time alongside the engineers building them, so bugs are caught before they become tickets
Responsibilities
Build and own automated tests and feature test suites (end-to-end, integration)
Validate features in real time during the sprint, partnering tightly with developers so defects are solved as they appear.
Hand off maintainable feature test code to Systems Test Engineers and support them as they extend it.
Build SW-based mocks/simulators for hardware (e.g., grippers) so testing isn't gated on physical hardware.
Develop tooling and infrastructure that makes the whole QA org faster (test data, reporting).
Review designs and PRs for testability and push coverage upstream into development.
Skills You'll Bring
Quality-First Mindset: Quality is the job, not a gate at the end of it. You value simplicity, reliability, and velocity in equal measure, treat every escaped defect as a process to fix, and would rather prevent a bug than file one.
Strong Software Engineering: 3+ years (or strong equivalent) writing production-quality code daily in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
Test Automation & Frameworks: Deep experience in automated test infrastructure (Playwright, pytest, Jest) and CI/CD pipelines.
Systems Thinking: Comfortable debugging networked/distributed systems.
Collaboration: You enjoy pairing with developers and Systems Engineers.
Who You Are
A quality-first developer, first and foremost. Someone who measures their work by what doesn't break in the field, and who wants to apply strong software skills to robotic quality. No robotics background required.
Nice To Have
Hardware-in-the-loop or system-level testing
Embedded systems or real-time applications
ROS2, Docker, or robotics software stacks
Compensation and Benefits:
The salary range for this role is $110,000 to $150,000, depending on experience. We are open to a variety of seniority levels for this role and will build compensation packages that are commensurate with seniority and skill level. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.
