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Actalent Sdet Software Developer In Test in Golden Valley, Minnesota
Job Title: SDET Software Developer in Test
Job Description
This role blends software development expertise with a strong focus on quality engineering and automated testing. You will contribute to both functional and non-functional areas of testing, driven by acceptance criteria or user stories.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing.
Build scalable and reusable test automation solutions around the Flutter platform.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD YAML pipelines using the test automation platform built on Azure DevOps.
Collaborate with developers, verification engineers, and product owners to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and quality goals.
Perform functional, regression, smoke, performance, and reliability testing.
Implement shift-left testing practices, ensuring quality is embedded early in the SDLC.
Participate in design reviews and code reviews to ensure testability and reliability.
Partner closely with DevOps, test automation platform team, and developers to improve release pipelines and automate reliability checks.
Essential Skills
4+ years of hands-on mobile app development experience in Flutter and/or iOS and/or Android (Kotlin), contributing to production codebases.
4+ years designing and implementing automated tests for mobile applications (unit + UI/widget + integration), including test maintenance and reliability improvements.
Strong understanding of mobile architecture, state management, and data flow, and ability to apply that understanding to improve testability and reliability.
Ability to design meaningful, deterministic tests aligned to requirements and risk controls.
Skilled in unit, widget/UI, integration, and end-to-end test approaches.
Experience with agile development methodologies and project management tools (e.g., JIRA, ADO, Agile/Scrum).
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Knowledge of industry standards and regulations (e.g., IEC).
Experience with BLE interaction testing and diagnosing failure modes across mobile to embedded device to cloud boundaries.
Familiarity with structured verification workflows and tooling (e.g., test management, traceability systems).
Medical device/SaMD experience (regulated mobile preferred).
Work Environment
The position involves working in a collaborative environment with developers, verification engineers, and product owners. You will work with advanced technologies and tools, including CI/CD pipelines and test automation platforms. The dress code is business casual, and the role may involve interaction with various teams to ensure seamless integration and testing processes.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Golden Valley, MN.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $80.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Golden Valley,MN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 12, 2026.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.