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AiDASH is a climate-tech company leading the PreventionFirst movement for electric utilities, transforming grid resilience through a platform that unifies vegetation, asset, storm, and wildfire intelligence using satellite-first inspection and monitoring. The company serves over 200 customers and has been recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Startup Employers for four consecutive years and by TIME as among America's Top GreenTech Companies.
As an SDET 2 on the Platform team, you will own the quality of AI-powered applications that power AiDASH's offerings. You will understand application requirements and architecture, then build comprehensive test strategies covering both functional behavior and performance.
Key responsibilities include:
**Requirements Understanding & Test Strategy:** Understand requirements, design, and architecture of Platform applications and data-processing solutions that power most AiDASH applications.
**Coverage & Test Design:** Analyze functional and non-functional requirements from a coverage and impact perspective. Design effective, efficient test cases and trace them to acceptance criteria.
**API & Framework Automation:** Write robust, maintainable API automation in Java using rest-assured, plus supporting tools and scripts that improve test efficiency. Contribute to automation framework enhancements driven by project needs.
**Data Validation Across the Stack:** Perform data validation across APIs, databases (Postgres, MongoDB), and outputs of data-processing solutions.
**Cross-Layer Debugging:** Debug issues across application layers, collaborate with developers to identify root causes, and contribute to preventive measures.
**Performance Testing:** Use tools like JMeter to conduct performance testing and monitor application health after release.
**Collaboration:** Work closely with product, engineering, and QA teams to ensure high-quality releases and faster delivery cycles.
Success in this role means shipping reliable, high-performing applications that help teams deliver faster and maintain grid resilience.
**Requirements:**
- 4+ years of experience in SDET or QA automation roles
- Strong proficiency in Java for test automation
- Hands-on experience with API testing frameworks (rest-assured)
- Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter)
- Solid understanding of databases (Postgres, MongoDB) and data validation
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test automation in cloud environments
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills across application layers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
**Good to Have:**
- gRPC basics
- Airflow DAGs
- Web application testing and automation using Selenium or Playwright
- Knowledge of testing and validating ML/AI-based applications
- Experience using AI tools and editors for increased work velocity
