IT Software Application Tester

Tala is AI-native credit infrastructure for the global majority, combining proprietary risk intelligence with an expanding network of capital and distribution partners to power credit access at scale. Our mission is simple yet bold: to unleash the economic power of the global majority. We are looking for daring, data-driven leaders passionate about building the trust and credit infrastructure for the global majority. Visionary investors, persuaded by the economic power of the global majority, have committed half a billion dollars in equity and debt to Tala's success. Given the global nature of our team, we operate on a remote-first approach with office hubs in Santa Monica, CA (HQ); We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (Sr. SDET) who is passionate

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ing cutting-edge test automation tools and technologies to create robust test frameworks and test suites in order to speed up the product delivery process without compromising quality and performance. This hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves role will ensure quality control across Tala's backend services and mobile applications in multiple markets. Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and suites to expand coverage across microservices and integrate them into CI/CD, regression, and release processes. Partner with engineering, product, and SDE/QA teams to support releases, identify quality risks, and communicate issues in a timely manner. Build tools and test solutions to validate integrations with third-party services such as payment providers, vendors, communication platforms (SMS/Email), analytics systems, and other external dependencies. Integrate automated test execution into the software development lifecycle to enable continuous quality validation. Collaborate with Engineering Managers, Squad Leads, Product Managers, and other stakeholders to define quality strategies and rollout plans. Work closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Data, Credit, Risk, and Business Development) to identify opportunities for automation and improve overall product quality. Maintain, review, and continuously improve existing test frameworks, tooling, and quality engineering processes. Leverage AI-powered tools and agents to improve test design, automation development, debugging, root-cause analysis, and engineering productivity. Minimum 7+ years of experience in building test tools and frameworks using Groovy/Kotlin/ Java/ Scala, Jenkins or similar CI-CD tools, Linux/ Mac OSX for either backend or frontend services Experience with BDD testing paradigm and one of the Behavior Driven Testing frameworks such as Spock or JBehave or cucumber Experience working in an Agile development process (Scrum/ Kanban) Experience with one or more version control systems such as Github, Gitlab Experience with REST APIs, contract testing, and service integration testing is preferred. GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Claude) to improve test automation development, test design, debugging, and productivity. We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we're proud to have a diverse global team that represents a multitude of backgrounds, cultures, and experience. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.