Staff SDET/Quality Architect

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Alteryx is searching for a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to help drive quality engineering excellence across our engineering organizations. This position will be based in Prague, working with teams to design, implement, and evolve test automation frameworks and tools that enable rapid, high-quality delivery of Alteryx products.

Position Overview

As a Staff SDET, you will lead technical quality initiatives across multiple teams, building shared frameworks, improving test strategies, and mentoring engineers to raise the bar for test automation, performance, and reliability. You will collaborate with development, DevOps, and quality teams to deliver robust systems while helping drive the adoption of modern test practices, including AI-assisted tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and libraries used across multiple teams.

• Partner with engineers and product teams to define test strategies for distributed cloud-based systems and services.

• Provide hands-on technical guidance in test design, coding practices, and automation architecture.

• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure testability and quality are integral to development.

• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and champion continuous testing practices.

• Mentor and coach SDETs and developers on automation design patterns, coding standards, and effective test strategies.

• Explore and apply AI/ML technologies to improve test efficiency, stability, and coverage. Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to improve environment reliability and observability in testing.

• Contribute to cross-team initiatives to enhance quality metrics, frameworks, and best practices.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, Senior SDET, or Senior QA Automation Engineer.

• Strong programming skills in one or more languages (Python, TypeScript, Java).

• Deep experience with test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, TestCafe, or similar.

• Proven expertise in testing REST APIs, microservices, and web-based applications hosted on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Solid understanding of CI/CD systems and DevOps workflows (Gitlab Pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical improvements across teams.

• Experience integrating AI-assisted tools into development and test workflows.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Valued Skills

• Knowledge of non-functional testing areas (performance, security, reliability, accessibility, localization).

• Familiarity with data systems, ETL, or analytics platforms.

• Experience contributing to shared testing libraries or open-source frameworks.

Other Requirements

• CV or LinkedIn profile provided in English.

• Willingness to occasionally participate in meetings with US-based teams outside of standard local hours.

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This position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.