SDET (3-month contract)

We are elai.io, an innovative AI-driven startup specializing in video generation. Recently acquired by Panopto, we’re now part of a growing team of around 250 professionals focused on advancing learning through powerful, interactive video technology.

We are looking for a hands-on Software Development Engineer in Test to design and implement our integration test automation strategy. The goal of this engagement is to build reliable integration coverage for critical audio/video flows, reduce regressions, and increase release confidence while enabling developers to own and maintain integration tests long term.

Contract details Duration: 3 months; Focus: integration test automation strategy implementation, CI/CD integration, and developer enablement; Engagement type: B2B contract.

Scope of work Implement automated integration coverage across key system boundaries: API integration tests for Express + MongoDB (Supertest + isolated DB) Frontend-to-backend integration tests for critical flows Integration coverage for audio/video pipelines and artifacts;

Build and maintain the integration automation infrastructure; Integrate tests into CI/CD as defined in strategy:PR gates (API integration) staging gate (integration smoke / critical flow suite);

Enable the dev team to own more integration tests:create clear documentation (how to write/run integration tests, patterns, examples, DoD expectations) prepare templates/snippets for common integration test scenarios run knowledge-sharing sessions / workshops and support developers during adoption actively encourage and coach developers to write integration tests as part of feature work.

Required skills Strong hands-on experience implementing integration test automation (API + system/service integration); Solid JavaScript and TypeScript testing experience in React and Node.js environments; Strong experience with Playwright (for integration-level smoke flows where needed); Experience with API testing (Supertest or equivalent) and database test isolation (MongoDB); Proven experience validating audio and video artifacts in automated tests; CI/CD experience, including test gates, parallel execution, artifacts, and stable pipelines; Strong communication skills with the ability to document clearly and guide engineers toward better testing practices.

We offer Competitive salary based on qualifications and contributions Flexible working hours Opportunity to work with a highly qualified international, friendly team Fully remote work