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The company has been live with paying customers for years, and is currently used by around 5 million end users each month (our clients' customers). \n\nOur work environment is that of a fast-moving startup, not a large, slow enterprise. We value focusing on our users, taking ownership, and getting things done.\nAbout the roleWe are looking for a Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) to improve software quality across the engineering organization through automation, testing platforms, quality standards and engineering enablement. This is not a feature-testing role. 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