# Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

We’re creating the UK’s next-generation engineering powerhouse, delivering critical technology that strengthens national security and resilience. We turn advances in sensing, AI and communications into operational capability at the edge, where connectivity may be limited or unavailable. Our work accelerates technology deployment, improves frontline decision-making, and protects people and critical assets in demanding environments. Based in Bristol, Rowden currently employs around 200 people and operates more than 20,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing facilities. With a growing international presence, we are one of Europe’s fastest-growing engineering businesses. The role We’re growing our team and looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to enable us to continue to build out our test frameworks, tooling and emulated environments that underpin assured software across complex, mission-critical systems. You’ll take responsibility for software quality within your projects, playing a key part in ensuring Rowden’s software is robust, reliable, and meets the standards expected by our mission-focused customers. This is an engineering role as much as a test

- **Id**: 3976418
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/rowden-technologies-ltd-software-development-engineer-in-test-sdet>
- **Role**: QA
- **Role family**: QA
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bristol, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-08T18:16:04Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-08
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T18:16:04Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8004
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: National Security, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 685499
- **Name**: Rowden Technologies Ltd.
- **Domain**: rowdentech.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/rowdentech>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Pinpoint

## Salary

- **Min**: 50000
- **Max**: 70000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 93893

## Technologies

- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: yes
- **GitHub Actions** — Optional: yes
- **Java** — Optional: yes
- **Offline-First** — Optional: yes
- **Playwright** — Optional: yes
- **Pytest** — Optional: yes
- **Python** — Optional: yes
- **TypeScript** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T18:16:04Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 22
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T20:11:45Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 93893
- **Is top pay**: yes

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