Senior Software Test Engineer
Elite is the trusted automation platform for law firm operations across most of the world’s largest and most successful law firms. Elite has guided firms through every technology shift and today delivers the only cloud-native SaaS platform that unifies financial, invoice, time, and data management into a single system of action. With embedded AI, predictive analytics, and integrated payments, Elite’s products enable firms to shorten billing cycles, reduce write-offs, and unlock firm-wide insights, making financial operations the foundation for law firm innovation and growth. Learn more at elite.com.Position OverviewThe Senior Software Test Engineer is a technical leader who drives engineering quality, system reliability, and delivery excellence across the platform. This role goes beyond traditional testing execution and focuses on designing scalable, high-quality software systems through deep collaboration with engineering, architecture, product, and infrastructure teams.The ideal candidate is both a strategic thinker and a hands-on technical contributor, capable of influencing system-level design decisions while actively contributing production-ready code, automation frameworks, and operational best practices. This role plays a critical part in strengthening CI/CD maturity, observability, testing discipline, and overall engineering rigor across cross-functional initiatives.Work Arrangement: RemoteThis role requires the individual to be based in Flexible across U.S. time zones.ResponsibilitiesContribute to system and component‑level architecture design, collaborating with engineers and architects to evaluate options and make sound technical decisions.Own end‑to‑end technical execution of key initiatives, from design through delivery, proactively identifying and mitigating risks and dependencies.Lead cross-team initiatives and influence platform-level decisionsUphold high engineering standards by actively participating in code reviews and applying best practices in CI/CD, testing, observability, and DevOps.Partner closely with Product, UX, QA, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver solutions that meet both functional and non‑functional requirements.Lead complex incident response and technical root cause analysis, including on-call participationMentor and support engineers, fostering strong engineering judgment, collaboration, ownership, and continuous learning.Remain deeply hands‑on, contributing high‑quality, production‑ready code to critical components and complex problem areas.Balance short-term delivery with long-term technical healthTroubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, applying strong diagnostic and problem‑solving skills.Support alignment between product priorities and technical execution, contributing to predictable, high‑quality delivery.Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and company objectives.QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.9–12 years of professional software development experienceExpert-level knowledge of software architecture and system designProven experience delivering large-scale, cloud-based systemsProven experience writing test automation at every level to confirm application functionality and performance goals are metExperience working in modern cloud environments (Azure preferred), with good design pattern familiarity with web application / service based SaaS architectureStrong leadership, communication, and stakeholder influence skillsAbility to drive change across complex technical environmentsAbility to travel up