Description:

Blue Sparq, Inc. is part of the The Middleby Corporation, a global leader in commercial and residential cooking equipment as well as industrial food processing solutions. We partner with market-leading brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, Yum! Brands, McDonald's, and 7-Eleven to design and deliver innovative connected products.

Our team provides engineering and product development expertise across embedded software, user interfaces, and cloud platforms. We have assisted customers in bringing products such as the Fresh Blends Smoothie Machine, Kegerator Vending Machine, and Kiosk Coffee Vending Machine from early development through commercialization.

Job Details

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to build scalable automated testing systems for complex C++ and Qt-based applications. In this role, you will operate as a software engineer specializing in quality, developing frameworks, tools, and infrastructure that enable engineering teams to ship reliable software quickly.

In this position you will

1. Build Test Infrastructure

• Design and develop automated testing frameworks for Qt / C++ applications using GoogleTest / GoogleMock, Qt Test (qTest), Squish GUI automation.
• Build reusable libraries, simulators, and test utilities.

2. Improve Engineering Velocity

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable fast feedback.
• Build systems that support parallel test execution and large regression suites.
• Reduce manual testing by expanding deterministic automated test coverage.

3. Drive Quality Architecture

• Work with engineers to improve software testability.
• Identify systemic quality risks early in the development cycle.

4. Data and Metrics

• Define and track quality metrics such as test coverage, regression escape rates and build stability
• Use data to continuously improve testing strategy.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong programming skills in C++
• Experience with Qt/QML application development
• Experience with unit testing frameworks such as GoogleTest
• Experience with Qt Test (qTest)
• Experience designing automated testing frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Squish GUI testing
• Experience testing embedded or device software
• Experience with test infrastructure or developer tooling

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