Hybrid Director, SDET

at Progyny, Inc.

• Job title: Director, SDET
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $175,000 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Java, Python, Selenium
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Director SDET ensuring quality, reliability, and scalability in Progyny’s technology platform. Driving automation and shaping engineering culture while supporting family building journeys.

Responsibilities

• Steer and execute test strategies that bridge gaps between teams and disciplines
• Champion TDD (Test-Driven Development) and modern quality practices across engineering teams
• Build scalable functional quality automation solutions (Selenium, Playwright, API frameworks)
• Drive non-functional testing strategies and tooling in support of security, accessibility, and performance
• Support release operational readiness: validate deployment pipelines, rollback strategies, and post-release monitoring
• Review designs and deployment models to ensure automated quality assurance
• Establish and manage SLOs/SLAs, leveraging automated test evidence
• Collaborate with DevSecOps to enhance CI/CD pipelines, automated validation, and operational readiness
• Synthesize defects, client feedback, and system data and steer continuous learning on quality and system improvements
• Develop test data management integrations and tooling in support of automated testing

Requirements

• 8+ years in moderate-to-large software engineering organizations
• 8+ years in software/platform quality assurance, with hands-on experience in functional test automation (Selenium, Playwright, API frameworks)
• 6+ years in a SDET role
• 5+ years in non-functional testing and tooling (Security, Accessibility, and Performance)
• Proficiency in Java and/or Python
• Demonstrated experience with TDD and scaling test automation across teams
• Familiarity with release management, operational readiness, and test evidence reporting
• Strong background in test data management

Benefits

• Paid family and parental leave
• Preconception, fertility and family building benefits (including egg freezing, IVF, and adoption support)
• Family and pet care fund
• Parents’ Employee Affiliation Group
• Menopause and midlife care
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance options for employees and family
• Free in-person, virtual and text-based mental health and wellness support
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, personal days and summer flex time
• Company equity
• Bonus program
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Access to on-demand legal and financial advice
• Learning and development programs to help you grow professionally and a mentorship program
• Company social events to include annual volunteer day and donation matching
• Flex days (3 days a week in the office)
• Onsite meals and snacks for employees reporting into our NY office