Best Buy
Software Development Engineer in Test
Best Buy is hiring a Software Development Engineer in Test in **Saint Paul, Minnesota. Posted October 12, 2026.
Job at a glance
- Company
- Best Buy
- Location
- **Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Pay
- $93,150 – $166,850
- Employment
- Full-time
- Sector
- Engineering & Technology
- Posted
- October 12, 2026
- First scanned
- October 12, 2026
About the job
As a** Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) **you'll play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of products that help people live more independent and connected lives. You'll work alongside developers, quality engineers, and DevOps professionals to build and improve automated testing solutions that accelerate delivery and enhance product quality. This is an opportunity to lead automation efforts, mentor others, and help shape quality practices across a modern Agile environment.
This role is remote, which means you would work virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location.**
What you'll do **- Design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks and tools.
- Partner with development and product teams to ensure strong test coverage.
- Lead quality and automation initiatives that improve efficiency and reliability.
- Mentor engineers and help grow automation capabilities across the team.
- Investigate issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive solutions.
- Support and optimize cloud-based testing environments and infrastructure.**
Basic qualifications **- 3+ years of Test Automation/SDET experience using a modern programming language such as Java, C#, Typescript, or Python.
- 3+ years of experience with Git-based source control and continuous integration practices.
- 2+ years experience in understanding of both relational and non-relational databases (preferably MongoDB and SQL Server).
- 1+ years experience maintaining automation frameworks like: Playwright, Selenium, TestNG, pytest, NUnit, Kotlin, or similar.
- 1+ years of experience maintaining solutions built with tools like Postman, Playwright, Appium, Robot, or similar**
Preferred qualifications **- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Professional experience working in Agile development environments.
- Background in SaaS, mobile (Android/iOS), or API test automation.
- Experience delivering high-availability enterprise software products.
- Experience with these automation frameworks like Playwright, Appium, Postman, or Kotlin.
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, algorithms, and data structures.**
What’s in it for you **We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
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Competitive pay
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Generous employee discount
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Physical and mental well-being support
Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.
Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.
For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.**
About us
**At Best Buy Health, our goal is to empower people to age independently and safely. We do that by unlocking the power of technology and human connection. Together, we’re shaping a future where innovation and compassion work hand in hand to help people live more independent, connected lives.
As part of Best Buy Co. Inc., our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
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Benefits
Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being, as outlined in the Benefits Guide. Eligibility may vary.
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