Software Development Engineer in Test (f/m/d)

Software Development Engineer in Test (f/m/d)

IDnow is a leader in digital identity and fraud prevention in Europe with a mission to transform trust into the most powerful asset in the digital world, empowering enterprises with AI-driven, SaaS-based identity solutions that deliver scalable security, adaptive compliance, and real-time fraud prevention . Through its broad portfolio of digital identity and fraud prevention solutions, IDnow establishes, maintains and enriches trust throughout the customer journey, ensuring businesses can confidently and securely operate while leveraging digital identity to drive growth, security and scalability.

The company has offices in Germany, United Kingdom, Romania and France , and is backed by renowned institutional investors, including Corsair Capital and Seventure Partners. Its portfolio of international clients spans a wide range of end markets including financial services, telecommunications, travel & mobility, gaming, and other industries.

This position is based in Munich, Germany. Hybrid Office

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to strengthen our Quality Engineering function. This role combines strong development expertise with automation architecture experience. You will design scalable automation systems, build mock services, and enhance test reliability across backend, web, and mobile platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable automation frameworks in Python.
• Contribute to test infrastructure improvements and automation architecture.
• Build and maintain mock services and service virtualization layers for external integrations.
• Develop automation solutions for REST APIs, web, and mobile platforms.
• Improve test reliability, reduce flakiness, and optimize CI/CD execution pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance product testability.

Preferred Experience

• Strong development experience in Python and Java.
• Proven experience in building automation frameworks for REST APIs, web, and mobile
  applications.
• Solid experience testing distributed systems and REST APIs.
• Hands-on experience building mock services or service virtualization platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or similar).
• Strong Git knowledge and understanding of branching strategies.
• Experience debugging complex integration issues in automated environments.
  Nice to Have
• Exposure to DevOps practices and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and cloud-based test environments.
• Knowledge of contract testing methodologies
• Health & Wellbeing: Use your full access to the mental health platform nilo, including 1on1 sessions.
• We value personal and professional development: make full use of Udemy, our training platform with 24/7 access and unlimited content/course consumption incl. certification.
• We make your remote work comfy: we provide support on equipment and offer flexible working hours.
• We value collaboration & love to come together: regular onsite gatherings, internal initiatives and summer parties to connect outside of work.
• May your family require your attention or other reasons apply: use the benefit of our paid special leave days.
• Enjoy the possibility to combine work with a longer stay at your holiday destination or extend a weekend with our Workcation possibilities.
• In addition to the perks & benefits above, we offer specific benefits that differ between our locations.

IDnow applies the principles of non-discrimination and equality: We strive to establish, maintain, and promote an open and inclusive recruitment process and working environment by respecting the principles of equal opportunities. Including but not limited to: sex, race or ethnic origin, religion or convictions, gender identity, citizenship, marital status, disability, age, or sexual orientation.