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# Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Sora Union

- **Company:** Sora Union
- **Location:** Global
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/soraunion/jobs/5378054008

## Job description

Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. Sora Union changes that.

[Sora Union](https://d4hkqw04.na1.hs-sales-engage.com/Ctc/L1+23284/d4HKqw04/Jks2-6qcW69sMD-6lZ3mwW4pdrX12lMsBFW3XCq3c7TTj_dW7tc7Xz7CxT_FW2G8ZxC7kbkzPW5WQwWZ7jfG52N5BBzz8P1vw7W1n2gpJ3Vqs0vW4wdpSC2YPFfJW7j3x8p6GKbYHN49SG5tKYw7KN1BPwlQjP6WfW2lCnk9493krwW6RvP8-6zWk-KW5QklDY6tCMjKVjbN8b4lCvbWN6dDyY-WbvNJW3S_grX40QKdBW70W2Xw8lLlyqW4XCpWH5JxZYqW4HCX_v70CKMcf42pPxs04) is a globally distributed professional services company that specializes in Design, Software Engineering. Our experienced talent comes from communities where there is displacement or risk of displacement due to conflict or climate change. We provide services to global companies and start-ups across various industries, including healthcare, financial services, technology, and education.

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our growing team

You'll be responsible for:

- Contributing to both quality assurance and product engineering across frontend and backend systems.
- Building, maintaining, and improving features while bringing a strong testing mindset to development.
- Identifying edge cases, failure states, data and permission issues, regressions, and potential user impact early.
- Developing and maintaining automated tests and improving overall test coverage and release confidence.
- Work with engineering and compliance teams to support regulatory requirements and develop appropriate software testing strategies.
- Investigate bugs and regressions and help identify underlying implementation, data, requirements, or process issues.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines, test tooling, environments, fixtures, mocks, and development processes.
- Participate in planning, technical decisions, code reviews, implementation, and releases.
- Balance automation, exploratory testing, and pragmatic risk-based approaches to quality.

Ideally, you'll have:

- Strong TypeScript and React experience, including modern frontend architecture, state management, routing, accessibility, and responsive UI.
- Strong TypeScript/Node.js backend experience, including REST APIs, validation, error handling, and service design.
- Hands-on experience with AWS serverless technologies such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SSM, IAM, and CloudWatch.
- Experience with serverless infrastructure and IaC tools such as Serverless Framework or CloudFormation.
- Strong knowledge of testing practices and tools such as Jest, React Testing Library, Storybook, Playwright, or Cypress.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, environment-based deployments, and secure configuration/secrets management.
- Experience building AI/LLM-powered product features.
- Familiarity with Auth0/OIDC, analytics, and monitoring tools.
- Experience developing healthcare or wellbeing applications with strong privacy requirements.
- Experience working in regulated environments, particularly Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).

Sora Union is committed to creating and fostering a diverse team. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds and all walks of life to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants throughout the application process.

## About Sora Union

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Sora Union is a globally distributed professional services company that connects organizations with highly skilled displaced and at-risk talent to deliver design, engineering, and quality assurance solutions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (celebrated 3 years of operation in recent communications, suggesting a founding around 2021)
- **Founders**: Nate Dalton (Co-Founder & CEO), Sophia Wajnert (Co-Founder & President), Oleksandra Slasna (Co-Founder & Project Coordinator)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Professional Services (Design, Engineering, QA, Project Management)
- **Target customers**: B2B; serves enterprises and organizations across HealthTech, Financial Services, Nonprofit, and other sectors. Current customers located in India, Israel, Norway, United Kingdom, and United States.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. Sora Union changes that.” The company focuses on gathering and organizing highly-skilled displaced people to deliver exceptional work and mitigate economic disruption from conflicts and climate change.

## Products & Services
- **Design**: Brand design, product design, and creative direction to build meaningful brand experiences and user-centered digital products.
- **Engineering**: Full-stack development, data engineering, and technical leadership to deliver scalable web, mobile, and data systems.
- **QA Engineering**: Rigorous testing processes and quality assurance to ensure polished, dependable products that meet the highest standards.
- **Project Management**: End-to-end project management and cross-functional coordination for clients in unpredictable environments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding not publicly available; headcount of 27 employees (as of latest data), with a -17.9% YoY change.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Board members include Nate Dalton (Co-Founder & CEO) and Sophia Wajnert (Co-Founder & President). No external investors publicly listed.
- **Growth Signals**: Active job postings (2 open roles as of recent data); named a finalist for TLC Lions Human Company of the Year; joined Innovate4Refugees initiative.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Talent model**: Focuses exclusively on displaced or at-risk individuals (due to conflict or climate change), turning adversity into a unique value proposition.
- **Global distributed team**: Operates across 14 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine, United States, Venezuela), providing 24/7 coverage and resilience.
- **Culture of empathy & inclusivity**: Core values emphasize empathy, inclusivity, and partnership, creating a supportive environment that attracts and retains diverse talent.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Scaling the distributed workforce to serve more clients, deepening impact in HealthTech and Financial Services, and expanding the “anti-fragile” project partner model.
- **Growth direction**: Continue building a global talent pool from underserved regions, with an emphasis on social impact and sustainability.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Values-driven environment with a strong emphasis on empathy, inclusivity, and partnership. High employee ratings: 4.5/5.0 on LinkedIn (14 reviews), with top scores for Work-Life (4.6), Culture (4.6), and Career (4.4).
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Fully distributed operating model designed for mobility. Teammates can take their careers with them if they need to relocate.
- **Notable perks**: Fair remuneration, opportunities for growth, collaborative and supportive team environment, and the chance to work on meaningful projects for global clients.
- **Engineering culture**: Cross-functional teams with a focus on quality, agility, and continuous improvement. Open roles include Senior Full Stack Developer, Data Engineer, and Forward Deployed Engineer.

## Sources
1. [soraunion.com](https://soraunion.com/)
2. [soraunion.com/about-us](https://soraunion.com/about-us)
3. [soraunion.com/careers](https://soraunion.com/careers)
4. [linkedin.com/company/soraunion](https://www.linkedin.com/company/soraunion)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/soraunion](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/soraunion)

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