Software Engineer in Test Career Framework

These are the expected competencies of the Software Engineer in Test team members at GitLab.

ℹ️ Note: This page is deprecated. The Software Engineer in Test role has transitioned to Backend Engineer. See the Backend Engineer career matrix for current information.

Software Engineer in Test Career Framework

Engineering Framework | Quality Framework

These are the expected competencies of the Software Engineer in Test team members at GitLab.

Quality Department SET Career Framework: Associate

These are the expected competencies of an Associate Software Engineer in Test (SET) at GitLab.

Quality Department SET Career Framework: Intermediate

These are the expected competencies of an Intermediate Software Engineer in Test (SET) at GitLab.

Quality Department SET Career Framework: Principal

These are the expected competencies of a Principal Software Engineer in Test (SET) at GitLab.

Quality Department SET Career Framework: Senior

These are the expected competencies of a Senior Software Engineer in Test (SET) at GitLab.

Quality Department SET Career Framework: Staff

These are the expected competencies of a Staff Software Engineer in Test (SET) at GitLab.

Last modified May 22, 2026: Transition Software Engineer in Test (SET) to Backend Engineer, Quality Department and Engineering Productivity departments clean-up (8af74dc3)

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