Software Development Engineer - Test III (5-9 yrs)

Responsibilities :

- Architect, design, and maintain robust automation frameworks for web (Playwright/Selenium) and API testing (Postman, REST-assured, etc.).

- Lead the implementation of comprehensive test strategies and plans based on technical

specifications and business requirements.

- Drive automation-first approaches in functional, regression, performance, and integration

testing.

- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure fast feedback cycles.

- Mentor and support junior SDETs through code reviews, tooling recommendations, and technical discussions.

- Collaborate with developers, product owners, and QA to ensure test coverage, traceability, and quality benchmarks are met.

- Contribute to test data management, mocking, and virtualization strategies to improve test reliability and independence.

- Track quality metrics, analyze defect trends, and proactively drive improvements.

Requirements :

- 5+ years of experience in test automation for backend and frontend systems.

- Strong programming skills in Java with a test automation focus.

- 1+ years of experience with Python with a test automation focus.

- Hands-on expertise with Playwright, Selenium, or equivalent for web automation.

- Proficiency with API testing tools such as Postman, REST-assured, or similar.

- Strong knowledge of testing principles, SDLC, Agile methodology, and defect lifecycle.

- Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and backend testing

strategies.

- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.

Nice-to-Have :

- Experience with containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

- Experience with TypeScript.

- Experience with static code analysis and test coverage tools.

- Experience building automation frameworks from scratch and integrating with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab).

- Familiarity with performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).