Senior Engineer - Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Job Responsibilities**

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable, and maintainable automated test frameworks for cloud-native and distributed applications.
• Build and execute comprehensive test automation solutions covering functional, integration, regression, API, contract, performance, and end-to-end testing scenarios.
• Develop testing strategies, test plans, and quality assurance approaches for platform modernization initiatives, cloud transformation programs, and microservices-based applications.
• Implement robust API, service, and integration testing frameworks to validate complex distributed systems.
• Partner with architects, developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Leverage AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI technologies to improve testing efficiency, accelerate framework development, and modernize legacy automation assets.
• Utilize AI-powered engineering tools and practices to enhance productivity, code quality, and test automation effectiveness.
• Implement intelligent quality engineering capabilities including automated test generation, synthetic test data creation, self-healing automation, intelligent defect analysis, autonomous test execution, and regression optimization.
• Drive quality governance through effective test management, traceability, reporting, coverage analysis, and release risk assessment.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline quality gates and continuous testing practices to support high-velocity software delivery.
• Evaluate emerging testing technologies, AI-driven solutions, and engineering best practices to continuously improve quality engineering capabilities.
• Mentor junior SDETs and contribute to the overall growth and technical expertise of the QA organization.

Job Qualifications**

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Quality Engineering, or Test Automation roles.
• Strong programming expertise in one or more object-oriented languages such as Java, Python, C#, or Go.
• Proven experience designing and implementing scalable, maintainable, and enterprise-grade automation frameworks using:
• Playwright
• Selenium
• Cypress
• TestNG
• JUnit
• Extensive experience in API testing and automation using:
• Postman
• Rest Assured
• Karate
• Hands-on experience with contract testing frameworks and consumer-driven contract testing methodologies using Pact.
• Strong experience in integration testing, end-to-end testing, and service virtualization within microservices and distributed system architectures.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native application testing across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including:
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using:
• GitHub Actions
• Octopus
• Experience with performance testing and performance engineering using tools such as:
• JMeter
• LoadRunner
• Strong expertise in:
• AWS
• Kafka
• Kong
• TIBCO EMS
• IBM DataPower
• Hands-on experience with test management and quality governance platforms including:
• Zephyr Enterprise
• qTest
• Strong experience using Jira for requirements management, defect tracking, sprint planning, and Agile delivery.
• Experience with cloud-based test execution platforms such as:
• Sauce Labs
• LambdaTest
• Hands-on experience with SeaLights for code coverage analysis, test impact analysis, quality insights, and release risk assessment.
• Proven experience leveraging Generative AI, and Agentic AI solutions within software testing and quality engineering.
• Experience using AI-powered development and productivity tools such as:
• GitHub Copilot
• Cursor
• VS Code AI Extensions
• Claude
• Equivalent AI engineering tools
• Hands-on experience implementing intelligent testing capabilities including:
• Automated test generation
• Self-healing automation
• Synthetic test data generation
• Intelligent defect analysis
• Autonomous testing workflows
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.