Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to architect and build our quality engineering infrastructure. This role focuses on designing scalable test frameworks and building testing infrastructure from scratch, combining deep software engineering expertise with test automation specialization. You will own test orchestration, performance testing, and quality standards across our engineering organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and implement comprehensive test frameworks and runners spanning unit, integration, and E2E testing
- Build custom testing tools, CLI utilities, and reusable test libraries for quality engineering at scale
- Own CI / CD test orchestration including sharding, caching, parallelism, and retry mechanisms
- Create hermetic, deterministic test environments using containers, service virtualization, and contract testing
- Implement test observability (metrics, logs, traces) and flakiness detection systems
- Execute comprehensive performance testing (load, stress, volume, endurance) and user experience testing
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide code reviews, and mentor on testing best practices
Education
B.E / B.Tech in Computer Science OR MCA
Core Experience
5+ years developing test automation frameworks with Microsoft Playwright expertise5+ years designing and executing performance testing strategiesStrong software engineering background building frameworks and services from scratchSystems thinking expertise (APIs, concurrency, performance, reliability)Production-level debugging and analytical problem-solving abilitiesUser experience testing and product thinking expertiseTechnical Skills
Programming : Python (required), JavaScript / TypeScript and Node.js (required), Java (preferred)Testing & Automation : Microsoft Playwright (expert level), Cypress, Selenium, JMeter, Postman, Rest AssuredInfrastructure & DevOps : Microsoft Azure (required), AWS (required), Jenkins (required), Azure DevOps (required), GitHub Actions (required), Docker, GitObservability : Test observability (metrics, logs, traces), Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, flakiness detectionSoft Skills : Excellent communication and collaboration, Agile / Scrum methodology, analytical thinking, continuous learning mindset.Nice to Have Qualifications
AI-assisted coding experience (Cursor, AI code generation tools)- significant advantageKubernetes and cloud-native testing approachesISTQB Advanced / Expert level certificationCloud certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer)