Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Job Description: Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate is a software engineer with a passion for quality who can design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation solutions while collaborating closely with software developers, DevOps engineers, product managers, and QA professionals.

The SDET will play a key role in ensuring software quality throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by building robust automation frameworks, developing testing tools, integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, and promoting quality engineering best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Test Automation & Framework Development

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks.

Develop automated test scripts for Web, Mobile, Desktop, API, and Microservices applications.

Create data-driven, keyword-driven, hybrid, and behavior-driven (BDD) automation frameworks.

Continuously improve automation coverage and execution efficiency.
Software Development

Write clean, maintainable, and production-quality code using modern programming languages.

Develop custom testing utilities, libraries, and tools to improve testing productivity.

Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.

Refactor automation code to improve maintainability and scalability.
API & Backend Testing

Design and automate RESTful and GraphQL API testing.

Validate request/response payloads, authentication, authorization, and business logic.

Perform database validations using SQL and NoSQL databases.
Develop reusable API testing libraries.
Continuous Integration & DevOps

Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Configure and maintain automated test execution in Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar platforms.

Analyze pipeline failures and improve test reliability.
Support shift-left testing practices.
Quality Engineering

Participate in requirement analysis, design reviews, and sprint planning.

Identify quality risks early in the SDLC.

Develop comprehensive test strategies and test plans.

Improve application testability through collaboration with developers.

Drive quality metrics and automation adoption.
Performance & Security Testing

Support performance, load, stress, and scalability testing.

Assist with security and vulnerability validation where applicable.

Identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements.
Test Data & Environment Management
Create and maintain reusable test data.
Manage automated test environments.

Support service virtualization and test environment stability.
Agile Collaboration
Participate in Scrum ceremonies.

Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, QA Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and Architects.

Provide accurate effort estimates for automation tasks.

Mentor junior engineers and promote quality engineering practices.
Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Monitor automation execution results.

Analyze failures and perform root cause analysis.

Maintain automation dashboards and quality metrics.

Recommend process improvements to increase product quality and delivery speed.
Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

5+ years of experience in software testing and automation.
Strong software development experience.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Technical Skills
Programming Languages
Java
C#
Python
JavaScript/TypeScript
Kotlin (preferred)
Swift (preferred)
Test Automation
Selenium WebDriver
Playwright
Cypress
Appium
Robot Framework
API Testing
Rest Assured
Postman
Karate
Newman
GraphQL testing
Unit Testing
JUnit
TestNG
NUnit
xUnit
PyTest