Software Development Engineer III – Test, Payments

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and enhance the test automation platform, guaranteeing scalability, reliability, and user-friendliness.

• Design and manage robust automation frameworks spanning UI, API, and backend layers.

• Develop and improve internal QA tools to boost testing efficiency.

• Promote the adoption of automation best practices, coding standards, and effective test design.

• Implement and oversee test observability systems for comprehensive reporting, analytics, and defect insights.

• Perform performance, load, and scalability testing on essential features and services.

• Create and maintain the test infrastructure, supporting both containerized and distributed environments.

• Collaborate closely with developers, QA teams, and DevOps to integrate quality throughout the delivery pipeline.

• Enhance test reliability and detect flakiness through intelligent retry and failure analysis systems.

• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of tools, test data management, and CI/CD quality gates.

• Explore and implement emerging technologies (AI/ML, LLMs, smart test generation, etc.) to enhance test automation capabilities.

• Advocate for a shift-left quality approach, influencing design and architecture discussions for improved testability.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation and onboarding materials for test frameworks and platform usage.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience: Over 5 years in software testing or automation for web applications, SaaS platforms, or large-scale systems.

• Technical Depth: Demonstrated expertise in designing and maintaining test automation frameworks (such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, etc.).

• Programming Skills: Proficient in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python — capable of writing scalable and maintainable automation code.

• Infrastructure Knowledge: Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Cloud Proficiency: Familiarity with GCP or AWS for setting up test infrastructure and environments.

• API & Backend Testing: Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, request validation, and integration testing.

• Performance Testing: Experience with tools such as k6, Locust, or JMeter for load and scalability assessments.

• Observability & Reporting: Knowledge of test reporting dashboards, metrics tracking, and alerting (Grafana, Prometheus, Slack integrations).

• Debugging Skills: Strong capability to diagnose failures in distributed systems and rapidly identify root causes.

• Architecture Awareness: Solid grasp of system design, microservices, databases, and data flow across layers.

• AI/ML Awareness (Preferred): Familiarity with AI-assisted testing or LLM-based test generation is a plus.

• Soft Skills: Exceptional communication, documentation, and collaboration abilities with a cross-functional perspective.

• Mindset: Ownership-driven, curious about platform scalability, and enthusiastic about building tools that empower better testing.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Remote work options