Software Development Engineer in Test III

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

📋 Description

• Take charge of and advance the test automation platform, ensuring it is scalable, reliable, and user-friendly.

• Create and uphold solid automation frameworks across UI, API, and backend layers.

• Develop and refine internal QA tools to enhance testing efficiency.

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

• Establish and sustain test observability systems for reporting, analytics, and defect insights.

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

• Build and maintain test infrastructure that supports containerized and distributed environments.

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

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

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

• Investigate and apply emerging technologies (AI/ML, LLMs, smart test generation, etc.) to elevate test automation capabilities.

• Champion the shift-left quality approach, influencing design and architecture discussions to improve testability.

• Keep comprehensive documentation and onboarding materials for test frameworks and platform utilization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years in software testing or automation within web applications, SaaS platforms, or extensive systems.

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

• Programming Skills: Proficient in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python — skilled in writing scalable, 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: In-depth knowledge of RESTful APIs, request validation, and integration testing.

• Performance Testing: Experience with tools like k6, Locust, or JMeter for validating load and scalability.

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

• Debugging Skills: Strong capability to diagnose failures in distributed systems and quickly 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 skills with a cross-functional perspective.

• Mindset: Ownership-driven, curious about platform scalability, and passionate about creating tools that empower others to test more effectively.

🏝️ Benefits

• EEO Statement.

• Remote-first environment.

• Culture of creativity and collaboration.

• Opportunities for professional development.