Staff Engineer, SDET

The Role

Staff - Software Development Engineer in Test

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership
• Architect, design, and implement scalable and reusable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and performance testing.
• Drive shift-left testing by integrating automated tests early in the SDLC.
• Optimize existing automation frameworks for faster execution, stability, and reliability.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage across functional, integration, regression, performance, and security testing layers.
• Establish best practices in test automation using modern tools and frameworks.
• Review and enhance CI/CD pipelines to include automated testing, test reporting, and quality gates.
• Provide technical mentorship to SDET-1 and SDET-2 team members, guiding them on automation, testing best practices, and debugging complex issues.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Work closely with developers, DevOps, and product managers to define test plans, strategies, and quality metrics.
• Collaborate with development teams to implement unit and integration tests.
• Drive defect triage and resolution processes, ensuring timely identification and fixes.
• Partner with DevOps to enhance test execution in CI/CD pipelines.
• Advocate for quality-first development practices across engineering teams.
• Automation & Tooling
• Develop robust test scripts in Java, Python, or JavaScript using frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, Appium, or Playwright.
• Implement API automation testing using tools such as RestAssured, Postman, or Karate.
• Lead efforts in performance testing using JMeter, Gatling, or Locust.
• Ensure security testing is embedded within test pipelines.
• Maintain test execution reports, dashboards, and key quality metrics using tools like Allure, TestRail, and Datadog.
• Process & Best Practices
• Define and enforce test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD) methodologies.
• Improve test data management strategies for stable and repeatable test execution.
• Introduce mocking and service virtualization where applicable.
• Conduct code reviews for automation scripts and provide constructive feedback.
• Lead test strategy discussions for microservices and distributed systems testing.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of experience in software development, testing, and automation.
• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript).
• Experience with test automation frameworks like Selenium, Appium, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, Playwright.
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bamboo, or CircleCI).
• Hands-on experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience in testing microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Good understanding of AWS, GCP, or Azure for cloud-based testing.
• Exposure to performance and security testing methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.