Software Development Engineer in Test

Responsibilities:

• Lead and standardise test automation practices across teams and services.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and SerenityJS.
• Develop automated test suites in JavaScript/TypeScript for web, API, and workflow validation.
• Design and maintain REST API automation using Postman or equivalent tools.
• Integrate automation deeply into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions.
• Enforce mandatory quality gates, blocking releases on automation or sanity failures.
• Monitor automation executions, analyse failures, and drive root-cause resolution.
• Conduct automation code reviews to ensure consistency, reusability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate during design and story elaboration to define acceptance criteria and risk coverage.
• Mentor QA and engineering teams on automation frameworks, tooling, and best practices.
• Contribute to automation metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in QA Automation / SDET roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and SerenityJS (JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript for building reliable, maintainable automation.
• Solid experience in REST API testing using Postman or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD automation using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions.
• Having experience working with the Cucumber BDD framework.
• Strong working knowledge of Git (GitHub) and modern version control workflows.
• Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes-based environments.
• Exposure to Accessibility (A11y) testing, with an understanding of WCAG principles.
• Experience with Desktop Automation testing.
• Strong understanding of regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex automation failures.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence quality across teams.
• Even better if you have Use AI agents or tools to perform day-to-day activities or to test AI-powered features.
• Familiarity with visual regression testing, cross-browser testing, and performance validation.
• Experience designing or contributing to automation metrics and quality dashboards.
• Exposure to cloud-native, large-scale SaaS platforms.
• Experience mentoring teams and driving the adoption of quality standards across multiple squads.