SDET II

The Role

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (Sr. SDET) who is passionate about using cutting-edge test automation tools and technologies to create robust test frameworks and test suites in order to speed up the product delivery process without compromising quality and performance. This hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves role will ensure quality control across Tala’s backend services and mobile applications in multiple markets.

What You'll Do

• Develop test automation suites to expand test coverage to all our microservices and integrate it into regression and release process
• Support the team for all releases and communicate issues to product in a timely manner
• Deliver tools to help test integration with third-party services (Payment Rails, SMS/Email, KYC (know your customer), Analytics, etc.)
• Integrate automated tests execution into the software development process
• Collaborate with Squad Lead and other key stakeholders to strategize rollout
• Support and collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Data, Credit, and Business Development) in identifying automation areas to further increase the quality of our product
• Maintain, review, propose and implement improvements to existing frameworks, tools and processes
• Continuous Learning of new tools and helping the team in optimizing the test framework consistently.

What You'll Need

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in building test tools and frameworks using Groovy/Kotlin/ Java/ Scala, Jenkins or similar CI-CD tools, Linux/ Mac OSX for either backend or frontend services
• Hands-on experience developing with AI coding assistants and agents (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex).
• Proven track record of designing, building, and refining custom AI skills, workflows, and autonomous agents.
• Experience with BDD testing paradigm and one of the Behavior Driven Testing frameworks such as Spock or JBehave or cucumber
• Knowledge in microservices and automation
• Experience working in an Agile development process (Scrum/ Kanban)
• Experience with one or more version control systems such as Github, Gitlab