# Lead Software Development Engineer in Test

We are seeking a skilled Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have 7-11 years of relevant work experience and possess strong expertise in Web, API & Mobile platforms. As a Lead, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products through the design, implementation, and execution of automated test cases. What You'll Do: Own end-to-end quality across automation, AI-driven testing, and delivery Lead and scale SDET teams in fast-paced Agile setups Drive shift-left testing with early validation and quality gates Define risk-based test strategies balancing speed and coverage What We're Looking For: Deep automation expertise across Web, Mobile & API (JavaScript / TypeScript preferred) Hands-on with Playwright, WebDriverIO, CI/CD, and modern test frameworks Strong quality-first mindset with clear leadership and communication skills Skills JavaScript, Playwright, QA, SDET, Testing, TypeScript, Webdriver, WebdriverIO

- **Id**: 3936627
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/testvagrant-lead-software-development-engineer-in-test>
- **Role**: QA
- **Role family**: QA
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bengaluru, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-08T08:35:32Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T08:35:32Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1028
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4525571
- **Name**: TestVagrant
- **Domain**: testvagrant.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/testvagrant>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **Playwright** — Optional: no
- **Shift-Left Security** — Optional: no
- **TypeScript** — Optional: no
- **WebDriverIO** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-08T08:35:32Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: seen:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T11:24:31Z

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