Senior Software Test Engineer

Software Development Engineer in Test

(Senior SDET)

Location: Hyderabad

About the Role

As a Senior SDET, you will own end-to-end quality for critical modules and services, driving

test strategy, automation, and risk reduction across the delivery lifecycle.

This role goes beyond execution. You will act as a quality owner and technical leader

shaping test strategies and plans, influencing engineering decisions, mentoring SDET-1 and

SDET-2 engineers, and ensuring quality is engineered into the system from day one.

You will work closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to ensure releases are

predictable, scalable, and production-safe.

Key Responsibilities

Own module/service-level quality across UI, API, and data layers.

Ensure assigned modules are regression-ready before release, with a strong

focus on improving automation effectiveness and reducing manual effort.

Create and own test plans for low to medium complexity epics and patch releases

Identify risks early and drive mitigation before they become release blockers

Drive UI and API automation coverage for the owned modules.

Ensure automation is stable, maintainable, and reliable (low flakiness).

Own dashboards and metrics to track coverage, stability, and effectiveness.

Identify and document gaps, risks, and open questions before development begins

Conduct QE demos for major releases, highlighting coverage, risks, and confidence

levels.

Contribute to defining and enforcing quality gates across the delivery pipeline.

Ensure automated tests are integrated into CI/CD workflows.

Mentor SDET 1 and SDET 2 engineers on Test design and risk analysis, Automation

best practices.What We're Looking For

Must Have

58 years of experience in Quality Engineering / Test Automation.

Strong hands-on experience with UI automation (Selenium, Playwright, or equivalent).

Strong API testing and automation experience (Rest Assured, Postman, Swagger, or similar).

Solid programming skills in Java or Python.

Experience owning test strategy and quality outcomes for complex features.

Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and quality gates.

Ability to mentor engineers and influence cross-team decisions.

Experience testing microservices-based architectures.

Nice to Have

Experience with performance testing (k6, JMeter, or similar).

Exposure to security testing fundamentals (OWASP Top 10).

Familiarity with cloud-native and containerized environments.

Proven end-to-end ownership of quality deliverables.

Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and quality gates, including test execution, reporting, and

release readiness bottlenecks.

What We Value

Ownership over escalation.

Engineering-first approach to quality.

Data-backed decision making.

Collaboration without silos.

Bias for action and continuous improvement.