Software Development Engineer

Description:

As a SDE in Test, you will make a key contribution in building solutions to test applications across Web/Windows/Mobile/API/Services/Mobile platforms and framing efficient data comparison methods. Your challenge will be reducing the “time to market” for products without compromising quality, by using automation and innovation. You will use a wide range of technologies and have the opportunity to interact with different internal teams.

What’s In It For You

Working with a team of highly skilled, ambitious and result-oriented professionals.
Using a wide range of cutting-edge technology to innovate while testing.
An ever-challenging environment to hone your existing skills in Automation, performance, service layer testing, SQL scripting etc.
A great opportunity to think and execute like a developer while performing the role of QA.
Being a part of an organization which values ‘Culture of Urgency’ and ‘Shift Left’ approaches.
A plenty of skill building, knowledge sharing, and innovation opportunities.
Building a fulfilling career with a global financial technology company.

Responsibilities

Design and develop automation/performance solutions that meet organization standards and build reliable, reusable and maintainable automated regression suites & test harnesses
Use tools and frameworks to build automation/performance scripts with quality code to simplify testing scenarios
Design and develop test plans, test cases based upon functional and design specifications, execute test cases and analyze and report test results to the teams
Work in partnership with the development teams to deliver business functionality on time with required quality that meets the acceptance criteria
Acts as a test lead, planning the work of other testing staff and assigning tasks to meet project deadlines.
Uses strong testing skills to provide guidance and assist project staff
Reviews and approves the work of project team members in the writing of scripts, expected results, test results and defect descriptions. Ensures standard methodologies are followed and testing activities stay on schedule.
Focus on building efficient solutions for Web, Services/APIs, Database testing requirements.
Participate in internal/cross team meetings, project scoping, functional reviews, test specifications, technical reviews for assigned projects in an Agile environment
Involved in requirements review and participate in architecture/design reviews with an emphasis on test automation/performance strategy and ensuring best practices
Participate actively in functional, system and regression testing activities
Gather quality assurance data and metrics to provide insights and conclusions
Estimate and perform risk analysis for quality delivery

What We’re Looking For

4-5 years of experience in software testing or development with deep understanding of testing, coding and debugging procedures
Experience in programming using Python/C#/Java or other languages
Experience in design and development of automated tests using automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Appium, Cypress ) across the application layers (UI/Service/Data layers) and root cause analysis
Experience in advising team to identify automatable test cases at different layers (UI, Services and Data layer tests). Ability to working with developers to build automation/performance friendly code is highly desirable
Experience in refactoring and extending test automation/performance frameworks and suites as necessary
Experience of working with SOAP and REST service and understanding of SOA architecture
Exposure to distributed source control systems such as Git
Experience of working with SQL/PL-SQL, writing SQL queries, stored procedures and RDBMS
Exposure of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices and experience in Agile methodology is highly desirable.
Experience of testing in CI, DevOps, rolling deployment/upgrade model is a plus
Knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS/Azure and experience of testing micro-services, containers, dockers is a plus
Experience with Test Data Management and mapping automated test code coverage
Experience in developing Test Plans and Test Cases, engage in Exploratory Testing, creating and maintaining Defect Reports
Experience in performance testing tools like HP LoadRunner/Performance Center/StormRunner, JMeter.
Expert in Automation and AI-assisted testing: leveraging modern AI tools and technologies to accelerate test design, improve diagnostics, generate/optimize test code, enhance flaky-test triage, and strengthen defect/root-cause discovery—while maintaining engineering rigor and review standards.
Salesforce experience: Familiar with Salesforce platform, workflows, and data models; able to design and execute tests for Salesforce customizations, integrations, and APIs.
API testing expertise with Postman: Skilled in designing, automating, and executing API test collections, validating request/response payloads, and integrating Postman tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Demonstrate ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong communication skills and ability to produce clear, concise and detailed documentation
Excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills
Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent is preferred