Software Engineer in Test

SDET – Software Development Engineer in Test

Core Expectations

· Primary focus on automation testing.

· Manual testing experience alone is not sufficient.

Automation Scope

· Backend API automation

· UI automation (acceptable but optional)

· Candidates must demonstrate:

o Real-world automation experience

o Maturity in automation design and execution

Automation Mindset

· Candidates should ask relevant questions such as:

o Scale of execution

o Frequency of runs

o Sanity vs regression vs full suite

· Strong emphasis on NFR understanding.

· Tool choice is not a blocker, but:

o Candidates must explain why a tool/framework was chosen

o Decision-making rationale is critical

Programming Requirements

· Java or Python is acceptable.

· C / C++ is not acceptable.

· Strong basics required to:

o Write automation scripts

o Understand application behavior

· Deep development-level coding expertise is not expected.

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Tools & Frameworks

· Open-source and licensed tools are both acceptable.

· No hard restriction on tooling.

· Paid tools may be considered after:

o Cost analysis

o Leadership approval

· At least one or two framework implementations are expected from candidates to establish hands-on credibility.