SDET III

Own and evolve automation frameworks and test infrastructure that scale with product growth and complexity.Partner with engineering leadership to define quality strategy, KPIs, and guardrails across pods.Architect, design, and implement automation solutions for end-to-end testing across UI, APIs, services, and integrations.Lead root cause analysis of complex production issues and drive initiatives to prevent recurrence.Establish best practices in test data management, mocking/stubbing, contract testing, and observability in QA.Drive continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines for faster and more reliable releases.Mentor, coach, and upskill SDET1/2s, setting technical direction and reviewing automation design.Collaborate with product managers, architects, and developers to influence design and architecture decisions for testability and resilience.Identify gaps in automation or coverage and lead efforts to reduce flakiness, improve coverage, and cut down customer-reported bugs.

6+ years of experience in software test automation and quality engineering.Strong coding proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Java, with the ability to design frameworks from scratch.Deep expertise in automation tools (e. g., Playwright, Cypress, Jest, Mocha, PyTest, Selenium).Proven track record of building and scaling automation frameworks for large-scale distributed systems.Hands-on experience with microservices, APIs, and GraphQL.Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).Experience in leading quality initiatives and influencing engineering culture. Nice to have: Experience with performance and load testing at scale (e. g., Locust, JMeter, k6).Knowledge of security testing practices and tools.Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry).Experience in shaping testing strategy in startups or scaling products from early stage to enterprise level.Contributions to open-source test automation frameworks. .