About you You will be a part of an awesome engineering team and will work with the product team building scalable systems As for the T in SDET you will also be responsible for building test frameworks writing automation scripts from scratch and testing client-side as well as internal APIs in a distributed micro-service architecture This will give you an prospect to play a key role in growing our products and scaling our platform We need an engineer who wants to take an active part in growing developing and implementing new products that will allow customers to use our platform without worrying about the quality of service You are a combination of developer with a mindset of a quality engineer and have an urge for shipping out quality products Above all you are one who wants to build beautiful products and make an impact on the society Responsibilities Play an active role in SDET during all phases of our product development from requirements elaboration design development test and deployment Responsible for manual and automated testing activities for a multi-tier web-based platform This includes writing test cases based on business requirements test data creation creating and maintaining automated scripts to test front-end API s and database changes Execution of the test phase consistent with the overall project schedules Direct interaction facilitation of bug resolution with engineering teams Works effectively within a dynamic team environment following standards and best practices and ensure the highest level of quality Ability to understand the technical architecture its implementation design patterns data representations and infrastructure powering these systems Work closely with SDEs and solution architects to understand the tech stack design and accordingly build the test frameworks setup infra and build execution models to drive the end-to-end quality efforts of backend systems services and client apps Should be able to debug test failures read through logs network calls and make preliminary root cause analysis of defect bug Should be able to develop test plans test cases test design documents with good coverage and optimised testing approach Should be able to identify the test cases qualifying for test automation Creating and maintaining all QA related documentation throughout the process Use of tracking tools to log manage resolve and report on Candidate requirements Must have Proficiency in Python Good understanding of REST APIs and a solid experience in testing APIs Should have built APIs at some point and practical knowledge on working with them Must have experience in API testing tools like Postman and in setting up the prerequisites and post-execution validations using these tools Ability to develop applications for test automation Should have worked in a distributed micro-service environment Hands-on experience with Python packages for testing preferably pytest Should be able to create fixtures mock objects and datasets that can be used by tests across different micro-services Proficiency in git Strong in writing SQL queries Tools like Jira Asana or similar bug tracking tool Confluence - Wiki Jenkins - CI tool Excellent written and oral communication and organizational skills with the ability to work within a growing company with increasing needs At least 3-5 years of professional experience in quality assurance or and software application development Proven track record of ability to handle time-critical projects Good to have Good understanding of CI CD Knowledge of queues especially Kafka Ability to independently manage test environment deployments and handle issues around it Performed load testing of API endpoints Should have built an API test automation framework from scratch and maintained it Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS Azure Knowledge of different browsers and cross-platform operating systems Knowledge of JavaScript 2 years experience in test automation using tools like TestNG Selenium Webdriver Grid parallel SauceLabs Mocha Chai front-end and backend test automation Bachelor s degree in Computer Science IT Computer Applications