Hiring: Backend Automation Engineer – Microservices API Testing & Kafka
Location: Chennai / Hyderabad / Bangalore / Noida / Pune / Coimbatore
Experience: 7–12 Years
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred
We are looking for an experienced Backend Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Microservices Testing, API Automation, Apache Kafka, and Database Testing.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building scalable automation frameworks and validating end-to-end distributed systems across APIs → Kafka Events → Databases.
Mandatory Skills
7–12 years of experience in Software QA and Test Automation
Strong experience in Microservices and Distributed Systems Testing
Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
Topics, Producers & Consumers Partitions & Offsets Message and Event Flow Validation Kafka Message Schema and Payload Validation Strong experience in API Automation Testing
REST Assured Postman or equivalent tools Strong programming experience in:
Java Java Script / Type Script Python Experience in developing Automation Frameworks from Scratch




Robust experience in Database Automation Testing
Ability to write Complex SQL Queries
Experience with relational databases such as:
Oracle Postgre SQL My SQL Strong experience validating data consistency across:
API → Kafka → Database → Downstream Services
Experience with End-to-End Testing of Microservices Workflows
Knowledge of:
CI/CD Pipelines Git / Git Hub Agile / Scrum Added Advantage: Experience with Playwright or other UI Automation tools
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop scalable automation frameworks for microservices and distributed applications.
Develop automated test suites for REST APIs and microservices.
Validate end-to-end workflows across API → Kafka → Database layers.
Automate Kafka event validation including producers, consumers, topics, partitions, offsets, headers, keys, timestamps, schemas, and payloads.
Perform database automation testing and backend data validation.
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