Job Description
? Hiring: Backend Automation Engineer – Microservices API Testing & Kafka
n? Location: Chennai / Hyderabad / Bangalore / Noida / Pune / Coimbatore
n? Experience: 7–12 Years
n⏳ Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred
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nWe are looking for an experienced Backend Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Microservices Testing, API Automation, Apache Kafka, and Database Testing.
nThe ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building scalable automation frameworks and validating end-to-end distributed systems across APIs → Kafka Events → Databases.
n? Mandatory Skills
n✅ 7–12 years of experience in Software QA and Test Automation
n✅ Strong experience in Microservices and Distributed Systems Testing
n✅ Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
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- Topics, Producers & Consumersn
- Partitions & Offsetsn
- Message and Event Flow Validationn
- Kafka Message Schema and Payload Validationn

n✅ Solid experience in API Automation Testing
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- REST Assuredn
- Postman or equivalent toolsn

n✅ Strong programming experience in:
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- Javan
- JavaScript / TypeScriptn
- Pythonn

n✅ Experience in developing Automation Frameworks from Scratch
n✅ Strong experience in Database Automation Testing
n✅ Ability to write Complex SQL Queries
n✅ Experience with relational databases such as:
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- Oraclen
- PostgreSQLn
- MySQLn

n✅ Strong experience validating data consistency across:
nAPI → Kafka → Database → Downstream Services
n✅ Experience with End-to-End Testing of Microservices Workflows
n✅ Knowledge of:
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- CI/CD Pipelinesn
- Git / GitHubn
- Agile / Scrumn

n⭐ Added Advantage: Experience with Playwright or other UI Automation tools
n? Key Responsibilities
n? Design and develop scalable automation frameworks for microservices and distributed applications.
n? Develop automated test suites for REST APIs and microservices.
n? Validate end-to-end workflows across API → Kafka → Database layers.
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