Practo - Lead SDET - Mobile &

- Web Automation

About the Role :

We are looking for a Lead SDET - Mobile &

- Web Automation to lead the quality engineering strategy across Practo's mobile and web platforms. You will manage and mentor a team of SDETs while driving scalable automation, CI/CD quality gates, release readiness, and engineering excellence.

The role combines technical leadership, hands-on automation, test strategy, and AI-driven quality engineering. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, and Release teams to build reliable, scalable, and high-quality healthcare products.

Key Responsibilities :

Team Leadership &

- Mentorship :
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of SDETs across Android, iOS, and Web platforms.
- Set priorities, review deliverables, and establish strong automation engineering practices.
- Coach team members on automation, testing methodologies, debugging, and technical problem-solving.
- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement.

Test Strategy &

- Quality Engineering :
- Own the overall test strategy for mobile and web UI, covering functional, regression, compatibility, and release sign-off testing.
- Define comprehensive test plans aligned with product requirements and release objectives.
- Drive improvements in test coverage, execution efficiency, stability, and overall product quality.
- Partner with Engineering and Product teams to identify quality risks early in the development lifecycle.

Automation Frameworks :

- Architect, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for Android and iOS using Appium.
- Contribute to and enhance web UI automation using tools such as Playwright.
- Establish reusable automation components, utilities, and best practices across platforms.
- Continuously improve automation reliability, maintainability, and execution speed.

CI/CD &

- Release Quality :




- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines that execute automated test suites across builds and releases.
- Implement explicit test reporting, fast feedback mechanisms, and reliable quality gates.
- Integrate automation into the software delivery lifecycle to enable continuous quality validation.
- Partner with Release and DevOps teams to improve deployment confidence and release readiness.

Quality Metrics &

- Continuous Improvement :
- Drive measurable improvements in test coverage, automation stability, execution speed, and defect prevention.
- Identify and reduce flaky tests and manual regression effort release over release.
- Track and report quality metrics including coverage, defect leakage, pass rates, automation health, and release health.
- Use quality data and trends to identify areas for improvement and communicate risks to stakeholders.

AI &

- LLM Quality Engineering :
- Define and implement testing approaches for AI/LLM-powered features.
- Evaluate AI-powered functionality for response quality, accuracy, safety, consistency, and reliability.
- Develop suitable evaluation strategies and test scenarios for AI-driven product experiences.
- Build and leverage AI agents and AI-assisted tools to accelerate test design, test generation, test execution, and failure analysis.

Cross-Functional Collaboration :

- Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Release teams to ensure end-to-end product quality.
- Participate in release readiness discussions, defect triage, and production quality reviews.




- Collaborate with developers and product stakeholders to identify root causes and drive timely resolution of quality issues.
- Advocate for quality engineering practices throughout the software development lifecycle.

Technical Skills &

Requirements :

- Strong experience in Software Development Engineering in Test (SDET) or Quality Engineering.
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining mobile automation frameworks using Appium.
- Strong experience with Android and iOS application testing.
- Experience with web UI automation, preferably using Playwright or similar frameworks.
- Strong understanding of functional, regression, compatibility, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated testing.
- Strong programming and scripting skills in languages such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
- Experience with test reporting, automation metrics, and quality dashboards.
- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, automation architecture, and defect lifecycle.
- Experience working with AI/LLM-based applications and AI-assisted testing tools is highly desirable.

Leadership &

- Collaboration Skills :
- Proven ability to lead and mentor SDET/QA engineers.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to balance hands-on technical execution with team leadership.
- Strong ownership mindset with a focus on delivering measurable quality improvements.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional engineering environment.

What We're Looking For :

We're looking for a hands-on quality engineering leader who can combine strong automation expertise with team leadership and modern AI-driven testing practices. You should be passionate about building scalable automation systems, improving engineering quality, and enabling teams to ship reliable products with confidence.

📌 Practo - Lead Software Development Engineer - Test (India)
🏢 Practo
📍 India