Staff Quality Engineer - SDET
Bengaluru · Bangalore · 2+ years experience · Posted Sep 29, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 2+ years experience
- Location
- Bengaluru · Bangalore
About the role
- The Staff Quality Engineer (SDET) will lead software testing strategy and mentor a team of SDETs to ensure product quality and reliability. This role involves designing robust automation frameworks and collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate testing into the development lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to the SDET team.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient test automation frameworks.
- Mentor and guide junior SDETs, providing technical expertise and career development support.
- Collaborate with development and QE teams to integrate testing into the software development process.
- Conduct training sessions to enhance the skills of the testing team.
- Execute and oversee the execution of test cases for functional and non-functional requirements.
- Analyze test results and provide insights to improve product quality.
- Participate in POCs to keep automation frameworks and technology current.
- Conduct peer reviews of test code and automation frameworks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive test plans.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical or business field.
- 10+ years of relevant experience as a developer, automation engineer, or SDET.
- 8+ years of experience coding in Java with strong practical knowledge of OOPs and Core Java principles.
- 4+ years of experience contributing to TDD or BDD with tools like Cucumber, Junit, Mockito, or TestNG.
- 3+ years of experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Circle CI, or Azure DevOps.
- 4+ years of experience with Selenium or Cypress frameworks.
- 4+ years of experience with REST Assured or similar tools for API automation.
- 4+ years of experience working in a highly automated CI/CD environment.
- 4+ years of experience with source control tools such as Bitbucket, GitHub, or GitLab.
- 3+ years of experience in testing mobile applications using Appium.
Preferred qualifications
- Prior exposure to AI/ML systems for intelligent test pipelines.
- Experience analyzing CPU, memory, network, garbage collection, and DB parameters for performance testing.
- Ability to spin up scalable test architecture using Docker or Kubernetes.
- Experience with Kubernetes and extended usage patterns for test grids and auto-scale properties.
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage
- Flexible PTO
- Equity RSUs
- Annual performance bonus opportunities
- Retirement account support
- 14+ weeks of paid parental leave
- Career development opportunities
- Company-paid privacy certification exam fees
Workplace
- Office-first culture.
- Encouraging three days a week in office for most roles.
Skills
- Java
- Cucumber
- Junit
- Mockito
- TestNG
- Jenkins
- Circle CI
- Azure DevOps
- Selenium
- Cypress
- REST Assured
- Postman
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- Appium
- Splunk
- Kubernetes
