Associate SDET

About Role:

• Work closely with software developers, product managers, and team to understand new product requirements, development stories and define test strategies.

• Participate in the development of test plans and strategies, identifying key areas for automation and ensuring adequate test coverage across various components of the software system.

• Design and implement white box scenarios to validate code strength, error handling, forced failures etc.

• Develop test tools to replicate customer scenarios and integrate into feature and regression testing

• Develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites while continuously enhancing existing frameworks to improve test efficiency, reliability, and maintainability.

• Design and develop Non-functional test suites to deliver a performant and scalable software system.

• Develop the test environment for test suite execution.

• Continuous and deep analysis of test results and data to identify problem and its cause.

• Execute test cases, analyze test results, and report defects in a timely manner.

• Integrate automated tests into the continuous integration and delivery pipelines, as an essential and efficient part of the software development process

• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality & best practices.

About You:

• Candidate should have 1- 2 years working experience as a Associate Software QA Engineer or Associate Software Development Engineer in Test (Associate SDET).

• Demonstrable experience in writing clean code quickly, preferably using Python.

• Ability to understand, modify, and enhance existing code/scripts as needed.

• Limited application of fundamental theories and concepts.

• Executes test plans and test cases created by others.

• Possesses a foundational understanding of basic QA practices.

• Requires basic programming /scripting skills in languages like Java, Python, C++, or C# etc.

• Requires basic understanding of automation frameworks like Behave, Pytest, Selenium, Robot, JUnit, Playwright etc. 

• Requires basic knowledge of software engineering, testing and related areas

• Possesses base understanding of technologies and engineering principles to rapidly gain an understanding of the product automation flows, implementations, test planning, executions, reviews etc.

• Debug and isolate failures in existing automations with guidance 

• Follows instructions and completes assigned work under the guidance of a senior Engineer and applies on the job experience in skill development and technical growth

• Willing to take on new responsibilities and learn new skills

• Learning basic problem solving skills and may contribute to solutions in collaboration with senior engineers

• Impacts day-to-day functioning of the team by completing assigned tasks

• Helps keep releases/projects on track by displaying adherence to timelines, good work ethics and pays attention to quality metrics

• Focuses mainly on assigned tasks and personal development (upskilling)

• Communicates straightforward information 

• Effectively updates status/progress/issues

• Asks questions and checks for understanding 

• Builds stable working relationships with internal teams 

• Should be having working experience on Windows/Mac/Linux platforms

• Continues to upskill and grow technical capabilities required for the project

• Effective communication skills  both written and oral to aid collaboration within the team.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent.