Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Job Description: SDET Python (API Integration)

Experience Requirements

• 5+ years of enterprise-level experience in test automation and quality

engineering.

• Strong hands-on experience in building automation frameworks using Python.
• Proven experience working as an SDET with focus on API integration and backend

validation.

Technical Skills

• Strong programming expertise in:
• Python (primary)
• Hands-on experience with automation tools and frameworks:
• Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, TestCafe (UI and end-to-end automation)
• Experience with legacy tools like CodedUI is a plus
• Strong expertise in:
• API testing and automation (REST/GraphQL services)
• API integration testing, including validation across distributed systems
• Tools/libraries such as PyTest, Requests, HTTPX, Postman/Newman
• Solid experience in:
• Database testing and writing advanced SQL queries
• Data validation, backend verification, and test data management
• Experience with BDD frameworks:
• SpecFlow / Cucumber / Behave (Python)
• Strong understanding of:
• Software architecture and microservices-based systems
• Designing and recommending robust testing strategies and frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in:
• CI/CD integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI)
• Containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) for test execution
• Service virtualization or mocking tools
• Knowledge of:
• Performance and load testing for APIs
• Contract testing (e.g., Pact)