Software Development Test Engineer

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reliable automated test suites across Web, API, and Mobile platforms.
• Automate in-sprint user stories, ensuring tests are checked in alongside feature code and remain stable as the product evolves.
• Develop and maintain end-to-end, regression, and smoke test suites with a focus on reliability and speed.
• Build stable locator and synchronization strategies using test-ids, accessibility IDs, network stubbing, and explicit waits.
• Create and maintain reusable automation components, including libraries, fixtures, test data factories, and API seeding utilities.
• Contribute to and maintain CI/CD pipelines for test execution, including parallelization, artifacts, test reporting, and flaky test management.
• Produce clear and actionable test reports (Allure/HTML/JUnit) and track execution health such as pass rates, trends, and failures.
• Closely collaborate with developers and QA to debug failures, identify root causes, and raise high-quality defects.
• Support quality gates and automation best practices within the team.
• Explore and apply AI-driven ideas and tools to improve QA productivity, efficiency, and problem-solving.
• Mentor and support junior team members on automation practices, debugging techniques, and test design principles.

Mandatory Skills

• Hands-on experience in test automation across multiple layers (UI, API, Mobile).
• Web Automation: Cypress with JavaScript/TypeScript (custom commands, fixtures, intercepts, and page object/screenplay patterns).
• API Automation: Postman (pre/post scripts, environments, Newman in CI) or REST Assured (Java) with validations and schema checks.
• Mobile Automation: Appium with Java, using strong locator strategies such as accessibility IDs, iOS predicates, and UIAutomator.
• Strong understanding of testing fundamentals, including positive/negative scenarios, edge cases, test data management, and assertions.
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or GitLab CI), including report generation and artifacts.
• Proficiency with Git workflows, including branching strategies, PR reviews, and merge conflict resolution.
• Solid debugging and troubleshooting skills across UI, API, logs, and device/network layers.
• Awareness of Fintech or business-critical system considerations, such as security, data privacy, idempotency, and auditability.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with contract testing (e.g., Pact) and working with mocks or stubs.
• Exposure to test containers and lightweight service virtualization.
• Familiarity with Jira/Xray for test traceability and reporting dashboards.
• Basic understanding of performance profiling for UI and APIs (e.g., Lighthouse, API timing).
• Knowledge of accessibility testing and internationalization considerations.
• Basic Docker knowledge for local environment and dependency setup.
• Hands-on use of AI productivity tools such as Copilots, Cursor, GHCP/Kiro, MCP/A2A concepts to enhance testing efficiency.