Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET 2 / Senior SDET)

• Department - Engineering
• Location - Whitefield, Bangalore
• Reports to - Engineering Manager - QA
• Level - SDET 2 / Senior SDET

About Zluri: Securing the AI Future

Every enterprise is deploying AI agents. Almost none of them know what those agents can access. Zluri is building the Identity Control Plane for the AI Era - a unified platform that provides real-time visibility and governance for every identity in an organisation, human and non-human alike. We combine Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM), Identity Visibility & Intelligence (IVIP), and Identity Governance into a single platform powered by a Context Graph architecture.

Were a Series-B startup backed by Lightspeed, MassMutual Ventures, Endiya Partners, and Kalaari Capital, trusted by 200+ enterprise customers to secure their identity landscape. If youre excited about defining how the world governs identity in an AI-first future, wed love to talk.

Role Summary

As a Senior SDET (SDET 2) at Zluri, you will independently own quality for product areas and be a force multiplier for the QA team. You will design and implement robust automation frameworks, conduct advanced exploratory testing, mentor junior SDETs, and actively drive process improvements. This role demands strong technical depth in test automation, end-to-end ownership of testing sub-projects, and the ability to work across teams with infrequent management oversight.

This is a mid-level position suited for engineers who have moved beyond executing predefined test cases and are ready to shape test strategy, build scalable automation, and contribute meaningfully to team culture and quality bar.

Key Responsibilities

Test Design & Automation

• Independently design and implement automated test suites for component-level and cross-component features
• Apply design patterns such as Page Object Model (POM), Data-Driven, and BDD to automation frameworks
• Write E2E automation tests covering integration points and edge cases
• Contribute to automation framework improvements and participate in code reviews for test code
• Evaluate new testing tools and libraries in a data-driven way; recommend the right framework for the problem

Quality Assurance

• Perform advanced exploratory testing, identifying subtle defects that scripted tests miss
• Design comprehensive test strategies for features - covering functional, integration, regression, and edge-case scenarios
• Create and maintain regression test suites; ensure traceability to requirements
• Test E2E flows across components, covering all edge cases and integration points
• Put yourself in the users shoes: advocate for better UX and code/test defensively for obscure corner cases
• Conduct performance test plans with guidance; contribute to load testing approaches

Ownership & Delivery

• Lead delivery of testing sub-projects end-to-end with clear timelines and quality outcomes
• Proactively monitor test component health and reduce escaped defects
• Perform formal, detailed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for all production issues; identify and drive short- and long-term fixes
• Stay aware of risks to test schedules and call them out proactively
• Contribute to problem-solving using defect data and metrics effectively

Collaboration & Process

• Mentor SDET 1s and interns on testing best practices, test case design, and defect lifecycle management
• Initiate and conduct test review discussions for related components
• Collaborate across product teams (Engineering, PM, QA, UX) to ensure quality outcomes
• Participate in CI/CD pipeline improvements and help ensure pipeline reliability
• Proactively propose and participate in efforts to improve QA processes, tooling, and culture
• Take QA interviews for SDET 1s and interns; provide detailed, objective feedback

AI-Assisted Quality

• Actively scrutinize AI-generated test cases (your own and peers) for coverage gaps, false positives, and relevance to actual user workflows
• Leverage AI tools effectively for test data generation, API testing script creation, and rapid prototyping of test utilities
• Apply prompt engineering to get high-quality AI outputs for test generation, data setup scripts, and refactoring of test code
• Educate the team on AI limitations (e.g., hallucinations) and identify when a problem is too complex for an AI assistant to solve safely

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, …