Sdet Engineer

Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test (Playwright, JavaScript, Selenium, API)

Location: Chennai

Experience: 7+ years

Notice Period: Immediate joiners preferred

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Test Automation Engineer with 7+ years of experience in building, maintaining, and scaling test automation frameworks. You should have strong proficiency in Java, JavaScript, Selenium, and modern UI/API testing tools such as Playwright, Cypress, and Postman. A deep understanding of testing frameworks, CI/CD integration, and cloud-based execution is essential.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java, JavaScript, and open-source tools like Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress

Develop and execute API automation using tools like Postman or REST-assured

Design locator strategies and write robust XPath/CSS selectors (including Angular-specific locators)

Work on framework implementation using appropriate design patterns (e.g., Page Object Model, Factory, Strategy, etc.)

Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent tools

Execute test suites in parallel across multiple environments such as local, Docker, cloud (AWS/Azure), and container-based systems

Implement reporting and alerting for automation results (e.g., using Extent Reports, Allure, etc.)

Use and configure build tools like Maven, Gradle; manage test execution with TestNG, JUnit

Actively participate in framework discussions and development decisions, not just execution-

Handle teardown, cleanup, and recovery mechanisms in test cases to ensure reliability

Required Skills:

7+ years of test automation experience in Java, JavaScript

Strong experience with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright

Proficient in API testing and tools like Postman, REST-assured

Solid understanding of test automation design patterns; ability to discuss and implement appropriate architecture

Hands-on experience in building frameworks (not just using in-house frameworks)

Expert in writing efficient and reliable locators/XPaths, especially for complex or Angular-based UIs

Experience with BDD/TDD frameworks (e.g., Cucumber, Mocha, Jest) and related reporting tools

CI/CD integration experience; test execution on Docker, cloud VMs, or agent machines

Familiarity with build tools (Maven, Gradle), and test frameworks (TestNG, JUnit)

Exposure to cloud-based testing, cross-browser, and parallel execution