Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

We’re looking for a passionate Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who will help us deliver world-class, stable, and secure learning experiences at scale. If you love breaking things, automating everything, and building systems that ensure quality from day one — this role is for you.Why this role mattersAs an SDET at Masai, you will be a quality owner for components that power our student journey — admissions workflows, learning systems, assessments, dashboards, internal tools, and APIs. Your work ensures thousands of learners experience seamless, bug-free interactions every day.You’ll shape test strategy, strengthen our automation frameworks, and collaborate deeply with engineering to build products that are resilient, scalable, and trustworthy.What you’ll doWork closely with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure high-quality delivery across front-end, backend, and platform components.Review feature specs and create test plans that fully validate business logic, UI/UX behaviour, edge cases, and end-to-end user scenarios.Partner with the Agile team to ensure feature-level acceptance criteria are fully automated and validated.Build, maintain, and scale automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing.Contribute to our CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Jenkins / similar) by integrating automated test suites and improving release reliability.Perform API-level and microservices testing using REST/JSON frameworks.Spin up test environments quickly using cloud resources and infra tools (AWS, containers, virtualized testbeds).Debug issues across the stack — client, server, network — and ensure clear, actionable bug reports.Collaborate in backlog grooming, effort estimation, and release readiness reviews.Champion best practices for quality, reliability, automation coverage, and early defect detection.What you’ll bring

Experience

1-3 years of experience in test automation, scripting, and QA for web applications, APIs, or distributed systems.Strong hands-on scripting skills — Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Robot Framework.Experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Katalon, or similar.Understanding of CI/CD systems: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git, ADO, etc.Solid knowledge of REST API testing, microservices validation, and backend workflows.Knowledge of virtualized test environments, Docker, container orchestration, or cloud-based environments.Familiarity with AWS/Azure/GCP (any one) is a plus.Technical StrengthsGood understanding of web technologies, HTTP/HTTPS, JSON, cookies, sessions, authentication flows, etc.Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, SSL/TLS, etc.) are a strong advantage.Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills — able to isolate issues across network, UI, API, or infra layers.Skills: communication,ownership,problem solving