Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Virtusa • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Role & seniority
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Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
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~6–10 years experience
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Stack/tools
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Test automation: Playwright, SDET practices, software QA methodologies
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API & integration testing: REST APIs; contract testing; microservice integration testing
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AI for testing: Agentic/Agents AI, LLM usage; AI-assisted test case and automation script creation; self-healing automation
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Async messaging: Kafka
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Frontend testing: UI (React)
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CI/CD: GitHub Actions
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Containers/orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
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Platform: JHipster, Spring Boot, React; AWS + Kubernetes
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Education: BE/BTech
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Top 3 responsibilities
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Design/develop/maintain robust automated testing frameworks for microservices (JHipster/Spring Boot/React).
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Implement and maintain CI/CD-integrated test automation pipelines (GitHub Actions).
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Perform end-to-end testing across REST APIs, UIs, and async messaging (Kafka); apply contract/microservice integration testing strategies.
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Must-have skills
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6+ years SDET/test automation
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Strong Playwright automation
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REST API testing
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CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
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Docker + Kubernetes
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AI/LLM-based testing support (test creation + self-healing)
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Nice-to-haves
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Agentic/Agents AI depth beyond basic LLM usage
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Additional Kafka and microservice integration testing depth
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Location & work type
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Full Description
Job Requirements
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Mandatory Skills
SDET,Automation Testing,REST API,CI/CD (GitHub
Actions),Docker,Kubernetes,Software QA Methodologies,AgAentic/Agents AI and LLM
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Job Description
6+ years of experience in test automation or SDET role.
Strong experience with Playwright-based test automation. Experience leveraging AI for testing (test case creation, automation script creation,
etc.) and self-healing test automation
Experience testing REST APIs, asynchronous messaging (Kafka), and frontend UIs. Hands-on experience with CI/CD (GitHub Actions preferred). Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Strong understanding of software QA methodologies and tools. Good grasp of contract testing and microservice integration testing strategies.
Knowledge in Agentic/Agents AI and LLM usage
Education Qualificaiton
BE/Btech
Roles & Responsibilities
Candidates will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust automated
testing frameworks for our microservices architecture built on JHipster, Spring Boot, and React,
running on Kubernetes in AWS. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in test
automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native development, with a proactive mindset to
improve overall platform quality.
Work Experience
7-10Years
