Principal Software Development Engineer in Test

Career Level - IC4

• Develop test strategies, test plans, and schedules based on project goals and requirements, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
• Create robust automated test scripts and frameworks to validate software functionality, performance, and scalability.
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and efficient test automation frameworks, ensuring re-usability and maintainability.
• Drive the integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, optimizing deployment processes for efficiency and reliability.
• Establish and enforce quality assurance processes and methodologies across the team, including code reviews, test coverage, and defect management.
• Conduct thorough defect analysis, report bugs with clear steps to reproduce, and work with cross-functional teams to prioritize and resolve issues.
• Monitor test execution, analyze test results, and provide timely feedback to stakeholders on quality metrics and software readiness.
• Debug and report test failures, help identify root cause of failures whenever possible while performing highly complex analysis, which would generally include multiple distributed components.
• Promote a culture of quality throughout the organization, champion best practices in testing, and continuously improve testing processes and methodologies.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other team members, promoting best practices in testing and software development.
• Lead initiatives for continuous improvement in testing processes, automation strategies, and quality assurance practices, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

• BE/ME in Computer Science, 9+ years of software QA experience.
• Experience in testing features and services for highly complex, distributed transaction processing systems.
• Solid understanding of container and orchestration technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Understanding of public cloud infrastructures, especially as it relates to SaaS services
• Good knowledge of programming languages like Java, JavaScript
• Hands on experience with Test Development Infrastructure such as TestNG, Junit, Selenium and API testing with Postman, Swagger, REST Assured, SoapUI.
• Good knowledge of scripting languages like Python & Shell.
• Familiarity with source control systems, such as GIT, Bitbucket.
• Knowledge of automating tests for continuous integration with Hudson/Jenkins/TeamCity using build tools like Ant & Maven.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience working in highly distributed team settings.
• Sense of ownership, passion to build, support and maintain quality products for massive scale in collaborative, agile environment and excitement to learn.