Lead Software Engineer, Test

About Walr

Walr is a data creation company that supports insight professionals globally. It specializes in reaching diverse audience segments, leveraging proprietary technology, and offering bespoke services. With a comprehensive suite of tools, backed by a team of seasoned industry professionals, Walr s services include efficient data collection methods, intuitive data visualization and reporting techniques, and supportive and transparent advice. Walr exists to unify the complex and fragmented research process by introducing more efficient, rapid, and straightforward methods.

As a rapidly growing company and acclaimed recipient of the Best Workplace in Tech and Best Workplace in Wellbeing titles, were not just offering a job - were inviting you to shape our journey. Empowerment and growth define us. Join us in reshaping the future of business.

Location - Delhi

Roles and Responsibilities Technical Leadership

• Leading the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of scalable test automation frameworks and tools to support end-to-end, integration, performance, and regression testing.
• Establish and enforce best practices for testing strategies, ensuring high-quality across all engineering projects.
• Identify and address testing bottlenecks, proactively optimising test processes and tools to enhance productivity and coverage.
• Drive the adoption of modern testing methodologies, ensuring industry leading standards in high-quality software delivery.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage through the development and execution of well-structured test plans, cases, and scenarios.
• Stay hands-on with coding and debugging automated test scripts, with a focus on maintaining a high level of technical proficiency.

Management Mentorship

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of test engineers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
• Support team members in career development, offering guidance and opportunities for personal development.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to define team goals, track progress, and ensure alignment with the business.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, driving the team to exceed quality standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Backend, Frontend and Platform teams to define testing requirements, ensuring early involvement in the software development lifecycle.
• Work closely with product managers and designers to align on quality expectations and testing requirements for user-focused features.
• Collaborate with the Platform team to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for seamless, continuous validation of code changes.
• Act as a quality advocate in technical discussions, ensuring that testing and quality considerations are prioritized in decision-making.
• Provide actionable insights to stakeholders through the analysis of test results and quality metrics.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software testing, with a strong emphasis on automation and quality engineering.
• Proficiency in programming languages commonly used for test automation (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.).
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks for UI, API, and performance testing from scratch.
• Strong knowledge of modern testing practices, tools, and methodologies (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, JUnit, TestNG, etc.).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar.
• Proven ability to debug and troubleshoot complex systems, identifying root causes and proposing effective solutions.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with performance and security testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling, OWASP ZAP).
• Familiarity with containerization and cloud platforms (e.g., Docker and Azure).
• Experience with behaviour-driven development (BDD) or test-driven development (TDD) practices.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and how they intersect with quality engineering.
• Prior experience leading or mentoring a team of test engineers in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Knowledge of test data management and creating tools for dynamic, reusable test data generation.

Additional Information

At Walr, we understand the importance of tailoring benefits to meet the unique needs of our diverse workforce spread across the globe. With a commitment to offering region-specific benefits while fostering a shared sense of community, were excited to present some of the key benefits that unite us as a global team.

• 30 Days Annual Leave

• Family Friendly Policies

• Star of The Quarter Award

• Health Wellbeing Benefits

• Work from Anywhere for up to 8 weeks a year.

• Full Tech Set-Up

• Quarterly Lunch Learns

• Comprehensive Performance Management

• Pension Match Programme

What We Value:

• We Delight through Dedication: We go above and beyond for our clients, committed to delivering best-in-class service, understanding that every client we have is core to our success. We are the first to respond, the problem solver, the true partner and we stop at nothing until we have found a way to delight our clients.

• We Lead with Trust: We approach our work with a data driven mindset, balanced by an acknowledgement that we are all human, first. Driven by three of our other values; Delight through dedication, Revel in Innovation , and Empowered to act like an Owner - we place trust in the entire team to find new and better way to deliver excellent client experiences at Walr.

• We Revel in Innovation: We aren t afraid to take informed risks, learn from mistakes and act with purpose to build the future. The creation of value defines our approach to innovation and runs through the core of the entire business. Continually challenging the norm, we are change agents who deliver innovative, new solutions for our clients in both technology and delivery, setting a benchmark for what great service looks like in our industry.

• We Celebrate as A Team: Walr is a globally distributed team that equally emphasizes individual accountability and collective success. We each understand what success at Walr looks like, and how it s measures, taken the time to celebrate actions and behaviors across the business that drive us towards this goal. We invest in growth through shared problem solving, learning and development and a consistent drive to improve how we work collectively. Prioritizing inclusivity and leaving egos behind, we see that the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts.

• We Are Empowered to Act Like Owners: Regardless of background, tenure or title, all employees are empowered to be ambitious, act courageously and be accountable for their actions, in pursuit of the future of Walr. Embracing the discomfort of change, owners continually focus on driving the key metrics for success, appreciating the value each client brings to the table and stopping at nothing to ensure we deliver exceptional experiences.