Software Development Engineer in Test

Align Technology

APAC-India-IT Delivery Center Hyderabad Research & Development
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We are looking for a highly skilled Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who is passionate about building scalable automation frameworks and leveraging AI to modernize quality engineering.

This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who views quality as a platform capability, builds intelligent automation solutions, and continuously improves engineering productivity through AI-driven innovation.

Role expectations

• Design and build scalable frontend and backend automation frameworks from scratch

• Develop and maintain reliable CI/CD pipelines and modern test environments

• Define and execute unit, API, integration, E2E, performance, and non-functional test strategies

• Validate scalability, reliability, security, and distributed system behaviour.

• Perform deep debugging and root cause analysis

• Lead shift-left quality practices and improve testability across teams

• Build AI-powered utilities for test generation, synthetic data, regression optimization, flaky test detection, and defect triage

• Integrate LLM-based workflows into quality pipelines

• Collaborate with R&D, DevOps, Product, and Infra to drive company-wide automation excellence

• Champion AI-first thinking in solving repetitive engineering problems

What we're looking for


Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

• 3–6 years of experience in automation architecture, functional & non-functional testing, and test strategy

Technical Skills

• Strong coding skills in Python or JavaScript (C# is a plus)

• Proven experience designing automation frameworks from scratch

• Experience with API/UI testing, distributed systems validation, and CI/CD tools

• Cloud exposure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

• Strong debugging and analytical skills

AI & Innovation Mindset

• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools

• Experience building AI-powered utilities or productivity tools

• Understanding of prompt engineering and LLM-based code/test generation

• Curiosity-driven, experimentation mindset

Nice to have

• Experience in cloud-native SaaS environments

• Exposure to MLOps or AI testing frameworks

• Experience in fast-scaling product companies

• Contributions to open-source or internal developer tools

Skills

PythonJavaScriptAutomation Framework DesignAPI TestingCI/CD ToolsCloud Technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)DebuggingAI-Assisted Development ToolsCollaborationCuriosity-Driven Mindset