Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Emergent Labs3 hours ago
Bengaluru, IndiaMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for web applications, APIs, and end-to-end user journeys.
- Build reusable automation frameworks, utilities, and test infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain UI automation using Playwright or a similar browser automation framework.
- Write automated API and integration tests for functional behavior, errors, and edge cases.
- Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and improve execution speed, reliability, and feedback time.
- Investigate test failures, perform root cause analysis, and improve automation stability.
- Test AI-powered workflows, including dynamic UI behavior, generated outputs, failure scenarios, and regression risks.
- Own quality for assigned features from requirements analysis through release validation.
- Track automation coverage, defect trends, and test reliability.
- Collaborate with engineers and product managers to improve testability and prevent defects.
Requirements
- 3–6 years of experience in software testing, test automation, or SDET roles.
- Strong programming skills in Python or TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience with Playwright or an equivalent browser automation framework.
- Understanding of API testing, REST, HTTP, JSON, authentication, and integration testing.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test execution.
- Knowledge of test design, boundary-value analysis, negative testing, and risk-based testing.
- Experience building or extending reusable automation frameworks.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills using logs, traces, and network requests.
- Ability to collaborate with engineers and product managers in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong ownership, attention to detail, and clear communication.
- Preferred experience includes testing AI-powered applications or LLM-based features, AI coding assistants, agent-based testing, mobile automation, performance testing, observability tools, Docker, cloud environments, or distributed systems.
Benefits
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided daily.
- Family insurance coverage of 5 Lakhs is provided for the employee and family.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- Flexible working hours.
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About Emergent Labs
Emergent Labs builds autonomous coding agents and an AI app builder that generate, test, and deploy production software from plain-language specifications for developers and product teams. It offers a cloud platform and APIs for building and operating applications, replacing parts of traditional software development workflows. Privately held and headquartered in San Francisco, it is backed by Y Combinator and investors including Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Google, and Lightspeed.