Lead SDET (Search and Match)

BOLD; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-annual bonus

Equity in company

Full health benefits

Paid time off

Paternity leave

Maternity leave

Internet reimbursement

Office meals

Job summary

BOLD seeks a Technical Lead Specialist to translate complex functional, technical, and architectural views into low-level designs for developers. You will mentor the test automation team, implement best practices, and drive automation across microservices-based platforms built on .NET, Python, Java, and various DBs.

You will collaborate with Engineering Manager and regional architects to shape test strategy, automation frameworks, and performance/security testing for scalable services used by

Qualifications

• Experience with search platforms (Solr) and modern search architectures.
• Experience with vector databases and semantic search solutions.
• Strong understanding of LLMs and their search applicability.
• Familiarity with ranking/re-ranking concepts and algorithms impacting relevance.
• 5–7 years of API test automation using Karate, Rest Assured, Cucumber or similar tools.
• Proficiency in Core Java, C#, Python; scripting languages.
• Experience with source control (SVN, GIT).
• Exposure to test/defect management tools (JIRA, Zephyr).
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (SQL, NoSQL, Mongo, Solr).

Responsibilities

• Lead SDET responsibilities across multiple projects.
• Mentor test automation teams and contribute to best practices.
• Develop and extend test automation frameworks per project needs.
• Design and review automation test plans, architecture, and domain knowledge.
• Develop test tools and PoCs for automation.
• Write backend automation tests and API automation.
• Extend API automation framework to higher levels.
• Participate in code reviews and test design discussions.

Skills

Solr

Vector databases

LLMs in search

API test automation

Java / C# / Python

Git / SVN

JIRA / Zephyr

SQL / NoSQL

Tools

Karate

Rest Assured

Cucumber

BDD

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Job Description

BOLD is seeking a Technical Lead Specialist who can understand functional, technical & architectural views and has the ability to translate them into a low-level technical design for the developers. The successful candidate will be expected to work with the Engineering Manager and to interact with the technical architect of the program to achieve these goals. In addition, your role will be to mentor developers and contribute towards best practices and standards.

ABOUT THIS TEAM

BOLD Platform services team design, creates, manage and maintains the highly scalable and distributed services for the wider use of web and mobile product applications/portals/websites. The current list of services is based on Microservices architecture whose domain ranges from visitor tracking, User profiles, authentication, content and payments.

Platform team uses state of the art modern technologies like .Net framework, Python, Java, SQL Server, My SQL, Graph DB, SOLR, and a lot of other tools & technologies serving millions of users with hundreds of million transactions everyday through a scalable and fault tolerant architecture.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Excellent Object-Oriented coding practices, Refactoring, Clean Code, merging, etc.
• Follow and recommend design principles and best practices for QA automation.
• Able to develop and maintain test automation framework as per project requirements.
• Understand automation test plans, product architecture, and domain in detail.
• Solution-providing approach for technical queries and help/mentor test automation team.
• Should be able to develop components that are extensible to test tools.
• Hands-on experience in PoC solutions for automation and can demonstrate.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently with multiple tasks.
• Test cutting-edge applications and products at the user level and code level
• Be able to understand the software internals, debug issues, and write automated tests with scripting and automation tools
• Assist in implementing and maintaining a Continuous Integration Solution
• Contribute and/or own the development of high-quality test automation
• Create and enhance backend automation tests and test tools
• Ability to extend API automation framework to the next level
• Work efficiently in a multi-project agile environment
• Have to involve in performance, security, and scalability testing efforts
• Write specialized testing tools for use in testing our software platform
• Participate in test design and code reviews
• Excellent debugging skills, measures, and analyses code for quality.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• At least 2 years of experience with search platforms such as Solr and modern search architectures.
• Working knowledge of vector databases and semantic search solutions (e.g., Azure AI Search, Pinecone, or equivalent tools).
• Strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their application in search, relevance, and matching use cases.
• Familiarity with ranking and re-ranking concepts and algorithms, and how they impact search quality and relevance
• Have 5-7 years of experience in API Test Automation using Karate, Rest Assured, Cucumber, Java, BDD, or any other tool.
• Strong knowledge of scripting languages like Core Java, C#, Python, etc.
• Experience with source code controls like SVN, GIT, or CVS.
• Exposure to Test and Defect Management Tools like JIRA, Trail, Zephyr, etc.
• Experience with one or more database technology (SQL, NoSQL, Mongo, Solr)

EXPERIENCE

• Lead SDET- 7 years+

BENEFITS

Outstanding Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Tax-friendly compensation structure
• Bi-annual bonus
• Annual Appraisal
• Equity in company

100% Full Health Benefits

• Group Mediclaim, personal accident, & term life insurance
• Group Mediclaim benefit (including parents' coverage)
• Online Health (OPD) Consultation Benefit
• Personal accident and term life insurance coverage

Flexible Time Away

• 24 days paid leaves
• Declared fixed holidays
• Paternity and maternity leave
• Compassionate and marriage leave
• Covid leave (up to 7 days)

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

• Internet and home office reimbursement
• In-office catered lunch, meals, and snacks
• Certification policy
• Cab pick-up and drop-off facility

About BOLD

We Transform Work Lives

As an established global organization, BOLD helps people find jobs. Our story is one of growth, success, and professional fulfillment. We create digital products that have empowered millions of people in 180 countries to build stronger resumes, cover letters, and CVs. The result of our work helps people interview confidently, finding the right job in less time. Our employees are experts, learners, contributors, and creatives.

We Celebrate And Promote Diversity And Inclusion

We value our position as an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire based on qualifications, merit, and our business needs. We don't discriminate regarding race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law.