QA Automation Engineer / SDET

Codewinglet Private Limited; Surat; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role

5 days working

Competitive salary

Job summary

Codewinglet Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a QA Automation Engineer / SDET to own quality across UI, frontend, API, backend and database layers. The role blends manual testing with automation and requires close collaboration with developers.

Location is Surat, Gujarat with on-site work. 1–4 years of experience, strong SQL knowledge, and experience with Selenium/Playwright are preferred. Join a fast-growing AI-first engineering team and shape testing strategies.

Qualifications

• 1 to 4 years of software testing/quality engineering experience.
• Hands-on with Selenium or Playwright.
• Experience API testing with Postman/Swagger.
• Knowledge of SQL/MySQL for data validation.
• Good debugging and root cause analysis skills.
• Familiarity with Git/version control.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and end-to-end testing of web applications.
• Design and execute test cases, test scenarios, and test plans.
• Test REST/GraphQL APIs using Postman and Swagger.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites using Selenium or Playwright.
• Write automation scripts using TypeScript/ Python/ Java.
• Automate cross-browser and responsive testing across devices.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify, document, and verify defects with reproduction steps.
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce and verify issues.

Skills

Manual testing

SQL

Git/version control

Root cause analysis

Defect tracking

Test management

Communication

Cross-browser testing

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Postman

Swagger

GitHub Actions

BrowserStack

JMeter

OWASP ZAP

Job description

About Codewinglet

Codewinglet Pvt. Ltd. is an AI-first engineering company building modern software products and solutions across AI, web, backend, and cloud technologies.

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer / SDET who can take ownership of software quality across the Full Stack - UI, Frontend, API, backend, and database layers.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both manual testing and automation, can investigate issues beyond Traditional QA, and wants to work closely with developers and engineering teams.

Location: Surat, Gujarat (Candidates must be currently based in Surat or be willing to relocate to Surat)

Work Mode: On-site

Employment: Full-Time

Working Days: 5 Days Working

Experience: 1-4 Years

Key Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and end-to-end testing of web applications.
• Design and execute test cases, test scenarios, and test plans.
• Test REST/GraphQL APIs using Postman and Swagger.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites using Selenium or Playwright.
• Write automation scripts using TypeScript/ Python/ Java or any other relevant language.
• Automate functional, regression, smoke, and critical user-flow test cases.
• Develop and maintain scalable automation frameworks.
• Perform API automation and validation.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify, document, track, and verify defects with clear reproduction steps.
• Perform cross-browser and responsive testing across devices.
• Analyse automation failures and identify the root cause of defects.
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce, troubleshoot, and verify issues.
• Validate application behavior across frontend, API, backend, and database layers.

Quality Engineering & Debugging

• Investigate defects across UI, API, backend, and database layers.
• Perform root cause analysis rather than only reporting symptoms.
• Work closely with developers, product teams, and architects to improve product quality.
• Participate in test strategy, release planning, and quality discussions.
• Challenge technical decisions when required and recommend practical quality improvements.

Must-Have Skills and Qualification

• 1 to 4 years of hands-on experience in software testing/quality engineering.
• Strong understanding of manual testing fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium or Playwright.
• Experience with API testing using Postman and/or Swagger.
• Good knowledge of SQL/MySQL for data validation.
• Understanding of functional, regression, smoke, and sanity testing.
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools.
• Good debugging and root cause analysis skills.
• Familiarity with Git/version control.
• Strong communication skills and maturity to challenge technical decisions constructively & propose solutions.

Good to Have

• Playwright with TypeScript.
• API automation.
• Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• BrowserStack.
• JMeter or other performance-testing tools.
• OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, or knowledge of OWASP Top 10.
• Basic understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience developing automation frameworks from scratch.
• Previous experience in frontend or backend development.

Who Should Apply?

1. Candidates with backgrounds such as: QA Automation Engineer | SDET | Automation Test Engineer | Software Test Engineer | QA Engineer
2. If you enjoy finding problems, understanding why they happen, and building better ways to prevent them, we'd like to hear from you.

What You'll Gain:

• End-to-end ownership of quality from test strategy design to production incident investigation.
• A seat at the table in architecture and product discussions, not just the execution phase.
• A collaborative engineering culture that values engineers who push back with evidence and ship with confidence.
• Hands-on experience with a modern tech stack across web, API, and data layers.

Why Join Codewinglet?

• Work on modern products and technologies in an AI-first engineering environment.
• Gain end-to-end exposure to Web + API + Backend + Database testing.
• Work in High-Growth & Fast-Paced Learning Environment.
• Work closely with developers and technical leadership.
• Competitive & Industry-Aligned Salary.
• Gain Supportive & Transparent Leadership.
• Gain Clear Career Growth & Performance-Based Appraisals.
• Work in Stable Team Culture with Regular Engagement Activities.
• Flexible Working Hours and 5 days working environment.
• On-Time Salary Disbursement.