SDET IV

The Standard India; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

Paid time off

Career development

Health benefits

Learning opportunities

Job summary

The Standard India is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test IV (SDET IV) to join the AI organization and shape the quality, reliability, and resilience of AI-powered workflow products. You will design quality architectures, test frameworks, and validation strategies across systems and AI initiatives, influencing teams beyond individual contributions.

As a staff-level contributor, you will ensure scalable validation of APIs, data pipelines, model behavior, and end-to-end workflows while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 8–10+ years of experience in software/quality engineering or SDET roles with ownership of quality architecture.
• Expert-level Python programming and scalable test framework design.
• Experience validating AI/ML-enabled systems including model behavior.
• Ability to mentor SDET II–III engineers through reviews and design discussions.

Responsibilities

• Define standards, patterns, and tooling for API, data pipeline, model, and end-to-end validation at scale.
• Design test strategies for distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and production-like environments.
• Partner with Software Engineers, AI/ML Engineers, Data Scientists, and Platform teams to ensure quality across the stack.
• Drive CI/CD integration of quality practices and influence build, release, and deployment.
• Mentor and guide SDET II–III engineers through code and design reviews.

Skills

Python programming

Test framework design

CI/CD with Azure DevOps

Quality engineering leadership

Distributed systems testing

AI/ML system validation

Security testing

Observability & monitoring

Mentoring SDET engineers

Performance testing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with Standard India

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams across the nation, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture, focused on operational excellence, thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary

The Standard India is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test IV (SDET IV) to join the AI organization and play a critical role in shaping the quality, reliability, and resilience of AI-powered workflow products across the enterprise. You will be part of an innovative, cross-functional team responsible for designing quality architectures, test frameworks, and validation strategies that span multiple systems and AI initiatives. As a staff-level individual contributor, you will influence how complex, distributed, and AI-enabled systems are designed, tested, and operated—ensuring quality is built in from the earliest stages of development through production and beyond. This role goes beyond implementing test automation. You will define standards, patterns, and tooling that enable teams to validate APIs, data pipelines, model behavior, and end-to-end workflows at scale. Partnering closely with Software Engineers, AI / ML Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Architects, and Platform teams, you will anticipate failure modes, reduce systemic risk, and help teams deliver AI solutions that are observable, resilient, and trustworthy in production. This role requires deep technical judgment, systems-level thinking, and the ability to influence quality outcomes across teams without direct authority. Successful candidates demonstrate strong ownership of complex problem spaces, curiosity in navigating ambiguity, and a passion for raising the quality bar for enterprise AI systems.

• Ability to work on-site in Bengaluru, India is a requirement of the role.

Mode of Working:

This role follows a hybrid work model, with a primary base in Bengaluru. While on-site presence is essential for key engagements, flexibility is offered for remote work based on business needs and team alignment.

Skills And Background You’ll Need

• EDUCATION: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• EXPERIENCE: 8–10+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, or SDET roles, with demonstrated ownership of quality architecture and test strategy across multiple complex systems.
• Expert-level programming skills in Python (or a comparable language) and experience designing scalable, reusable test frameworks and tooling.
• Deep experience designing test strategies across distributed systems, APIs, microservices, test environment strategy, synthetic test data generation, test data management, production-like validation environments and event-driven architectures.
• Proven experience validating AI- and ML-enabled systems, including model inference behavior, data quality, orchestration logic, and non-deterministic system behavior.
• Experience designing and analyzing performance, load, stress, and resilience testing for high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering practices, including how test signals feed into operational health.
• Extensive experience integrating quality engineering into CI/CD pipelines and influencing build, release, and deployment practices (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Ability to mentor and provide technical guidance to SDET II–III engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions.
• Strong communication and influence skills, with the ability to align stakeholders on quality standards and long-term system health.
• Comfort operating autonomously in ambiguous, high-impact problem spaces.
• Build and maintain automated testing frameworks, partnering with Agile teams to deliver reliable and quality software releases.
• Experience in validating application security through integration of SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, API security testing, and secure SDLC practices.
• Experience validating Generative AI and LLM-based systems, including prompt validation, hallucination detection, response quality evaluation, safety testing, RAG evaluation, and AI guardrail verification.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Driving Success – Sets goals that inspire others; demonstrates a high level of ambition to achieve outstanding results.
• Improvement Mindset – Identifies the interrelatedness of work activities; targets important areas for improvement across business unit/functions.
• Winning Together - Makes decisions in partnership with impacted business unit/function leaders with the goals of the organization in mind; acts in the best interest of the organization.

Why Join Standard India?

We Have Built An Enduring Legacy Of Stability, Financial Strength And Exceptional Customer Service Through The Contributions Of The Service-oriented People Who Choose To Work At The Standard. To Ensure We Can Attract And Retain The Best Talent, When You Join StanCorp Global Servicesyou Can Expect

• A rich benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial goals
• An annual incentive bonus plan tied to both individual and organizational performance
• Paid time off including earned leave, sick/casual leave, and public holidays, in accordance with the company’s leave policy
• A supportive, responsive management approach that empowers you to grow
• Opportunities for career advancement through learning, coaching, and leadership enablement
• A culture where your voice matters - your ideas shape our future, and we win as one
• Purpose-driven work that makes a difference for our customers, communities, and each other

In addition to a competitive salary, our employee-focused benefits are designed to support work-life balance, personal growth, and long-term impact.

Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

StanCorp Global Services India Private Limited is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, HIV status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws of India.