Senior Software Development Engineer Test

Pocket FM; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Pocket FM is seeking a Senior SDET to build scalable automation frameworks and improve test coverage for its rapidly growing platform. You will own API and backend testing, ensuring high product quality across services and features.

Ideal candidates have 2-5 years of hands-on automation experience with Python (Pytest) or Java (TestNG/JUnit), strong REST API knowledge, and familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Allure. Bengaluru-based on-site role with modern, scalable tech stacks.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years hands-on experience in test automation (API/backend focused)
• Strong in Python (Pytest) or Java (TestNG/JUnit)
• Good understanding of REST APIs, authentication, and HTTP protocols

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain API and backend automation frameworks using Python (Pytest)
• Own end-to-end testing for key product features - including functional, regression, and integration testing
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and reporting setup (Allure, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and QA to ensure a quality-first approach
• Implement robust test strategies including mocking, retries, parallelism, and environment management

Skills

Python (Pytest)

Java (TestNG/JUnit)

API testing

REST APIs

Tools

Postman

Swagger

Jenkins

Git

Allure

Job description

At our core, we are an AI-powered entertainment company with a deeply human-first philosophy. We believe technology should amplify creativity. Our proprietary AI systems work alongside writers, voice artists, and creative teams to help stories scale globally, faster, smarter, and with cultural depth and emotional integrity intact.

Today, Pocket FM is home to a vibrant community of 250+ million listeners, 300,000+ creators, and 100,00+ audio series. With over 140 billion minutes streamed annually, we have emerged as one of the fastest-growing media-tech companies in the world, and we are just getting started. We operate at a massive global scale, but with a startup mindset: curious, fast-moving, and deeply owner-driven. At Pocket FM, teams are encouraged to think boldly, move with intent, and build for long-term impact as we shape the future of audio-first storytelling worldwide.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a skilled Senior SDET to help us build scalable automation frameworks, improve test coverage, and ensure high product quality across our rapidly growing platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain API and backend automation frameworks using Python (Pytest)
• Own end-to-end testing for key product features - including functional, regression, and integration testing
• Contribute to our CI/CD pipelines and reporting setup (Allure, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and QA to ensure a quality-first approach
• Implement robust test strategies including mocking, retries, parallelism, and environment management

Requirements

• 2-5 years of hands-on experience in test automation (API/backend focused)
• Strong in Python (Pytest) or Java (TestNG/JUnit)
• Good understanding of REST APIs, authentication, and HTTP protocols
• Experience with tools like Postman, Swagger, Jenkins, Git, Allure, etc
• Knowledge of automation best practices - retries, tagging, mocking, test data strategy
• Bonus: Experience working with CI/CD, cloud environments, or test infra scalability