Software Development Engineer in Test

Clearwater Analytics India Private Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Clearwater Analytics India Private Limited is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to design and maintain automated test frameworks for distributed FinTech systems. You will validate complex workflows across OEMS, PMS, FO and IM domains, and champion QA best practices to ensure a robust, scalable platform.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in test automation, strong scripting skills (Java/TypeScript/VBScript), and hands-on experience with Selenium/Playwright/UFT,

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software testing and test automation experience.
• Proficiency in Java, TypeScript or VBScript for automation scripting.
• Experience with Selenium/Playwright/UFT and frameworks like JUnit/TestNG.
• CI/CD integration with Jenkins, GitLab or GitHub Actions.
• Familiarity with ALM/TestRail/Xray/Zephyr/JIRA for test management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers and product managers to define test strategies.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for functional, regression, API and performance scenarios.
• Engineer tools to simulate market events and validate financial workflows.
• Investigate failures, perform root-cause analysis, and ensure regression coverage.
• Advocate QA best practices across the SDLC and evolve automation frameworks.
• Ensure tests integrate smoothly with CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Test automation

Java

TypeScript

VBScript

QA frameworks

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

UFT

JUnit

TestNG

Jenkins

GitLab

GitHub Actions

ALM

TestRail

Xray

Zephyr

JIRA

Gradle

Maven

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About Us

At Clearwater Analytics, we are on a mission to become the world's most trusted and comprehensive technology platform for investment management, reporting, accounting, and analytics. We partner with sophisticated institutional investors worldwide and are seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who shares our passion for innovation and client commitment.

Role Overview

If you are an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with a passion for FinTech, particularly in OEMS, PMS, FO, and IM, we invite you to apply for this position. You’ll be responsible for designing and maintaining automated test frameworks, validating complex distributed systems, and championing QA for best practices that ensure our technology is robust, compliant, and ready for scale.

Qualifications & Experience (Required)

• 4+ years of professional software testing and test automation experience.
• Proficiency in at least one of the programming languages such as Java/Typescript/VBScript for test automation scripting and framework creation/maintenance.
• Strong experience with at least one automation tool such as Selenium/Playwright/UFT (Unified Functional Testing) using testing frameworks such as Junit/TestNG/POM/Hybrid.
• Experience with at least one test management tool such as ALM/TestRail/Xray/Zephyr/JIRA Experience with mocking/stubbing tools and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (using Jenkins/GitLab/GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with QA best practices, workflows, and methodologies (Agile, Continuous Testing, Shift-Left Testing).

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Background in FinTech, BFSI or other highly regulated, mission-critical domains.
• Testing experience with Spring Boot applications.
• Knowledge of programming languages like Python/JavaScript.
• Knowledge/Experience with building API, integration, and end-to-end automated tests.
• Knowledge of SQL for test data design and validation.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g. one of AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) for reproducible test setups.
• Knowledge of automation build tools such as Gradle/Maven.

Key Competencies

• Strong problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to test design detail.
• Ability to blend strategic quality objectives with tactical testing execution.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, QA, and product teams.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, regulated environments requiring compliance and precision.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product managers to define test strategies and automation coverage.
• Develop and maintain reliable automated test suites for functional, regression, integration, smoke, canary, API, and performance scenarios.
• Engineer tools to simulate market events and validate complex financial workflows.
• Investigate test failures, conduct root cause analysis, and ensure regression prevention.
• Advocate for and implement QA best practices across the SDLC.
• Continually evolve automation frameworks to improve scalability and efficiency.

Thank you for your interest in a career with Clearwater! Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) is transforming investment management with the industry’s most comprehensive cloud-native platform for institutional investors across global public and private markets. While legacy systems create risk, inefficiency, and data fragmentation, Clearwater’s single-instance, multi-tenant architecture delivers real-time data and AI-driven insights throughout the investment lifecycle. The platform eliminates information silos by integrating portfolio management, trading, investment accounting, reconciliation, regulatory reporting, performance, compliance, and risk analytics in one unified system. Serving leading insurers, asset managers, hedge funds, banks, corporations, and governments, Clearwater supports over $8.8 trillion in assets globally. Learn more at www.clearwateranalytics.com.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to still apply! You may be just what we're looking for.