Software Engineer in Test

Interview Kickstart; India; Remote; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent remote work

Flexible work culture

Ownership and trust from management

Job summary

A leading tech interview preparation company is hiring for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test in India. The role involves designing and maintaining reusable automation frameworks for web and API testing while utilizing an AI-first approach. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience in automation testing and hands-on skills with Playwright, Python, and Django. Enjoy a flexible work culture and rapid career progression in a high-caliber team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in automation testing.
• Hands-on expertise with Playwright for end-to-end testing.
• Experience with manual testing and debugging.
• Ability to contribute to AI-driven test strategies.
• Includes manual testing and debugging skills.
• Strong problem-solving and quick learning ability.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automation frameworks for various tests.
• Drive an AI-first strategy in the QA process.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and collaborate with teams.
• Build CI/CD-integrated test systems for continuous coverage.
• Identify gaps and bottlenecks in automation and resolve proactively.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Automation testing

Building reusable, scalable test frameworks

AI-driven validation

Playwright

Debugging skills

Problem-solving skills

Problem solving

Tools

Python

Django

Next.js

Job description

Interviews can be hard. And when it comes to the top tech companies like Google, Facebook, Netflix, etc., they can be downright brutal. Most candidates don’t make it simply because they don’t prepare well enough. IK helps candidates nail the toughest tech interviews. At IK, current and former hiring managers at these top companies take candidates through an intense prep course to prepare them to crack the toughest Technical interviews. You could think of us as ‘the everything store’ for career transitions and interview skill development.

How do we do that, you ask?

• We have a structured way of helping folks crack interviews-
• End-to-end courses + platform
• More than 100+ instructors from Google, FB, Amazon, Netflix, Dropbox, and other top Silicon Valley companies.
• And, to date, we have trained 25000+ engineers!
• What’s more exciting is that we are completely remote and hiring the best people we can find regardless of geo.

Sounds interesting? Then here’s some more information about the role

Position Overview

We are looking for a Seniors Software Development Engineer in Test who has experience automating testing for our web (Next.js) and API (Python/Django) systems.

What will excite us?

• Experience building reusable, scalable test frameworks instead of writing isolated scripts.
• An AI-first approach to automation testing (test case generation, self-healing tests, AI-driven validation).
• 3+ years of experience in automation testing with a strong engineering mindset.
• Hands-on expertise with Playwright for end-to-end testing.
• Hands-on experience with manual testing.
• Good debugging and online searching skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.

What will you be doing?

• Designing, developing, and maintaining automation frameworks that can be reused across different types of testing (UI, API, performance, security) instead of writing isolated scripts.
• Driving an AI-first testing strategy by integrating AI-driven solutions into the QA process.
• Performing manual testing where required (e.g., exploratory testing, edge cases, or quick validation), but spending the majority of time on automation.
• Building CI/CD-integrated test systems to ensure continuous, reliable test coverage.
• Identifying gaps, bottlenecks, and risks in automation pipelines and resolving them proactively.
• Ensuring test reliability, maintainability, and scalability by focusing on frameworks, not one-off scripts.
• Mentoring junior QA engineers and collaborating with developers, DevOps, and product teams to raise quality standards.

Why will you enjoy working with us?

• Permanent remote/WFH and flexible work culture.
• An AI-first approach for solving the problems.
• Complete ownership and trust from the top management.
• Ideas and concerns are carefully listened to by the top management.
• Experiment, fail, and learn.
• Rapid career progression for high performers.
• High-pedigree, high-caliber team.
• Learn how a fast-growing startup works and scales.