Software Test Engineer

Aon plc; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aon plc in Bengaluru is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 4+ years to lead test automation and quality engineering across applications and services. You will collaborate with developers, PMs, and DevOps to build reliable automation for UI, API, and end-to-end testing.

The role emphasizes Playwright-based framework development, CI/CD integration, and AI product testing while aligning with QA best practices and Scrum ceremonies.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in testing, automation, or software development.
• Strong programming skills in .NET, Python, or TypeScript.
• Hands-on automation with Playwright or equivalent framework.
• Strong experience with API automation and integration testing.
• Experience with REST architecture and API testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation framework using Playwright and modern testing tools.
• Build UI, API, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Design API automation strategies and validate microservices.
• Test AI/GenAI powered applications and data extraction accuracy.
• Contribute to QA standards and participate in Scrum ceremonies.

Skills

.NET

Python

TypeScript

Playwright

API automation

REST API

Education

BTech in Computer Science

Tools

Playwright

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio Code

Job description

Job Title- Software Test Engineer

Position type- Full Time

Work Location- Bangalore

Working style- Hybrid

Shift Time- 12PM to 9PM

People Manager role: No

Required education and certifications critical for the role- -BTech in computer science or related quantitative field, or equivalent experience.

Required years of experience –

4- 6 years of work experience in relevant field

AON IS IN THE BUSINESS OF BETTER DECISIONS

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are committed to our purpose as one firm, united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Experience: We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 4+ years of experience to own and drive test automation and quality engineering for our products. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers to build reliable, scalable, and maintainable automated test suites across our applications and services.

Core Experience Areas for a SDET:

Key Responsibilities

Automation Framework Development

• Design, develop, and maintain automation framework using Playwright and modern testing tools
• Develop reusable automation components, libraries and utilities
• Improve reliability, maintainability, and scalability of automation solutions

Test Automation

• Build automation tests across UI, API, Integration and end-to-end layers
• Develop automated smoke, regression, and release validation suites
• Collaborate with developers to improve automated test coverage

CI/CD Integration

• Integrate automated testing using into Azure DevOps pipeline
• Configure automated execution, reporting, and quality gates
• Support continuous testing and release automation initiatives

Application, Platforms, & API Testing

• Design and execute API automation strategies
• Validate microservices interaction and integration flows
• Develop automated validation for backend services and business workflows

AI Product Testing

• Support testing of AI and GenAI powered applications
• Build validation suites for AI output and data extraction accuracy
• Assist with benchmark datasets, prompt testing, and regression validations

Quality Engineering

• Contribute to testing standards and engineering best practices
• Support performance and reliability testing initiatives
• Support QA Manual processes, Participation in Scrum meetings etc.

Required qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in testing, automation, or software development
• Strong programming skills .Net, Python, or TypeScript
• Handson automation with Playwright or equivalent framework
• Strong experience with API automation and integration testing
• Experience with REST architecture, API Testing

Preferred qualifications

• Experience leading quality engineering / QA teams
• Dev Knowledge – MS Visual Studio, VS Code
• Functional Testing –Playwright Pytest, playwright MCP server.
• Agentic Tools – Claude, Co-Pilot
• BDD – Cucumber, SpecFlow etc.
• API Testing – Postman, Rest Assured, SOAP UI etc.
• Programming Langages- .Net, Python etc.
• CI Tool – Azure DevOps
• RDBMS - Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL

Success Metrics

• Deliver comprehensive test plans in collaboration with BA’s and product owners.
• Improve automation coverage across products
• Reduce escape defects and production incidents
• Improve release quality and deployment confidence
• Establish measurable quality engineering standards
• Upskill existing QA team members into quality engineering roles