Senior Python SDET: AI-Powered QA & Test Automation

Synechron; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global office network (58 offices in /

Flexible hybrid policy

RRSP with employer contributions

Udemy for Business for all employees

Mentoring and career development

Challenging projects with top-tier金融/技

Job summary

Synechron is seeking a Python Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with strong Playwright and API testing experience to design scalable automated testing frameworks for web apps, APIs, microservices, and AI-enabled features. You will collaborate with developers, data scientists, and DevOps to embed testing across the software lifecycle, ensuring quality, reliability, and security.

The role covers building reusable utilities, testing AI-driven capabilities, and mentoring junior QA

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software quality assurance and test automation.
• Strong programming experience with Python.
• Solid knowledge of PyTest, fixtures, assertions, mocking, and reporting.
• Experience with API testing using Requests, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Hands-on with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps.
• Good understanding of SQL and database validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks with Python and Playwright.
• Automate testing for web apps, APIs, microservices, and AI-enabled features.
• Develop reusable test utilities, fixtures, and automation libraries.
• Validate AI/ML features for accuracy, response quality, guardrails, and bias.
• Build API automation using Requests, PyTest, Postman, or REST equivalents.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and analyze failures with engineering teams.
• Contribute to test planning, risk analysis, and release readiness.
• Create test strategies for new features and AI-driven capabilities.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote quality culture.

Skills

Python

Playwright

PyTest

API testing

Test automation

CI/CD

Git

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Requests

Postman

Swagger/OpenAPI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

Synechron is seeking a Python Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with strong Playwright and API testing experience to design scalable automated testing frameworks for web apps, APIs, microservices, and AI-enabled features. You will collaborate with developers, data scientists, and DevOps to embed testing across the software lifecycle, ensuring quality, reliability, and security.

The role covers building reusable utilities, testing AI-driven capabilities, and mentoring junior QA