Hybrid Software Developer – Test (SDET)

at R3

• Job title: Software Developer – Test (SDET)
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Cypress, Distributed Systems, Docker, Java, Jenkins, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Microservices, Selenium
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Mumbai, India

About the role

• Senior QA SDET leading automated testing solutions at R3, bridging traditional and decentralized finance. Advocating testability and quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test cases and frameworks for functional and non-functional testing
• Champion quality practices within the team by advising on testability during design and implementation phases
• Drive testing strategies across services, microservices, and UIs for large-scale distributed systems
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers in Agile ceremonies to ensure test coverage aligns with business needs
• Contribute to the test planning and own the execution for assigned features or product areas, ensuring timely and high-quality releases
• Log, prioritize, and manage defects using tracking tools like JIRA
• Analyse test results, generate quality metrics, and clearly communicate risks and issues
• Mentor junior QA engineers and help drive automation best practices across teams

Requirements

• Strong coding skills in Java, Kotlin, or similar languages, with demonstrated experience building maintainable test automation code
• 4-6 years of hands-on experience in test automation and manual QA roles, ideally in Agile environments
• Proficient in using test automation frameworks and tools such as:
• UI Testing: Selenium, Cypress, Appium
• API Testing: REST Assured, Postman, SoapUI
• BDD Tools: Cucumber, Serenity
• Database Testing
• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience testing in distributed systems and microservice architectures
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Benefits

• Opportunities to contribute and shape the test strategy for key product components
• The chance to help shape test frameworks and tooling direction
• Opportunities to mentor junior team members and contribute to QA best practices
• A fast-paced, collaborative team environment with modern DevOps and agile workflows