Hybrid Staff SDET

at Bazaarvoice

• Job title: Staff SDET
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cypress, Docker, GraphQL, Java, JavaScript, Jenkins, JMeter, Kubernetes, Selenium
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bengaluru, India

About the role

• Staff SDET designing and implementing test automation frameworks for UI, API, and mobile at Bazaarvoice. Collaborating with engineers to ensure quality in consumer-facing displays.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and lead the implementation of robust, scalable, and maintainable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and mobile platforms.
• Define and drive the quality engineering roadmap and technical vision, influencing our approach to functional and non-functional (performance, security, load) testing.
• Lead the integration of automated testing into our CI/CD pipelines, enabling rapid feedback loops and promoting a culture of continuous delivery.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to a team of SDETs and developers, establishing best practices, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement new testing tools, technologies, and processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our quality assurance efforts.
• Collaborate closely with Principal Engineers, Architects, and Product Managers to influence software design for testability from the earliest stages of development.
• Establish and oversee the strategy for performance, load, and scalability testing to ensure our applications are robust and resilient at scale.
• Define and track key quality metrics (e.g., test coverage, defect density, escape rates) to provide visibility into quality and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development and test automation, with a proven track record of technical leadership.
• Expert-level proficiency in an object-oriented or scripting language, preferably Java or JavaScript.
• Demonstrated experience architecting, designing, and developing complex test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Deep, hands-on expertise with UI automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Extensive experience in API testing and automation for RESTful and GraphQL services using libraries like REST Assured (Java) or Supertest/Axios (JavaScript).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD principles and hands-on experience integrating test automation into pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid experience with performance and load testing methodologies and tools, such as JMeter, Gatling, or k6.

Benefits

• Competitive salary + good benefits (insurance, annual leave, bonuses, referral rewards, and more).
• Hybrid work model (3 days in office – Global Technology Park, Bellandur).