Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) – Java
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- Location
- Gurgaon, India
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
Skills
About this role
About the Role
Grade Level (for internal use): 08 The Team: The Foreseer team delivers digital transformation solutions at SPGMI for information extraction from structures and semi structured documents and websites. Foreseer is a human in the loop platform that combines latest AI/ML advances with a state of the art UI for delivering multiple projects, all powered by a core distributed, cloud native, auto scalable framework. From a foundation of disciplined processes, QA seeks out innovative testing solutions, reliable & transparent test execution, and aspires towards continuous improvement in achieving top quality. What’s in it for you: As a Senior QA you will make a key contribution in building solutions to test applications across Web/API/DB platforms and framing efficient data comparison methods. Your challenge will be reducing the “time to market” for products without compromising quality, by leveraging automation and innovation. Using a wide range of cutting-edge technology to innovate while testing. An ever-challenging environment to hone your existing skills in Automation, performance, service layer testing, Accessibility testing, security testing etc. A great opportunity to think and execute like a developer while performing the role of QA.
Responsibilities
Develop automation/performance scripts that meet organization standards and build reliable, reusable, and maintainable automated regression suites & test harness. Leverage tools and frameworks to build automation/performance scripts with quality code to simplify testing scenarios. Perform Accessibility testing and ensure your application meet WCAG standards. Design and develop test plans, test cases based upon functional and design specifications, execute test cases, and analyze and report test results to the teams. Work in partnership with the development teams to deliver business functionality on time with required quality that meets the acceptance criteria. Focus on building efficient solutions for Web, Services/APIs. Participate in internal/cross team meetings, project scoping, functional reviews, test specifications, technical reviews for assigned projects in an Agile environment. Participate actively in functional, system and regression testing activities. Capture quality assurance data and metrics to provide insights and conclusions. Estimate and perform risk analysis for quality delivery. What We’re Looking For: Quality engineer with a strong inclination and motivation toward development. You will own test automation for a Java,Spring Boot and React web app built on AWS — covering service, integration, and data layers — while actively contributing to development work such as bug fixes, small features, and framework improvements. This role suits someone who enjoys quality engineering but wants to grow as a developer Basic Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in software testing and/or development, with strong understanding of testing, coding, and debugging practices, and willingness to contribute to development tasks. Strong programming experience in Java (Java 17+; exposure to Java 21 features a plus). Hands-on experience testing REST/JSON APIs and event-driven microservices, including contract testing and root-cause analysis across service and data layers. Experience designing and building automated test frameworks. Experience testing applications backed by Redis (or similar document stores / distributed caches), including data-migration and cache-behavior validation. Working knowledge of AWS services — SQS, S3, Secrets Manager / SSM Parameter Store — and testing async, message-driven workflows (e.g., outbox/event-bus patterns). Experience working with GitHub Actions -based CI/CD pipelines; familiarity with Container platforms and orchestration systems /EKS deployments.