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About Company Espressif Systems (688018) is a public multinational, fabless semiconductor company established in 2008, with headquarters in Shanghai and offices in Greater China, India, and Europe. We have a passionate team of engineers and scientists from all over the world, focused on developing cutting-edge WiFi-and-Bluetooth, low-power IoT solutions. We have created the popular ESP8266 and ESP32 series of chips, modules, and development boards. By leveraging wireless computing, we provide green, versatile, and cost-effective chipsets. We have always been committed to offering IoT solutions that are secure, robust, and power-efficient. By open sourcing our technology, we aim to enable developers to use Espressif's technology globally and build smart connected devices. In July 2019, Espressif made its Initial Public Offering on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR) of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). Espressif has a technology centre in Pune. The focus is on embedded software engineering and IoT solutions for our growing customers. About Role We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer with strong experience in API automation and cloud testing to validate end-to-end IoT solutions. The role involves testing interactions across embedded firmware, cloud services, mobile applications, and REST APIs, ensuring seamless device connectivity, provisioning, control, OTA updates, and cloud workflows. Job Responsibilities Design and develop automated test suites for REST APIs and cloud services. Validate end-to-end IoT workflows involving Firmware, Cloud, and Mobile Applications. Automate functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end test scenarios. Verify device provisioning, authentication, device management, OTA updates, user management, and cloud connectivity. Integrate automation with Jenkins/GitLab CI/CD pipelines. Perform API, backend, and cloud validation using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications. Analyze failures, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with Firmware, Cloud, Mobile App, and DevOps teams. Support release validation and production issue investigation. Knowledge and skills Strong programming skills in Python. Hands-on experience with REST API automation (Pytest, Requests, Postman, or similar). Good understanding of AWS services (IAM, EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch). Experience with Linux, Git, Docker, and CI/CD (Jenkins/GitLab). Knowledge of JSON, OAuth/JWT, and API testing. Understanding of IoT communication protocols such as MQTT, BLE, and Wi-Fi. Experience with SQL and basic cloud debugging. Experience and Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Telecommunication (E&TC), or a related engineering discipline. Experience between 3 to 8 years. Good understanding of cloud services and white-box testing methodologies. Strong programming, debugging, and analytical problem-solving skills. Experience with Python and API automation is preferred. Familiarity with Linux, Git, CI/CD, and AWS cloud services is an added advantage. Good to Have Experience testing IoT or connected device ecosystems. Familiarity with embedded firmware validation. Knowledge of Matter, Thread, Zigbee, or similar IoT standards. Success Criteria High automation coverage for cloud APIs and end-to-end IoT workflows. Reliable release validation across Firmware, Cloud, and Mobile Apps. Faster defect detection through CI/CD automation. Improved product quality and reduced manual testing effort .
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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