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Job Description : Job Designation : SDET (Automation Test Engineer) Role Overview & Responsibilities : What You will Do : - Design and develop test strategy, test planning, and test approach for product design, develop, execute, and maintain test scenarios and test cases and, for Web-based, Mobile, Desktop, and API applications across different platform offerings. - A very good understanding of Behaviour Driven Development, the strategies that result in fast-running, flexible test suites, and how BDD impacts the design of the software. - Develop bespoke automation frameworks with multi-layer automation across UI, APIs, and back-end systems - Establish testing as an integral part of the development process within cross-functional teams. Develop maintainable automated checks in collaboration with our development teams. - Proactively suggest improvements in testing tools for better test coverage for automation. - Detect and report defects and close follow-up to ensure closure of issues - Assess and bring continuous improvements to the overall quality work closely with the development team to debug any issue participate in scrum calls with customers and internal stakeholders contribute to POC on the upcoming toolsets - Conduct Root cause analysis for the production defects and improve test assets work on refactoring the existing framework as per the requirement. - Develop and execute SQL queries to perform database testing and validate data integrity - Test and validate APIs using tools like Postman or REST Assured - Participate in code reviews to ensure the testability, maintainability, and performance of software applications - Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks using JavaScript - Write and execute automated test scripts to ensure comprehensive test coverage - Collaborate with software engineers and QA teams to define testing strategies - Identify, report, and track defects, ensuring timely resolution - Contribute to continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for automated testing - Perform both functional and performance testing to ensure application reliability - Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including experience with test automation frameworks like Cypress - Solid understanding of QA methodologies, testing strategies, and best practices - Familiarity with version control systems such as Git - Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail - Experience with API testing using tools like Postman - Familiarity with cross-browser testing and mobile automation - Knowledge of cloud environments like AWS .
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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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.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.