We are looking for a quality-first Software Developer in Test (SDET) who brings a strong QA Analyst mindset to software delivery. This role goes beyond writing automated tests. You will act as a bridge between Product and Engineering deeply understanding what and why we are building before engineering how to validate it.
Skills & Experience
- 3+ years of experience in software testing or development with strong automation experience.
- Experience writing automated API and UI tests (C#, Playwright, or similar tools).
- Experience with performance testing tools such as NBomber or JMeter.
- Strong understanding of Agile/SCRUM methodologies and test lifecycle practices.
- Experience testing SaaS web applications across multiple browser platforms.
- Familiarity with monitoring/log analysis tools (ElasticStack, DataDog, New Relic, etc.).
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to review and challenge requirements and acceptance criteria to ensure they are testable, complete, and reflect real customer journeys and business outcomes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- A proactive, user-centric approach to quality.
Nice to Have
- Experience working with AWS environments.
- Knowledge of data architecture patterns (e.g., medallion architecture)
Role & Responsibility
- Collaborate early with Product, Development, and Data teams during discovery and refinement.
- Review and challenge requirements and acceptance criteria to ensure they are testable, complete, and reflect real customer journeys.
- Identify risks, edge cases, and coverage gaps before they become production issues.
- Lead exploratory testing and business-flow simulations in complex or ambiguous areas.
- Translate business requirements into meaningful test strategies and risk assessments.
- Translate business requirements into meaningful test strategies and risk assessments.
- Engineer Robust Automation
- Design and implement automated tests across API, UI, performance, and end-to-end layers.
- Develop automated coverage using tools such as C#, Playwright, NBomber, and JMeter.
- Work closely with developers to strengthen test coverage in the upper layers of the test pyramid.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements and automation environment setup.
- Maintain meaningful test metrics focused on escapes, performance, and coverage trends.
- Drive Defect Prevention & Release Confidence
- Perform triage and root cause analysis for test failures and production defects.
- Partner with Support and Engineering to prevent repeat issues.
- Lead reviews of test results and outstanding risks to assess release readiness.
- Maintain traceability and test evidence aligned with ISO9001 and SOC2 standards.
Company Profile
Assent Inc. is a global leader in supply chain sustainability solutions, and its Senior Data Scientist role in Pune, India, is part of its AI and Machine Learning team. This position focuses on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Model (LLM) fine-tuning, requiring a PhD or Masters in AI, ML, or a related field. The role offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation in sustainable compliance through cutting-edge AI technologies.
