Lead SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)

Accountabilities

• • Define and lead the automation strategy across iOS, Android, and server-side SDKs, assessing existing coverage, identifying quality gaps, and establishing the tooling, frameworks, and roadmap required to address them.
  • Design, develop, maintain, and improve automated test suites across multiple platforms, remaining hands-on while collaborating with feature developers and other automation engineers.
  • Architect and maintain scalable test automation frameworks, including abstraction layers, reusable components, test data, fixtures, and supporting infrastructure.
  • Build and manage GitLab CI pipelines using YAML, Bash scripts, and Gradle to execute automated suites, provision local and test servers, and integrate testing with real-device cloud platforms.
  • Own test infrastructure and ensure automated suites can run reliably across required environments, including third-party real-device testing services.
  • Prepare quality, automation coverage, and testing reports, using findings to provide recommendations and define priorities with engineering leadership during planning cycles.
  • Mentor automation developers, QA engineers, and feature developers contributing to automated testing, establishing effective processes, code review standards, and engineering best practices.
  • Collaborate across a multi-language and multi-platform engineering environment, helping teams expand automation coverage where new technologies or product requirements emerge.
  • Continuously evaluate mobile and server-side testing technologies, AI-assisted coding tools, frameworks, and processes to improve automation effectiveness and team capabilities.
  • Identify quality and security risks proactively, particularly across products and SDKs where reliability, integrity, and secure operation are critical.

  Requirements

  • 6+ years of professional experience in software test automation, including experience defining automation strategy and leading or mentoring other engineers.
  • Demonstrated experience designing, building, and maintaining test automation frameworks from the ground up, including architecture, reusable components, abstraction layers, test data, and fixtures.
  • Strong hands-on mobile automation expertise in at least one major stack, such as iOS with Swift/XCTest/XCUITest or Android with Kotlin/Compose Test/Espresso/UI Automator, with the ability and willingness to expand across platforms.
  • Experience building and owning test infrastructure, including integrations with real-device cloud testing services.
  • Strong practical experience with GitLab CI, YAML-based pipelines, Bash scripting, and Gradle.
  • Solid understanding of Git, branching strategies, pull requests, and modern software development workflows.
  • Comfortable working across multi-language, multi-platform codebases and quickly learning unfamiliar programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities, with the ability to influence technical direction without relying on formal authority.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present testing strategies, quality metrics, risks, and recommendations to engineering leadership.
  • Analytical and risk-focused mindset, with the ability to identify meaningful quality gaps across complex technical environments.
  • Self-directed approach to learning, with a demonstrated ability to identify and close tooling or skills gaps independently.
  • Experience with Java, Spring/Spring Boot, and JUnit 4/5 is a plus.
  • Experience with .NET/C# and automation for server-side components is a plus.
  • Background testing security-sensitive products, such as anti-tampering or threat-detection technologies, or experience in regulated/security-conscious environments is advantageous.
  • Previous experience establishing or leading a QA automation function from an early stage is also beneficial.

  Benefits

  • Opportunity to take ownership of QA automation strategy across a complex, multi-platform security product portfolio.
  • Hybrid working environment in India.
  • Senior technical leadership and mentoring responsibilities with broad engineering visibility.
  • Hands-on exposure to iOS, Android, .NET, and Java-based technologies and testing environments.
  • Opportunity to work with modern CI/CD tooling, real-device cloud testing, and AI-assisted development tools.
  • Ability to influence automation architecture, testing standards, engineering processes, and long-term quality strategy.
  • Collaborative environment working alongside automation engineers, QA specialists, and software developers.
  • Professional growth through exposure to advanced security-focused software and evolving testing technologies.