Software Engineer in Test

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced SDET 2 to join our dynamic and innovative team at Nykaa.This role is ideal for a detail-oriented test engineer with strong skills in frontend Functional and automation testing across Web, mWeb (mobile web), Android, and iOS, along with a solid understanding of backend services and database.

You will be responsible for ensuring our customer-facing applications deliver exceptional performance, stability, and user experience by creating scalable and reliable automated test frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform end-to-end testing of software applications, including both Front-end and Back-end testing.
• Testing on Android / iOS application is mandatory
• Knowledge of Appium and browserstack
• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test suites for web and apps using Selenium, Appium, BrowserStack and other relevant tools.
• Create and manage test plans, test cases, and regression test coverage.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test strategies for new features and enhancements and ensure software quality across the development lifecycle.
• Leverage AI-assisted testing tools and Generative AI platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to accelerate test design, automation development, test data generation, and defect analysis.
• Utilize AI-powered approaches for test case generation, test maintenance, impact analysis, root cause analysis, and regression optimization.
• Evaluate and implement innovative AI-driven quality engineering practices to improve testing productivity, coverage, and release confidence.
• Possess strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases: MySQL, Mongo/Cassandra, Amazon RDS.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Conduct API and microservices testing using tools like Postman, Newman powered Javascript Frameworks.
• Knowledge of caching concepts to enhance application performance.
• Proficient in the art of prioritization and requirements traceability.
• Pay meticulous attention to detail in identifying defects and issues.
• Contribute to organizational growth by ensuring software excellence and reliability.

Qualifications:

• Experience - 4 to 6 years
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience as an SDET or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in Java / Python, with the ability to adapt to new programming languages.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Enthusiastic about both front-end and back-end automation.
• Proficiency in Selenium / Appium is mandatory
• Familiarity with performance testing methodologies and tools, including JMeter.
• Experience with Jenkins or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Comfortable working with Linux servers.
• Knowledge of AWS console and cloud services is a plus.
• Understanding of data pipelines and data testing.
• Ability to prioritize effectively and ensure requirements traceability.
• Strong analytical skills to map test artifacts to business requirements.
• Experience in implementing QA processes, metrics, and working in an Agile environment.