Software Engineer - Test

Founded in 2018, Pocket FM is India's leading audio storytelling platform, transforming the way millions of people consume stories. We offer high-quality serialized content across genres such as Romance, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Mythology in eight languages, and have built a strong global presence with over 200 million listeners worldwide.

With users spending an average of 120 minutes daily on the platform, Pocket FM has emerged as one of the fastest-growing audio platforms, rapidly expanding its reach across the US, Europe, LATAM, and Southeast Asia. Our unique model combines free listening with micropayments for premium content, powering strong business growth — in FY25 we reached an ARR of INR 2,000 crore, with over 100,000 hours of content on the platform. We're also at the forefront of innovation, leveraging AI-generated content to scale efficiently.

Role Overview

We are looking for a driven SDET-1 with 2–3 years of experience to help us deliver a flawless watch experience across our Android and iOS apps. You'll own quality end-to-end — from understanding requirements and designing test strategies, to building automation, validating analytics and payment flows, and championing quality across cross-functional teams. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys both breaking things thoughtfully and building the tooling that keeps them from breaking.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test plans, test cases, and regression suites for Android and iOS apps.

• Build and enhance mobile automation frameworks using Java/Python + Appium.

• Perform API testing (REST APIs, authentication, payloads, and status codes).

• Validate analytics and event tracking using tools like Charles Proxy.

• Test critical user journeys including ads, payments, in-app purchases, coin economy, and content unlocks.

• Perform SQL-based database validation to ensure data integrity.

• Identify, track, and drive defects through resolution.

• Improve automation, test coverage, and CI/CD quality practices.

• Collaborate with Product, Android, iOS, and Backend teams in a fast-paced environment.

• Leverage AI tools to streamline testing and boost efficiency.

Skills and Qualifications

Must Have Skills

• 2–3 years of experience in Manual & Automation Testing for Android and iOS applications.
• Strong coding skills in Java or Python.
• Hands-on experience with Swift + XCUITest, Kotlin + Espresso, or Python + PyTest.
• Experience with API testing (Postman, Charles Proxy) and SQL/database validation.
• Good understanding of CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions/Jenkins/GitLab CI) and Git.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and test design skills.

Good to Have Skills

• Experience building test automation frameworks (Appium, TestNG, Selenium).
• Exposure to analytics/event validation, payment & ad flow testing.
• Familiarity with AI-powered developer tools (Cursor, Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, etc.).
• Experience working in Agile, cross-functional teams.

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