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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Database Automation

Fivetran· Engineering Department
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Hybrid (Bengaluru)full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior SDET focused on designing, developing, and maintaining test automation tools and framework, with AI-assisted testing initiatives, for Fivetran’s data pipelines and database automation. Hybrid role based in Bangalore with two days in office.

Responsibilities

  • Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide meaningful, risk-focused feedback.
  • Design and evolve scalable automation frameworks in Java with a strong emphasis on reliability, performance, and data correctness.
  • Write high-signal test strategies for complex features and automate them across multiple environments.
  • Improve CI/CD pipelines by building robust validation layers that prevent silent failures and regressions.
  • Build internal tools and proof-of-concepts using AI/LLM technologies to accelerate debugging and failure triaging, generate test scenarios, detect flaky patterns, improve log analysis, and enhance productivity.
  • Design AI-assisted workflows that integrate into existing automation and release pipelines.
  • Experiment with agent-based systems or LLM-powered tooling to streamline development and testing processes.
  • Actively measure and improve engineering impact through reliability metrics, automation efficiency, and defect prevention signals.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to drive a culture of quality ownership and automation-first thinking.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to align testing priorities and business objectives.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in the software industry with strong passion for quality, automation, and engineering excellence.
  • Deep understanding of OOP principles and strong proficiency in Java.
  • Expertise in designing scalable automation frameworks and identifying negative, edge, and high-risk scenarios.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems risks such as schema drift, idempotency failures, data inconsistencies, and race conditions.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, Buildkite.
  • Experience working with backend automation frameworks.
  • Testing data pipeline or ELT platforms, with hands-on exposure to Change Data Capture (CDC) mechanisms, connector-based data ingestion, and validating data accuracy and consistency across source and destination systems at scale.
  • Deep understanding of database internals.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI/LLM tools to significantly accelerate development, debugging, test design or automation activities.
  • Experience building AI-assisted tools, workflows, or agents that integrate into engineering pipelines.

Skills

Required:JavaOOPAutomation framework designDistributed systemsCI/CD

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid medical insurance
  • Generous paid time away from work, including paid vacation or flexible/unlimited vacation depending on role and country, plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave, paid holidays, year-end Global Week of Rest, and volunteer days off
  • RSU stock grants
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Company virtual happy hours, free food, and team-building activities
  • Monthly cell phone stipend
  • Access to mental health support platform for employees and dependents
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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