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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Fivetran· Engineering Department
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Hybrid (Bengaluru)full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior SDET responsible for defining and executing the design, development, and maintenance of test automation tools and frameworks, improving test stability and performance, coaching quality engineers, and driving automation-first culture in a hybrid Bengaluru-based role.

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, generate test scenarios, detect flaky patterns or regression risks, improve log analysis, and enhance productivity.
  • Design AI-assisted workflows that integrate into 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.

Qualifications

  • 5+ 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, CircleCI, Buildkite.
  • Experience working with backend automation frameworks.
  • Knowledge of database testing and ETL/data pipeline validation is a strong plus.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI/LLM tools to accelerate development, debugging, test design or automation activities.
  • Experience building AI-assisted tools, workflows, or agents that integrate into engineering pipelines.
  • Ability to design prompt strategies, validate LLM outputs rigorously and implement safeguards to prevent hallucinations or unsafe automation.
  • Experience streamlining workflows using AI to improve measurable engineering productivity.
  • Comfortable feeding, tuning and orchestrating AI agents to solve real engineering problems.
  • Strong outcome orientation, measures success through impact, reliability gains and velocity improvements rather than output volume.

Skills

Required:JavaAutomation framework designCI/CDCloud & containerization
Nice to have:AI/LLM tooling

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 with resources for employees and dependents
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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