Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Hybrid (Bangalore)Full-timePosted 4d ago
About the role
SDET role at Emergent in Bangalore, building and maintaining automated tests for web applications, APIs, and production workflows, with a focus on AI-powered software creation, CI/CD integration, and scalable test frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for web applications, APIs, and end-to-end user journeys.
- Build reusable automation frameworks, utilities, and test infrastructure that scale with product complexity.
- Develop and maintain UI automation using Playwright or similar modern automation frameworks.
- Write automated API and integration tests covering functional behavior, error scenarios, and edge cases.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and improve execution speed, reliability, and feedback time.
- Identify product risks early and work with developers and product managers to improve testability and prevent defects.
- Investigate test failures, perform root cause analysis, and improve automation stability.
- Use AI-assisted development and testing tools to improve test creation, debugging, coverage, and maintenance.
- Test AI-powered product workflows, including dynamic UI behavior, generated outputs, failure scenarios, and regression risks.
- Take end-to-end ownership of quality for assigned features, from requirement analysis to release validation.
- Track automation coverage, defect trends, and test reliability to continuously improve quality.
Qualifications
- 3–6 years of experience in software testing, test automation, or SDET roles.
- Strong programming skills in Python or TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience with Playwright, or an equivalent browser automation framework.
- Good understanding of API testing, REST, HTTP, JSON, authentication, and integration testing.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test execution.
- Strong understanding of test design, boundary-value analysis, negative testing, and risk-based testing.
- Experience building or extending reusable automation frameworks.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate failures using logs, traces, and network requests.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and product managers in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong ownership, attention to detail, and clear communication.
Skills
Required:PythonTypeScriptPlaywrightAPI testing
Benefits
- Daily Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner provided.
- Family Insurance: 5 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family.
- Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed.
- Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Emergent
Build apps with AI - think it, describe it, ship it
Emergent is the AI coding platform builders use to create production-ready software. Describe what you want in the chat, and our coding agents handle everything else: frontend design, database architecture, backend logic, authentication, payments, deployment, and automatic scaling. We've grown to 700,000+ users and $10M ARR in just 2 months because we solved the real problem: the best software comes from people who understand the problems.
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