SDET-1 (Software Development Engineer in Test)
Location: Bangalore
Experience: 1–2 Years
Type: Full-time
About HackerEarth
HackerEarth is an AI-powered developer assessment platform that helps companies hire the right developers through accurate, real-world coding tests. Trusted by 1,000+ global organizations including Amazon, Walmart, Siemens, and GE, we are on a mission to make tech hiring smarter, faster, and fairer.
We’re looking for an SDET-1 to join our growing QA team. If you're passionate about building reliable automation frameworks and ensuring world-class product quality, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and maintain automated test suites for HackerEarth’s web and API products
- Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and QA leads to define test strategies
- Write, review, and execute test cases - both manual and automated
- Implement UI and API test automation using tools like Selenium, Playwright, etc.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to ensure automated tests are part of every release
- Track, report, and troubleshoot bugs effectively across the development lifecycle
- Ensure a high level of test coverage and reliability across environments
What We’re Looking For?
- 1–2 years of experience in a QA Automation or SDET role
- Good grasp of testing methodologies, defect lifecycle, and QA best practices
- Proficient in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Java)
- Hands-on experience with automation frameworks for UI and/or API testing
- Exposure to tools like Selenium or Playwright
- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions or CircleCI
- Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
- A startup mindset, comfortable owning responsibilities end-to-end and working in fast-paced environments
Nice to Have
- Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS or GCP
- Knowledge of testing in microservices-based environments
- Awareness of accessibility and security testing principles
Top Skills
What We Do
HackerEarth is the most comprehensive developer assessment software that helps companies to accurately measure the skills of developers during the recruiting process. More than 1000 companies across the globe use HackerEarth to improve the quality of their engineering hires and reduce the time spent by recruiters on screening candidates. Over the years, we have also built a thriving community of 4.5M+ developers that come to HackerEarth to participate in hackathons and coding challenges to assess their skills and compete in the community.
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