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About the Role
HighLevel is looking for passionate SDET3 for its Full-time remote engineering team in India. You will be responsible for ensuring that the new releases we make for features, enhancements, or new products meet the strict standards of quality & consistency. The buck stops at you and you will have the final say on the correctness, reliability & consistency of our builds.
Requirements
- Experience: 5+ years in software testing or automation for web applications, SaaS platforms, or large-scale systems
- Technical Depth: Proven expertise in designing and maintaining test automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, etc.)
- Programming Skills: Strong in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python — capable of writing scalable, maintainable automation code
- Infrastructure Knowledge: Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Cloud Proficiency: Working knowledge of GCP or AWS for test infrastructure and environment setup
- API & Backend Testing: Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, request validation, and integration testing
- Performance Testing: Experience with tools like k6, Locust, or JMeter for load and scalability validation
- Observability & Reporting: Familiarity with test reporting dashboards, metrics tracking, and alerting (Grafana, Prometheus, Slack integrations)
- Debugging Skills: Strong ability to diagnose failures in distributed systems and identify root causes quickly
- Architecture Awareness: Solid understanding of system design, micro-services, databases, and data flow across layers
- AI/ML Awareness (Preferred): Exposure to AI-assisted testing or LLM-based test generation is a plus
- Soft Skills: Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills with a cross-functional mindset
- Mindset: Ownership-driven, curious about platform scalability, and passionate about building tools that enable others to test better
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve the test automation platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and ease of use
- Design and maintain robust automation frameworks across UI, API, and backend layers
- Build and enhance internal QA tools that improve test efficiency
- Drive adoption of automation best practices, coding standards, and efficient test design
- Implement and maintain test observability systems for reporting, analytics, and defect insights
- Conduct performance, load, and scalability testing for key features and services
- Develop and maintain test infrastructure, supporting containerized and distributed environments
- Collaborate closely with developers, QA, and DevOps to embed quality throughout the delivery pipeline
- Improve test reliability and flakiness detection through intelligent retry and failure analysis systems
- Contribute to continuous improvement of tooling, test data management, and CI/CD quality gates
- Research and implement emerging technologies (AI/ML, LLMs, smart test generation, etc.) to advance test automation capabilities…
