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Staff Software Development Engineerin in Test

Index Exchange
Bengaluru, IND
Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Hybrid
Discovered 2 weeks ago
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  • 10+ years of experience in Software Quality Engineering/SDET role with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong software engineering skills, including proficiency in programming languages such as Golang, Java or C#.
  • Proven experience building scalable, reusable, enterprise grade test frameworks, tools and infrastructure for large-scale distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD (GitLab preferred), Containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Experience with microservices architectures, APIs, and data-intensive systems, validating large datasets and pipelines.
  • Deep expertise in test strategies, methodologies, and automation at scale.
  • Have systems thinking and end-to-end accountability, proactively identifying risks and influencing cross-team quality without direct authority.
  • Exceptional analytical skills and structured problem-solving to drive clarity and outcomes in ambiguous environments.
  • A technical role model, guiding engineers and consistently raising the bar through design, reviews, and best practices.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-team initiatives, align stakeholders, and drive engineering excellence at scale
  • Demonstrates a learn-and-be-curious mindset, with a strong bias for ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement
  • Working on cutting edge programmatic ad tech that touches millions of users every single day.
  • Collaborate with the Manager to define and evolve the quality engineering vision and strategy for Index’s high-scale distributed systems.
  • Drive shift-left testing and quality-by-design principles, influencing system architecture for testability and reliability.
  • Establish best practices across functional, integration, end-to-end, performance, and resilience testing.
  • Assess current practices, tooling, and workflows to identify gaps and translate them into actionable plans that balance impact, feasibility, and organizational readiness.
  • Bring clarity to complexity, probing assumptions, identifying quality risks, evaluating trade-offs, and optimization opportunities.
  • Design and build scalable, reusable automation frameworks and test infrastructure.
  • Develop tools that enable teams to independently own, measure, and continuously improve quality.
  • Enhance and optimize CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab) to ensure fast, safe, and reliable releases.
  • Enable data validation, observability-driven testing, and production validation strategies.
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, Platform, and DevOps teams to ensure high-quality releases by enforcing quality standards and best practices.
  • Influence design and architecture decisions to improve scalability, performance, and testability.
  • Identify systemic gaps and drive across engineering improvements in testing practices and tooling.
  • Standardize quality metrics, reporting, and release quality gates across teams
  • Drive improvements in production quality, incident reduction, and system resilience
  • Mentor and coach engineers on test design, automation, tooling and quality best practices.
  • Raise engineering standards through code reviews, design reviews, and technical guidance.
  • Actively participate in hiring and bar-raising activities.
  • Foster a culture of ownership, learning, and high engineering standards.
  • Comprehensive health plans for you and your dependents .
  • Paid time off, health days, and personal obligation days plus flexible work schedules
  • Competitive retirement matching plans
  • Equity packages
  • Company contribution to Provident Fund
  • Monthly internet stipend
  • Generous parental leave available to birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents
  • Annual well-being allowance plus fitness discounts and group wellness activities
  • Employee assistance program
  • Mental health first aid program that provides an in-the-moment point of contact and reassurance
  • One day of volunteer time off per year and a donation-matching program
  • Monthly town halls and regular community-led team events
  • Multiple resources and programming to support continuous learning
  • A workplace that supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment – learn more here

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