About the role
HackerRank helps companies like NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft hire and upskill the next generation of developers based on skills, not pedigree. Our platform is trusted by over 2,500 of the world’s most innovative companies to build strong engineering teams ready for what’s next.
About the role
As a SDET, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing our automation-first quality strategy across web, API, and AI-driven systems.
You’ll work closely with Engineering and Product teams to ensure that quality is designed into every feature, enforced through strong automation, and protected by strict release gates. This is a hands-on, technically deep role with real ownership and impact.****
What you’ll do
- Lead and standardize test automation practices across teams and services
- Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and SerenityJS
- Develop automated test suites in JavaScript/TypeScript for web, API, and workflow validation
- Design and maintain REST API automation using Postman or equivalent tools
- Integrate automation deeply into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions
- Enforce mandatory quality gates, blocking releases on automation or sanity failures
- Monitor automation executions, analyze failures, and drive root-cause resolution
- Conduct automation code reviews to ensure consistency, reusability, and maintainability
- Collaborate during design and story elaboration to define acceptance criteria and risk coverage
- Mentor QA and engineering teams on automation frameworks, tooling, and best practices
- Contribute to automation metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives
