Senior SDET (UI Automation) [T500-24836]

About Delta Tech Hub:

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta has for a decade led the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service. With our mission of connecting the people and cultures of the globe, Delta strives to foster understanding across a diverse world and serve as a force for social good. Delta has fast emerged as a customer-oriented, innovation-led, technology-driven business. The Delta Technology Hub will contribute directly to these objectives. It will sustain our long-term aspirations of delivering niche, IP-intensive, high-value, and innovative solutions. It supports various teams and functions across Delta and is an integral part of our transformation agenda, working seamlessly with a global team to create memorable experiences for customers.

Role Description:

As a Senior SDET in the Delta.com & Content team, you will engineer the quality of Delta’s primary customer-facing digital channels. You will work across UI, API, microservices, DevOps pipelines, and AI assisted engineering tools to ensure world-class reliability and customer experience.

This is a senior individual-contributor role with strong hands-on ownership and no people-management responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain automated tests across UI, API, and backend microservices.
• Enhance and evolve modern, scalable automation frameworks.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, UX, product, and architecture teams to embed quality from design to deployment.
• Review code and contribute to technical discussions emphasizing testability and reliability.
• Build reusable utilities, libraries, and internal tooling to improve automation efficiency.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across distributed systems and cloud environments.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines with strong quality gates.

Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Amazon Q to:

• Generate test cases and automation scaffolding
• Expand coverage for edge cases and negative scenarios
• Refactor automation code
• Enhance documentation and readability
• Apply Prompt Engineering to craft precise, structured prompts that improve test generation, debugging workflows, and test data creation.
• Use AI-driven log analysis, anomaly detection, and visual validation capabilities to identify defects early.
• Create reusable prompt templates for consistent, scalable AI-driven test workflows.
• Actively contribute in Agile ceremonies and promote engineering excellence within the team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• 4-7 years of experience as an SDET or in Software Quality Engineering.
• Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, or TypeScript, with solid OOP foundations.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright, REST Assured.
• Strong SQL or NoSQL database knowledge.
• Experience testing and automating RESTful services using Postman, REST Assured, ReadyAPI, Cypress, etc.
• Experience generating detailed test reports using tools such as Cucumber, Allure, or Extent Reports.
• Strong knowledge of Prompt Engineering and the ability to leverage GenAI tools (GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q) for testing workflows.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based source control systems.
• Experience working in Agile environments.