Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Launched in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai & Rajnish Kumar, ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) is a technology company focused on empowering Indian travellers to plan, book and manage their trips across rail, air, buses and hotels. ixigo assists travellers in making smarter travel decisions by leveraging artificial intelligence. The ixigo, ConfirmTkt and AbhiBus apps allow travellers to book train tickets, flight tickets, bus tickets, hotels, and cabs, and provide travel utility tools and services developed using in-house proprietary algorithms and crowd-sourced information. With over 54 crore Annual Active Users in Fiscal 2025, ixigo is the leading OTA for Next Billion Users in India. For more information, please visit http://www.ixigo.com

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be instrumental in ensuring the quality and reliability of our native mobile applications (Android and iOS), web platforms, and Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) through robust automation testing strategies. A key aspect of this role is leveraging your familiarity and practical experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered tools and techniques to enhance our testing processes, improve test coverage, and boost overall team productivity. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions, contributing to our test automation frameworks, and collaborating closely with development and deployment teams to deliver high-quality software.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust automation testing frameworks using Java for native mobile apps (Android and iOS), web applications, and PWAs.
• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive automated test suites, ensuring maximum test coverage and efficiency.
• Identify, evaluate, and integrate AI-powered tools and techniques into our testing workflows to improve test case generation, defect prediction, visual regression testing, and overall automation efficiency.
• Enhance and maintain existing test automation frameworks, tools, and documentation to ensure they are efficient, reliable, and easy to use.
• Provide technical guidance and support to test engineering teams in their automation efforts and help troubleshoot complex automation issues.
• Expand the capabilities of the automation framework to seamlessly support testing across various environments and develop automated component tests to validate individual component behavior.
• Create detailed, well-structured automation test plans and test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements.
• Develop and apply innovative testing processes and methodologies for new and existing products to meet evolving needs.
• Set up and maintain test automation frameworks across multiple application platforms (Web, Android, iOS, and backend systems).
• Create, manage, and effectively communicate bug reports to the development team, ensuring timely resolution.
• Collaborate closely with deployment teams to identify and resolve any system-level issues during the release process.
• Contribute to building and managing automated build, test, and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Investigate and recommend appropriate automated testing tools and technologies based on project requirements and industry best practices.
• Utilize knowledge of Performance testing principles and Linux/Unix commands for effective testing and troubleshooting.

Must have:

• 6+ years of practical experience in Software Testing or a similar role
• Have a deep understanding of Manual & Automation test methodologies and principles
• Must have experience of setting automation testing frameworks for Native Apps (android and iOS), Web, PWA and API Testing
• Highly Experienced with testing tools such as Jira, Git, Appium, Selenium, RestAssured, TestNG, Cucumber, CI/CD pipelines etc.
• Experience as Java Developer/SDET/Test Automation Engineer
• Experience in automation of services/API software layers (e.g. UI, services, APIs, etc.) and debugging, and optimizing of applications/ automated test scripts
• Ability to programmatically test your own code
• Minimum understanding of design patterns, data structures, and layered architecture with knowledge of applying those aspects in test environments
• Experience of working in Agile process management methodology
• Ability to spike and choose appropriate automated testing tools for the given problem statement
• Great interpersonal and communication skills as needs to closely work with remote teams spread in multiple countries
• Knowledge of Performance and Linux/Unix commands
• Experience working with the travel domain will be a plus.

Additional information: Candidates are responsible for safeguarding sensitive company data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, and for reporting any suspected security incidents in line with the organization's ISMS (Information Security Management System) policies and procedures