SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)

Vrinda International

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INFull-timeMidPosted Jun 16, 2026

PlaywrightAWSCI/CD

Best fit for

This role is best for mid-level QA engineers with hands-on experience in Playwright, REST API testing, GitHub Actions, AWS open to working from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN.

Skills you need for this role

Detected from the job title, description, and tags.

Automation skills

Playwright — Modern cross-browser automation with auto-waits — increasingly the default at product companies.

API / backend testing

REST API testing — Almost every QA role now expects you to validate JSON contracts and status codes.

CI/CD and DevOps

GitHub Actions — Default CI for teams on GitHub — YAML workflows and matrix builds.
AWS — Common cloud target for test infra + service integration testing.

Domain & process

Performance testing (JMeter / k6 / LoadRunner) — Different discipline from functional QA — expect scenario and metrics questions.

Job description

Hiring | SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) Locations: Hyderabad | Bangalore | Chennai | Noida | Pune (Hybrid – 2–3 days/week onsite) Experience: 6+ Years Budget: 13–14 LPA Shift: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM We are looking for a strong SDET professional with expertise in test automation, framework development, and CI/CD integration Requirements Key Skills Required:

Strong experience in SDET role (6+ years)
Test Automation Framework development (from scratch)
UI Automation using Playwright
API Automation (REST, JSON)
CI/CD integration using GitHub Actions or similar tools
Strong knowledge of SDLC / STLC
Test design techniques (BVA, Equivalence Partitioning, Decision Tables)
Manual + Exploratory Testing experience
Basic Performance Testing knowledge
Cloud exposure (AWS preferred)

Job highlights

•Role: SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)
•Company: Vrinda International
•Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
•Type: Full-time
•Experience: Mid
•Seniority: Mid
•Posted: Jun 16, 2026

Key skills: Playwright · AWS · CI/CD

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Likely interview questions for this role

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Q1.How does Playwright's auto-waiting differ from Selenium's explicit waits?
Q2.Walk through how you'd parallelise Playwright tests in CI with sharding.
Q3.How do you design a test suite for a REST API from an OpenAPI spec?
Q4.How do you handle authentication (OAuth / JWT) inside automated API tests?
Q5.How do you design a load test scenario from a production traffic pattern?

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Salary context

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