Sr. SW Engineer - SDET - Automation, GenAI tooling, API Testing

Overview

Build and own test automation frameworks and AI-assisted QA tooling for Visa's Cloud Platform team, integrated with CI-CD pipelines.

What you'll do

• Own the design and implementation of AI tooling, AI agents, and MCP server components to support QA activities such as intelligent test generation, failure analysis, and defect insights.
• Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks from scratch for UI and API testing.
• Perform hands-on automation using Selenium, Playwright, Robot Framework, and API automation using RestAssured.
• Integrate automation frameworks and AI tooling into CI-CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable quality feedback.
• Write clean, well-structured, and maintainable code using Java and/or Python.
• Participate in unit testing, code reviews, and continuous integration.
• Apply engineering best practices, coding standards, and security considerations in all deliverables.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and SRE teams to embed quality-by-design practices.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the team.

What you'll need

• 3+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree.
• 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree, or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. M.E/M.Tech etc.).
• Hands-on experience in test design and execution based on business scenarios.
• Strong communication with ability to collaborate with global teams.
• Strong experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Hands-on expertise with Selenium, Playwright, Robot Framework, and RestAssured.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, version control, and DevOps practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• 3–7 years' experience in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on test automation or test platform development.
• Experience developing AI or GenAI-based solutions, AI agents, or internal engineering platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud-native and microservices-based systems.

Details

• Hybrid position in Bengaluru, India; at least 3 days in office, to be confirmed by the hiring manager.