Software Development Engineer in Test - Bengaluru

Are you interested in how software can be made with zero defects?

Would you like to validate complex integrated systems and applications?

Join our IT DevOps SDET Team

We validate enterprise applications supporting Akamai's marketing, sales, and customer engagement through testing integrations, data, automation, and platforms. Seeking an SDET, enthusiastic about quality, automation, modern engineering, and emerging technologies, with opportunities to work on UI, APIs, databases, integrations, and enterprise systems.

Partner with the best

This role involves creating and enhancing automated testing solutions for enterprise applications and integrations. It requires solid programming and testing knowledge, practical automation experience, understanding of Git and CI/CD practices, and using AI tools to enhance testing efficiency and quality.

As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for:

• Working with Business Analysts and developers, and creating test suites and test cases for new requirements/change requests/projects.
• Designing, developing, and executing test suites for diverse types of testing, including database, API, integration, and performance, with traceability.
• Identifying, evaluating, and automating possible test cases using relevant automation tools.
• Automating functional test cases with Python or Java, optionally incorporating AI, to streamline testing processes effectively.
• Leveraging AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Gemini, and MCP for test design, automation, data analysis, troubleshooting, and human validation.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Possess a B.Tech/MCA (or equivalent) with 2+ years of QA experience, comprehensive knowledge of SDLC, QA methodologies, and the testing lifecycle.
• Have hands-on experience testing Salesforce/CRM platforms, including functional, API, database, and integration testing.
• Have extensive experience in Python/Java automation skills and building or enhancing test automation frameworks.
• Have basic SQL knowledge for developing and analyzing queries and validating data for backend validation.
• Have experience with Jira, Confluence, Git, and Jenkins or equivalent engineering tools.
• Be a self-driven, collaborative problem solver with excellent communication skills and a passion for continuous learning and quality.

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.

 Are you interested in how software can be made with zero defects?

Would you like to validate complex integrated systems and applications?

Join our IT DevOps SDET Team

We validate enterprise applications supporting Akamai's marketing, sales, and customer engagement through testing integrations, data, automation, and platforms. Seeking an SDET enthusiastic about quality, automation, modern engineering, and emerging technologies, with opportunities to work on UI, APIs, databases, integrations, and enterprise systems.

Partner with the best

This role involves creating and enhancing automated testing solutions for enterprise applications and integrations. It requires solid programming and testing knowledge, practical automation experience, understanding of Git and CI/CD practices, and using AI tools to enhance testing efficiency and quality.

As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for:

• Working with Business Analysts and developers, and creating test suites and test cases for new requirements/change requests/projects.
• Designing, developing, and executing test suites for diverse types of testing, including database, API, integration, and performance, with traceability.
• Identifying, evaluating, and automating the possible test cases using relevant automation tools.
• Automating functional test cases with Python or Java, optionally incorporating AI, to streamline testing processes effectively.
• Leveraging AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Gemini, and MCP for test design, automation, data analysis, troubleshooting, and human validation.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Possess a B.Tech/MCA (or equivalent) with 2+ years of QA experience, comprehensive knowledge of SDLC, QA methodologies, and the testing lifecycle.
• Gain practical expertise testing cloud ERP/CRM platforms (e.g., Oracle HCM, Oracle Financials, Salesforce) through functional, API, and integration validation.
• Have extensive experience in Python/Java automation skills and building or enhancing test automation frameworks.
• Have basic SQL knowledge for developing and analyzing queries and validating data for backend validation.
• Have experience with Jira, Confluence, Git, and Jenkins or equivalent engineering tools.
• Be a self-driven, collaborative problem solver with excellent communication skills and a passion for continuous learning and quality.

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.