Senior Automation Engineer

Senior SDET / SDET - IILocation: Bangalore, IndiaExperience: 4+ Years

Company Backgroundzenda is a financial technology partner to schools, colleges, and nurseries, building products exclusively for the education sector. We help institutions improve collection efficiency, digitise all payments, and offer flexibility to parents and guardians.Launched in 2021, zenda is present in 40% of all UAE K-12 schools and 500+ schools across markets, serving 150,000+ parents across the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and on track to process USD 1B+ in transactions annually. We partner with leading global networks and are actively expanding across Europe and Southeast Asia.zenda is backed by leading VCs including the $1.5bn Saudi Technology Venture and Global Founders Capital, and is seamlessly integrated with 70+ local, regional, and global SIS and ERP systems.

The RoleWe are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Automation Engineer / Senior SDET to build scalable automation solutions and drive quality engineering practices across enterprise applications and modern distributed systems.This role is ideal for someone passionate about automation, engineering excellence, developer productivity, and modern testing practices in fast-paced Agile environments. You will work closely with engineering, DevOps, product, and platform teams to ensure high-quality software delivery through automation-first and AI-assisted quality engineering approaches.We are a small, high-ownership engineering team. What you build here will directly shape the reliability and velocity of zenda's platform as we scale across new markets.

Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and maintain scalable automation frameworks across web, mobile, APIs, and microservicesDrive automation coverage across functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testingTest APIs, microservices, and distributed/event-driven systems, including contract and integration validationIntegrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and troubleshoot pipeline failuresSupport performance, load, and reliability testing for enterprise applicationsLeverage AI-assisted testing tools to improve test effectiveness and reduce manual effortContribute to engineering best practices and mentor junior automation engineers

Requirements4+ years of experience in Test Automation, Software Testing, or Quality Engineering, with strong hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworksStrong programming skills in Java, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar languagesHands-on experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Appium, or equivalentStrong understanding of API testing, microservices, distributed systems, and modern application architecturesExperience with REST APIs, GraphQL, messaging systems, and asynchronous workflowsExperience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar toolsHands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native environmentsFamiliarity with Kafka/RabbitMQ, Redis, and relational/non-relational databasesExperience with performance testing tools such as k6, JMeter, or GatlingUnderstanding of observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus, or OpenTelemetryStrong debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills; excellent communication and collaboration skills

What Makes Someone Successful HereA framework builder, not just a test writer: you design automation that scales with the platform, not brittle scripts that break every release.Systems-minded: you understand distributed systems, async workflows, and how services interact — and you test accordingly, not just at the UI layer.DevOps-fluent: you're comfortable inside CI/CD pipelines, and you troubleshoot pipeline failures as readily as test failures.Curious about AI-assisted QE: you actively look for ways automation and intelligent tooling can reduce manual effort and sharpen test effectiveness.A force multiplier: you mentor junior engineers, raise the bar on coding standards, and push an automation-first culture across the team — not just your own backlog.

What We OfferOwnership of quality engineering practices across a fast-scaling fintech platform, with direct exposure to engineering, DevOps, and product leadershipRoom to grow with the business as it scales across new marketsExperience with Playwright-based enterprise frameworks, Pact/WireMock, Testcontainers, GenAI-based testing workflows, AWS/Azure, SRE exposure, or cross-device testing via BrowserStack/Sauce Labs is preferred.