Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
Fivetran
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, APACPosted 1 month ago
Skill Required
Engineering DepartmentSoftware EngineerSoftware DeveloperSystem DesignTest AutomationETLCD pipelinesKubernetesEngineeringTerraformdesigningdebuggingbuildingGitHub ActionsJenkinsTestNGAzureDockerdesignCI/CDCloudJavadbtAWSGCPDesign PatternsGenerative AICI
Key highlights
- Hybrid work model (2 days in-office per week in Bangalore)
- 5+ years of software industry experience required
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance
- RSU stock grants
- AI/LLM and automation focus
- Valued at over $5.6 billion
Role overview
Fivetran’s mission is to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you will define, develop, and maintain Fivetran’s test automation tools and frameworks, focusing on solving complex testing challenges, improving test stability and performance, and coaching quality engineers. This role involves designing scalable automation frameworks, enhancing CI/CD pipelines, and leveraging AI/LLM technologies to accelerate debugging, test design, and productivity. The position is full-time, based in Bangalore, with a hybrid work model (two days in-office per week).
Responsibilities
- Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide meaningful, risk-focused feedback.
- Design and evolve scalable automation frameworks in Java with a strong emphasis on reliability, performance, and data correctness.
- Write high-signal test strategies for complex features and automate them across multiple environments.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines by building robust validation layers that prevent silent failures and regressions.
- Build internal tools and proof-of-concepts using AI/LLM technologies to: Accelerate debugging and failure triaging, Generate high-quality test scenarios, Detect flaky patterns or regression risks, Improve log analysis and root-cause identification, Enhance developer and QA productivity
- Design AI-assisted workflows that integrate seamlessly into the existing automation and release pipelines.
- Experiment with and implement agent-based systems or LLM-powered tooling that streamline development and testing processes.
- Actively measure and improve engineering impact through reliability metrics, automation efficiency, and defect prevention signals.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to drive a culture of quality ownership and automation-first thinking.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in the software industry with strong passion for quality, automation, and engineering excellence.
- Deep understanding of OOP principles and strong proficiency in Java.
- Expertise in designing scalable automation frameworks and identifying negative, edge, and high-risk scenarios.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems risks such as schema drift, idempotency failures, data inconsistencies, and race conditions.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, Buildkite.
- Experience working with backend automation frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI/LLM tools to significantly accelerate development, debugging, test design or automation activities.
- Experience building AI-assisted tools, workflows, or agents that integrate into engineering pipelines.
- Ability to design prompt strategies, validate LLM outputs rigorously and implement safeguards to prevent hallucinations or unsafe automation.
- Experience streamlining workflows using AI to improve measurable engineering productivity.
- Comfortable feeding, tuning and orchestrating AI agents to solve real engineering problems.
- Strong outcome orientation, measures success through impact, reliability gains and velocity improvements rather than output volume.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of database testing and ETL/data pipeline validation is a strong plus.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
- Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays (including a year end Global Week of Rest), and volunteer days off
- RSU stock grants*
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.
Additional details
- This is a full-time position based out of our Bangalore office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.
- Technologies You’ll Use: Java11, JUnit5, Docker and Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Terraform, WireMock, RestAssured, Bazel, BuildKite
- Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data.
- Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights.
- Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions.
- During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites.
- We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream.
- Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers.
- Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce.
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