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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

  2025-09-15     Fivetran     Oakland,CA  
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Overview

From Fivetran's founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We are proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test with extensive industry experience to define and execute the design, development, and maintenance of Fivetran's test automation tools and framework using reliable and scalable techniques.

As a Senior SDET, you will focus on solving complex testing difficulties by designing, developing and improving automation and reporting frameworks. You will invest in improving test stability and performance of the framework by developing innovative solutions to boost Fivetran's testing efficiency. You will also coach Fivetran quality engineers to be best-in-class automation engineers, and will continuously work with the team to ensure high standards for automation. The ideal candidate will be highly technical, detail-oriented, creative, motivated, and focused on achieving results.

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 Youll Use

  • Java11, JUnit5
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • AWS, GCP
  • Terraform, WireMock, RestAssured
  • Bazel, BuildKite

What Youll Do

  • Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
  • Create and maintain automation frameworks in Java, making design choices to fulfill engineering needs.
  • Write test plans for complex features and automate those plans to ensure high quality of features.
  • Write robust automated tests to ensure the smooth execution of the release pipeline.
  • Build and share proof of concepts for test automation proposals and ideas.
  • Develop solutions and proposals to lead the automation development strategy and implementation that would help maximize Fivetran products quality.
  • Communicate and align automation strategy with the engineering team, making recommendations to improve reliability, best practices and processes.
  • Understand customer use cases and incidents and develop test scenarios as needed.
  • Engage with fellow engineers to ensure we are adding framework support for new end-to-end tests that improve product development and quality.

Skills Were Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience in the software industry with a passion for quality and automation, preferably in an SDET role.
  • Strong knowledge of OOP concepts, preferably Java.
  • Expert in identifying test scenarios related to negative and corner cases and automating them.
  • Experience in understanding and improving existing test automation frameworks.
  • Expertise in developing different levels of automated tests (unit, functional, integration, system).
  • Hands-on experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, K8s).
  • Experience in configuring and monitoring test automation jobs as part of CI/CD with CircleCI/Jenkins.
  • Experience in non-UI automation frameworks.
  • Knowledge of Database Testing and ETL software testing is a plus.

Perks and Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid medical insurance
  • Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, parental leave, holidays, and volunteer days off
  • RSU stock grants
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Company virtual happy hours, free food, and team-building activities
  • Monthly cell phone stipend
  • Access to mental health support resources for all employees and dependents

May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information

Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people, and our communities.

To learn more about Fivetran's culture, click here to enjoy our video. To learn more about our candidate privacy policy, read our statement here.

If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability or other circumstance, please submit your request by filling out this form. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy.

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