Lead SDET Engineer at Gradera AI Technologies · Hyderabad · 4 - 8 years · ₹11L - ₹50L / yr · Profitable · Posted 14 May 2026

Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) – UI, focused on driving UI test automation strategy, framework design, and quality leadership for modern web applications. The role is hands-on and cross-functional, emphasizing scalable, maintainable, and reliable Playwright-based UI automation and a strong culture of quality across the SDLC.
Role Overview
- Acts as a technical leader and mentor for the UI SDET/QA automation team.
- Owns the UI automation vision and framework architecture, primarily using Playwright with TypeScript.
- Partners closely with Product, Engineering, UX, and DevOps to ensure high-quality frontend delivery.
- Champions continuous improvement, engineering excellence, and rapid feedback.
Core Technology Stack
- Playwright – primary UI automation framework
- TypeScript – main automation language
- Jest – unit testing and utilities
- Docker & Kubernetes – containerized test environments
- GitHub Actions – CI/CD integration
- Karate – API and E2E testing support
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Strategy
- Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of UI automation frameworks.
- Enforce best practices such as Page Object Model (POM), data-driven testing, and atomic test design.
- Reduce flakiness, improve execution speed, and ensure meaningful assertions.
Quality & Process Ownership
- Own and execute comprehensive UI test plans aligned with BDD practices.
- Establish and maintain robust regression testing.
- Drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement for UI defects.
- Incorporate feedback from test outcomes and production issues to improve coverage.
Culture & Collaboration
- Promote a TDD mindset and shared ownership of test automation among engineers.
- Champion a culture of quality, learning, and continuous improvement.
- Support team growth through coaching, feedback, and skills development.
- Ensure strong documentation, code quality, and knowledge sharing.
Core Skills & Qualities
- Strong expertise in Playwright, POM, and UI automation best practices.
- Advanced knowledge of TypeScript, waits, locators, and test stability techniques.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, test reporting, and analytics.
- Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Awareness of technical debt, system design trade-offs, and test strategy balance.
- Comfort with ambiguity, fast change, and evolving technologies.
Preferred & Highly Desirable Experience
Preferred
- 5+ years of UI SDET/QA/software engineering experience.
- 2+ years in a technical leadership role.
- Proven success delivering scalable and reliable UI automation systems.
- Experience mentoring engineers in agile, cross-functional teams.
Highly Desirable
- Testing non-deterministic systems, including AI/ML or GenAI-driven UIs.
- Using AI to accelerate testing and SDLC processes.
- Experience with Docker/Kubernetes for test environments.
- Understanding of the Test Pyramid and balancing UI, integration, and unit tests.
- Experience in distributed or multidisciplinary teams.

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