Software Development Engineer In Test / SDET

About the role

About the role:

Heady is looking for an experienced, well-rounded Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) to join our growing team. In this position, you will own responsibility for the quality of our work and work closely with a strong, cross-functional, and cross-geographical team of engineers, product managers, and designers and help cultivate a quality mindset, coach and advocate for quality while assisting teams with software testing practices.

Responsibilities:

Create automation frameworks and implement various design patterns

API and UI automation scripting and maintenance

Test integration with CI

Test integration with the cloud platform

Build health analysis

Interact with clients as needed to ensure that we are delivering what they require

Qualification & Skills:

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with 5+ years of automation experience.

3+ years of coding expertise using TypeScript or JavaScript.

3+ years of hands‑on experience with Playwright for web automation.

2+ years of experience in mobile app testing using Appium (Android/iOS).

1+ year of experience working with MCP (Playwright MCP or Appium MCP).

2+ years of experience writing API automation scripts and unit test scripts.

Strong working knowledge of Git and CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.

Excellent familiarity with automation design patterns, including POM, FPOM, FDP, Singleton, and other scalable framework patterns.

Experience using AI‑assisted automation tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, etc.) is a strong advantage.

Strong attention to detail, effective multitasking ability, and the capability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Bonus points if you have:

Hands-on experience with XCUI with Swift, Cypress, WebdriverIO, RestAssured, and JMeter

Experience in Security Testing

About Heady:

We offer a multitude of services strategy, user experience design (UX), user Interface design (UI), software engineering, testing, marketing, analytics, and maintenance all of which come together to form a successful product.

We use a hybrid model: Our engineers are based in India, while our UX, UI, strategy, and lead management are in the US. We are not an outsourcing agency; having both regular meetings and a local presence is important to us, just as it is to our clients.