Senior Software Test Engineer (Selenium, Playwright-Automation)

Location: Pune, MH, in

Job Description

About Job

Senior Software Test Engineer, Pune

The NIQ Geomarketing technology team is working on our RegioGraph products, a geo-data based platform that helps customers analyse locations, territories, market potential, and business opportunities through advanced geographic and demographic data. 
We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to work in a team responsible for ensuring end-to-end product quality, including security and performance testing.
You will also further develop and maintain our build processes, push automation and incorporate AI into every step of our production process.

Responsibilities 

• Collaborate with Software Engineers to understand requirements and translate them into effective test strategies. 
• Plan, analyse, write & execute automated test scripts for UI and API test automation. 
• Validate Angular UI components, user flows, and integrations with backend services. 
• Develop and maintain API functional tests using tools like Postman. 
• Develop UI automation using Playwright, Selenium, or similar tools. 
• Participate in code reviews from a testing/quality perspective. 
• Perform manual exploratory testing where needed to uncover edge cases. 
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, integrate quality gates and automated tests. 
• Troubleshoot and debug issues across the stack and assist in root-cause analysis. 
• Identify gaps in testing and proactively improve automation and QA processes. 
• Ensure performance, scalability, and security testing practices for services and UI. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field 
• 6-10 years of testing experience in modern web-application environments 
• Hands-on automation experience in frameworks and scripting, in Java with playwright 
• Experience validating Angular front-end applications 
• Strong fundamentals in test automation best practices 
• Experience with API automation frameworks (REST Assured, Postman/Newman, Karate, NBomber, k6, Apache JMeter etc.) 
• Experience with UI automation (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, Zephyr, etc.) 
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) 
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Azure DevOps) 
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative. For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/info/niqs-ai-safety-policies/

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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