Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)

Location: Mumbai

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: Two days in-office.

Our Technology team is the backbone of our company: constantly creating, testing, learning and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you’re in the right place.

Why this job’s a big deal:

As a Senior SDET in the Product Operating Model (POM), you are a strategic quality leader responsible for defining and driving automation strategy, test architecture, and quality standards across products.

This is not just a test execution role — you will own automated regression implementation at scale, embed quality engineering into CI/CD pipelines, and ensure reliability in complex FinTech and cloud-native systems where precision and data integrity are critical.

You will influence engineering practices, prevent defects through early quality integration, and ensure products are scalable, performant, and production-ready.

In this role, you will get to:
 

1. Automation Strategy & Test Architecture

• Design and own scalable, maintainable automation frameworks

• Lead implementation and optimization of automated regression suites

• Drive automation-first practices across squads

• Architect API, UI, integration, and end-to-end automation solutions

• Integrate testing deeply within CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation

• Improve regression execution time, stability, and coverage

• Define test strategy for high-volume transactional systems (FinTech domain)
   

2. Quality Leadership & Collaboration

• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Design to define quality standards upfront

• Review technical designs with a quality and risk-based mindset

• Lead root cause analysis for production defects and drive preventative solutions

• Mentor mid-level QEs and developers on automation best practices

• Advocate for shift-left testing and continuous quality engineering
   

3. Advanced Testing & Risk Management

• Validate complex workflows including:

  • Financial transactions

  • Reconciliation processes

  • Data integrity and ledger validation

  • Microservices and distributed systems

• Drive non-functional testing (performance, reliability, resilience)

• Identify quality risks and mitigation strategies early in the SDLC

• Ensure release readiness through data-driven quality insights
   

4. Metrics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Define and track automation coverage and regression health metrics

• Improve defect leakage rate and regression reliability

• Provide leadership visibility into quality posture

• Continuously enhance tools, frameworks, and quality processes

• Influence cross-team quality standards within the organization
   

Who you are:
 

You are a quality engineering leader who thinks like a developer and acts like a product owner for quality.

• 6+ years of experience in Quality Engineering / SDET roles

• Strong programming expertise (Java / Python / Kotlin preferred)

• Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch

• Deep hands-on experience with tools like:

  • Selenium / Playwright / Cypress

  • RestAssured / API automation frameworks

• Strong CI/CD integration experience (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

• Experience testing microservices and distributed cloud systems

• Exposure to FinTech systems (payments, invoicing, reconciliation, high-volume transactions) preferred

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure)

• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized environments

• Strong analytical skills and ability to debug complex system issues

• Experience leading quality initiatives across squads

• Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline:  Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust. 

• The Right Results, the Right Way is not just a motto at Priceline; it’s a way of life. Unquestionable integrity and ethics is essential.   

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Who we are

Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers. 

Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.  

We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.

Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable. 

If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out! 

Flexible work at Priceline

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