The Senior Software Developer in Test (SWDiT) ensures our software meets both functionality and quality
standards by applying deep testing expertise across automated and manual strategies. While embedded in an
Agile development team, this role will also cover core responsibilities traditionally held by QA Analysts at
Assent, including test strategy development, exploratory testing, and release readiness evaluation. You will
collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, Designers, and downstream teams to advocate for quality
across the software lifecycle—not only through code, but also through strategic risk assessment and
user-centered testing.
As a senior team member in our Pune office, you are expected to own both test automation and aspects of
quality governance, process improvement, and customer-focused validation.
Key Requirements and Responsibilities:
● Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Developers to shape test strategies for product
capabilities—covering functional, performance, and end-to-end (E2E) testing layers.
● Challenge and refine requirements and acceptance criteria ensuring requirements are testable and
user-centric and to proactively identify test coverage gaps, risks, and edge cases.
● Define what needs to be tested, not just how, contributing to layered test strategies aligned with
business value.
● Design and implement automated tests across APIs, UI, and performance layers using tools such as
NBomber, JMeter, Playwright, and C#-based frameworks.
● Conduct exploratory and usability testing to uncover issues beyond automation—focusing on the
end-user experience and release risk mitigation.
● Triaging and root cause analysis of both test failures and production defects, including collaboration with
support and delivery teams on resolution.
● Lead reviews of test results and outstanding defects with cross-functional stakeholders to assess
readiness for release.
● Maintain and ensure traceability of test evidence in compliance with ISO9001/SOC2 standards.
● Support documentation of delivery artifacts, including quality gates, testing coverage, and known issues.
● Actively engaging in “quartet” collaboration with Product, UX, and Dev from early stages of design.
● Mentor junior QA and SWDiT team members on both automation and broader quality practices.
● Work with global QA leaders to align test strategy and governance across geographies.dit readiness.
● Be familiar with corporate security policies and support the information security function to protect both
information systems and corporate assets from undue risk.
We strongly value your talent, energy and passion. It will also be valuable to Assent if you have the following
qualifications:
● Excellent oral and written communication skills in English - you communicate clearly, concisely and with
tact, delivering information to the right people at the right time;
● Minimum 7 years experience in Software Testing, in a role of QA specialist/engineer/Developer in Test
using C#, NBomber, Java, JMeter, or Groovy (or related technologies) to write automated tests;
● Minimum of 7 years of experience in dedicated automation testing using object-oriented methodologies;
● Experience in building robust testing frameworks
● Demonstrated experience writing API tests in NBomber, JMeter or related API Test Tools for testing
applications, particularly SaaS web application software across multiple browser platforms;
● Solid experience in the software development and testing approaches/methodologies and test life cycle
methodologies – particularly SCRUM
● Experience with ElasticStack and monitoring tools such as New Relic, Data Dog, Database Performance
Analyzer;
● Proficiency in MS Visual Studio, Git, Jenkins, MS Office Suite and Google Applications;
● Proficiency with working with large volumes of logs using the ElasticStack;
● You are a strong team player who can work well with others and focuses on the merits of ideas;
● You are a critical thinker who can leverage powerful questions to help others see what they’re not
looking for, proactively anticipating barriers to quality and working with the team to remedy them;
● You are solutions-oriented and user-centric in your approach to quality assurance with experience in
exploratory, usability, and customer-centric testing techniques.
● Ability to translate business requirements into meaningful test strategy and risk assessments.
● Organized with the ability to manage tight deadlines and multiple projects, ensuring the team is set-up
for success in their effort to deliver value;
● Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies, tools, and practices;
● Knowledge of AWS services and data medallion architecture are a definite asset.
Our Automated Testing team works within a modern, cloud-native platform environment. You’ll have the
opportunity to work with the following tools and technologies:
● Cloud: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
● Version Control & CI/CD: GitHub
● API Testing: C# with Postman or custom test harnesses
● UI Testing: Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript)
● Performance Testing: NBomber
● Test Management & Traceability: Zephyr, Jira
Experience with some or all of these tools is helpful—but we value mindset over tool mastery. If you are
curious, analytical, and motivated to grow, we’ll support you in learning what you don’t know yet.
Life at Assent
Wellness:
We believe that you and your family’s well being is important. As a result, we offer vacation time that increases with tenure, comprehensive benefits packages (details vary by country), life leave days and more.
Financial Benefits:
It’s not all about the money – well, it’s a little about the money. We understand that financial health is important and we offer a competitive base salary, a corporate bonus program, retirement savings options and more.
Life at Assent:
There is purpose beyond your work. We provide our team members with flexible work options, volunteer days and opportunities to get involved in corporate giving initiatives.
Lifelong Learning:
At Assent, curiosity is not only valued but encouraged. You will receive professional development days that are available to you the day you start.
At Assent, we are committed to growing and sustaining an environment where our team members feel included, valued, and heard. Our diversity and equal opportunity practices are guided and championed by our Diversity and Inclusion Working Group and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion includes recruiting and retaining team members from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and fostering a culture of belonging where all team members are included, treated with dignity and respect, promoted on their merits, and placed in positions to contribute to business success.
If you require assistance or accommodation throughout any part of the interview and selection process, please contact talent@assent.com and we will be happy to help.
We use AI to support parts of our recruitment process, such as note-taking and initial shortlisting based on job-related qualifications. AI does not make hiring decisions. All candidates will speak with a real person, and final decisions are always made by our recruitment team.
