SDET Engineer – Python Backend Testing

Job Title: SDET Engineer Python Backend Testing

Location: Bangalore / Pune

Experience: 8+ Years

Employment Type: Full-time

Your Role:

As an SDET Engineer specializing in Python Backend Testing, you will be responsible for ensuring high-quality software delivery through robust automated testing practices focused on backend systems. This role demands deep expertise in Python-based automation, database validation, and financial domain systems. You will work closely with Agile teams to validate complex backend services, ensure data integrity, and maintain high system reliability in mission-critical financial applications.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Automation & Framework Development:

Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for backend services, APIs, and integration workflows using Python.

Build and maintain scalable, reusable automation frameworks aligned with best practices.

Develop automated API tests to validate business logic, data flow, and service reliability.

Ensure comprehensive test coverage across functional, regression, and integration scenarios (backend-focused only).

Database Testing & Data Validation:

Perform in-depth database testing, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across systems.

Write and execute complex SQL queries for data validation and reconciliation.

Validate ETL processes, data pipelines, and backend data transformations.

CI/CD & Quality Engineering:

Integrate automated backend test suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.

Ensure quality gates are maintained through automated execution and reporting.

Provide test status, execution reports, and quality metrics to stakeholders.

Testing, Debugging & Validation:

Perform end-to-end backend testing of microservices and distributed systems.

Identify defects early through strong debugging, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting.

Validate business-critical financial workflows and transactions.

Collaboration & Agile Delivery:

Work closely with developers, product owners, and stakeholders in Agile/Scrum teams.

Contribute to test strategy, planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Ensure adherence to quality standards in all deliverables.

Your Profile

8+ years of experience in QA/SDET roles with a strong focus on backend testing using Python.

Hands-on experience in test automation only (no manual testing exposure).

Strong experience in backend/API testing (no frontend/UI testing background).

Solid expertise in database testing and SQL (mandatory).

Proven experience working in the Financial Domain (mandatory candidates from other domains will not be considered).

Strong knowledge of Python-based automation tools and frameworks (e.g., PyTest, unittest, Behave, etc.).

Experience in testing RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed backend systems.

Familiarity with CI/CD tools and integration for automated testing.

Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Immediate joiners preferred.

What Youll Love About Working Here

Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact financial systems and backend architectures.

Exposure to modern automation practices and large-scale distributed systems.

Collaborative and innovation-driven work culture.

Career growth opportunities in advanced quality engineering and backend testing.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value to clients worldwide. With nearly 60 years of heritage, Capgemini is a responsible and inclusive organization with over 420,000 team members across more than 50 countries.

The Group reported global revenues of 22.1 billion in 2024.

Capgemini in India employs approximately 235,000 professionals across 13 locations, including Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Noida, and Mumbai.

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