Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

• Participate in functional and product design reviews
• Incorporate feedback into comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for functionality, integration, load, and performance
• Create and execute test strategies for new features and platform capabilities
• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, architects, release engineers, and program managers
• Build and improve automation infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
• Develop and maintain automated API, UI, and system-level tests
• Identify test coverage gaps and improve service reliability and scalability
• Investigate defects and debug issues
• Enhance quality engineering practices and tools
• Validate distributed systems operating on Akamai’s global infrastructure

• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering or SDET roles
• Education in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related fields
• Expertise in Java and/or Python
• Understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms
• Extensive experience building test automation frameworks
• Hands-on expertise with Cypress, Selenium WebDriver, or similar UI automation tools
• Experience with cross-browser testing platforms such as BrowserStack
• Experience testing RESTful APIs and web services using manual and automated methods
• Understanding of test design methodologies, automation best practices, CI/CD integration, and SQL databases
• Debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Familiarity with Internet technologies and protocols, including HTTP/HTTPS, web services, proxies, and web servers

• Health, well-being, and financial support benefits
• FlexBase workplace flexibility: work from home, in an office, or a combination of both