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Lead Software Engineer - in Test

India, Pune · Job Posted January 04, 2026
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The Lead Software Engineer in test is responsible for leading complex enterprise-wide projects at Ethoca. This position requires significant testing manual as well as automation and mentoring a team of engineers. The role involves collaborating with business and product owners to design and deliver services, enhance customer experience, and maintain architectural integrity. As a Lead, you will provide technical guidance to your team in delivering scalable and reliable solutions to incrementally add value to our customers. The suitable candidate should have strong skills in software design, the ability to balance trade-offs, and an interest in new technologies and solutions.

Job Responsibility

  • Leading projects through all QE stages of the project life cycle, including requirements analysis, estimation, acceptance testing, and deployment
  • Collaborate closely with Product Managers, and customers to develop both high-level and detailed design plans
  • Ensure automation coverage and take ownership on project quality delivery
  • Align technical designs and deliveries with business needs, infrastructure capabilities, and security & compliance requirements
  • Work with business teams to understand their business / product requirements and document them
  • Define and describe the details behind the business requirements, specifications, and user experience as defined in the Product Roadmap. Prioritize them into features and user stories
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g. Project Management, Development, business, platform, etc.) to deliver new products that drive incremental revenues for Ethoca
  • Ensure the ongoing maintenance of live services by meticulously measuring and monitoring their availability, latency, and overall system health
  • Engage in defect analysis
  • Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to developers in addressing product and integration challenges
  • Provide support in defining the project scope, determining size, establishing priorities, planning, and estimating tasks accurately
  • Maintain current knowledge of front-end and server-side automation technologies through self-study, reading industry blogs, attending meetups and conferences, and other professional development activities
  • Employ professional judgment and experience to effectively manage trade-offs between competing priorities
  • Streamline and improve the cost-efficiency of a function, service, or architectural strategy
  • Collaborate across teams and organizational divisions to identify synergies and reuse opportunities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering
  • Over 10+ years of comprehensive full stack software testing experience, including 3+ years in a leadership position
  • Proficient in automation with extensive experience in Java (including Spring Framework, Persistence technologies/frameworks, Testing frameworks Selenium)
  • Exposure on Cloud technologies - Azure would be plus
  • Strong understanding of microservices architecture and CI/CD pipelines
  • In-depth knowledge of web security vulnerabilities and expertise in secure coding practices
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience and passion for technical leadership and mentoring
  • Extensive expertise in Agile software development
  • Experience working with Messaging technologies (e.g. Apache Kafka), high volume batch processing technologies (e.g. Apache Spark) a plus
  • Solid knowledge of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices
  • Experience in data analytics knowledge, experience with ETL, & Pattern analysis is a bonus.

Nice to have

  • Exposure on Cloud technologies - Azure would be plus
  • Experience working with Messaging technologies (e.g. Apache Kafka), high volume batch processing technologies (e.g. Apache Spark) a plus
  • Experience in data analytics knowledge, experience with ETL, & Pattern analysis is a bonus.
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