Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">About Us</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data.<br>Together, we’re delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data — from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights. Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As we bring our teams and technology together, we’re building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust. It’s an exciting time to join us: we’re creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact.<br>During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About the Role</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We’re looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test with extensive industry experience to define and execute the design, development, and maintenance of Fivetran’s test automation tools and framework using reliable and scalable techniques.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As a Senior SDET, you will focus on solving complex testing difficulties by designing, developing and improving automation and reporting frameworks. You will invest in improving test stability and performance of the framework by developing innovative solutions to boost Fivetran’s testing efficiency. You will also coach Fivetran quality engineers to be the best in class automation engineers, and will continuously work with the team to ensure high standards for automation. The ideal candidate will be highly technical, detail-oriented, creative, motivated, and focused on achieving results.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This is a full-time position based out of our Bangalore office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Technologies You’ll Use</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Java11, JUnit5,</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Docker and Kubernetes</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">AWS, GCP</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Terraform, WireMock, RestAssured</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Bazel, BuildKite</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What You’ll Do</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide meaningful, risk-focused feedback.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design and evolve scalable automation frameworks in Java with a strong emphasis on reliability, performance, and data correctness.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Write high-signal test strategies for complex features and automate them across multiple environments.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Improve CI/CD pipelines by building robust validation layers that prevent silent failures and regressions.</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Build internal tools and proof-of-concepts using AI/LLM technologies to:</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Accelerate debugging and failure…