Flam is hiring Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET) for its engineering team in Bangalore. This opportunity is aimed at professionals with 3β4 years of experience who have strong hands-on exposure to test automation, quality engineering and automation framework development.
π Job Details
π’ Company: Flam
πΌ Position: Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
π Location: Bangalore
π’ Work Mode: Onsite
π§βπ» Experience: 3β4 Years
π§ͺ Focus: Test Automation & Quality Engineering
ποΈ Core Requirement: Building robust testing frameworks
π© Application: DM / Email
π§ Contact: anupam.yadav@flamapp.com
π’ About Flam
Flam is a technology company focused on building social and immersive digital experiences. Its product ecosystem combines technology, content and interactive experiences, making product reliability and user experience important parts of engineering.
For an SDET, working in a product-focused environment can provide exposure to more than traditional functional testing. Engineers can potentially work closely with developers and product teams to identify quality risks early, automate repetitive validation and improve the overall software-development lifecycle.
β Why This Role Is Good for Your Experience?
This SDET position can be a strong career move for a professional with 3β4 years of QA experience who wants to deepen their automation skills.
π Framework ownership: The JD specifically highlights building robust testing frameworks, giving candidates an opportunity to demonstrate framework-design capabilities.
π§© Engineering exposure: SDETs generally work closely with developers, making coding and debugging skills increasingly important.
π€ Automation depth: Instead of simply maintaining scripts, you can work on reusable automation architecture.
π Quality engineering: The role can help you develop skills in prevention, automation, CI/CD integration and continuous quality improvement.
π Career growth: Strong SDET experience can create future paths toward Senior SDET, Automation Architect, Quality Engineering Lead or Software Engineer roles.
π οΈ Skills Required
Candidates should ideally demonstrate a combination of testing knowledge and software-development skills.
πΉ Strong understanding of software testing fundamentals
πΉ Hands-on UI automation experience
πΉ Experience developing and maintaining automation frameworks
πΉ Strong programming skills in Java, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
πΉ API testing and automation knowledge
πΉ Selenium, Playwright, Cypress or equivalent automation tools
πΉ TestNG, JUnit, PyTest or similar test frameworks
πΉ Git and version-control practices
πΉ CI/CD concepts and pipeline integration
πΉ Debugging and root-cause analysis
πΉ SQL/database validation fundamentals
πΉ Understanding of regression, integration, functional and end-to-end testing
πΉ Ability to design reusable and maintainable automation components
πΉ Good communication and collaboration skills
π― Preparation Tips
Because this opening specifically emphasizes building robust testing frameworks, candidates should prepare beyond basic Selenium interview questions.
π» Be ready to design a framework: Explain your preferred project structure, driver management, configuration handling, test-data strategy, reporting and reusable utilities.
ποΈ Discuss framework problems: Prepare examples of how you handled flaky tests, duplicate code, synchronization problems, unstable environments or slow execution.
π§ Revise programming: Expect coding questions involving strings, arrays, collections, object-oriented programming and practical automation-related problems.
π Prepare API automation: Be able to explain authentication, request/response validation, status codes, headers, payload validation and API chaining.
βοΈ Understand CI/CD: Know how your automation suite can be triggered from a pipeline, how reports are generated and how failed tests can be investigated.
π§ͺ Think like an SDET: Instead of answering only βhow would you test this?β, explain what you would automate, what you would keep manual and how you would prevent defects earlier in development.
π Resume Tips for This SDET Role
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Put SDET / Test Automation / Quality Engineering prominently in your professional summary.
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Mention the programming language you use for automation.
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Clearly describe the automation framework you built or maintained.
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Quantify achievements wherever possibleβfor example, reduced regression execution time or increased automated coverage.
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Mention API automation, CI/CD and Git if you have hands-on experience.
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Highlight framework architecture contributions rather than simply listing βSelenium.β
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Include examples of flaky-test reduction, parallel execution, reusable utilities or reporting improvements.
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Avoid presenting yourself as a purely manual tester if your experience includes significant automation development.
π° Expected Salary Range
For a 3β4 year SDET in Bangalore, an estimated market range would be approximately βΉ10β18 LPA, depending on programming ability, automation-framework expertise, current compensation, interview performance and the overall scope of responsibilities.
This is an estimated market range and not an officially published Flam salary band. Candidates with strong coding, framework architecture, API automation and CI/CD experience may be positioned toward the upper end of the range.
π§βπΌ Expected Interview Rounds
πΉ Round 1 β Recruiter Screening: Experience, Bangalore availability, onsite preference, notice period and compensation.
πΉ Round 2 β Technical/Coding: Programming fundamentals, problem-solving and automation-related coding.
πΉ Round 3 β SDET Technical: Framework design, UI/API automation, testing strategy, debugging and automation architecture.
πΉ Round 4 β Engineering/Managerial: Ownership, collaboration with developers, quality strategy and real-world project scenarios.
πΉ Final HR Discussion: Compensation, joining timeline and employment details.
π© How to Apply
Interested candidates with 3β4 years of SDET/automation experience and the ability to work onsite in Bangalore can reach out directly:
π§ Email: anupam.yadav@flamapp.com
π Location: Bangalore
π’ Work Mode: Onsite
πΌ Experience: 3β4 Years
π§ͺ Focus: Test Automation, Quality Engineering & Framework Development
