π Indium Software is hiring SDETs / QA Automation Engineers for its Quality Engineering team in Mumbai! This opportunity is ideal for professionals with 3β5 years of experience who have strong hands-on expertise in Java Selenium, Python Selenium, REST Assured, Pytest and Web Automation. The position is Work From Office (WFO), with virtual interviews, and candidates with a notice period below 15 days are preferred.
π Job Details
π’ Company: Indium Software
πΌ Role: SDET β Quality Engineering
π RSD: 14006
π Location: Mumbai
π’ Work Mode: Work From Office
π― Experience: 3β5 Years
π» Interview Mode: Virtual
β³ Notice Period: Less than 15 days
π€ Opening Type: Referral Opportunity
π οΈ Primary Skills: Java Selenium, Python Selenium, REST Assured, Pytest, Web Automation
π’ About Indium Software
Indium Software is an AI-driven digital engineering company working across application engineering, Data & AI, cloud engineering, digital assurance, automation and gaming. Its Quality Engineering practice includes areas such as test automation, data assurance, test data management, IoT testing assurance and AI/ML quality assurance.
Indium has a global delivery presence and works with enterprises across industries including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and technology. Public company information also highlights continuous learning and an open work culture, making the organization relevant for engineers looking to work across modern digital engineering projects.
β Why This SDET Role Is Good for Your Experience
π₯ This is not a purely manual QA position. The role is strongly focused on automation engineering, giving candidates the opportunity to strengthen both programming and testing capabilities.
π» Dual-language automation exposure: Java Selenium and Python Selenium can help you become comfortable working across different automation ecosystems.
π Web automation: You can deepen your expertise in building stable, maintainable browser automation suites rather than only executing predefined test cases.
π API automation: REST Assured provides valuable experience in validating backend services, request/response behavior, authentication, status codes and API data.
π Pytest: Experience with Pytest can improve your Python-based test architecture, fixtures, parametrization and reusable automation components.
π Quality Engineering mindset: Indiumβs broader QE practice goes beyond traditional testing into automation, data assurance and modern quality practices.
π§ Skills Required
πΉ Java: Strong understanding of OOP, collections, exception handling, strings and writing clean automation code.
πΉ Selenium WebDriver: Locators, waits, browser handling, synchronization, frames, windows, actions and reusable page objects.
πΉ Python: Practical scripting ability and understanding of functions, classes, lists, dictionaries and exception handling.
πΉ Python Selenium: Ability to design and maintain browser automation using Python.
πΉ REST Assured: API automation using GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE, including request construction and response validation.
πΉ Pytest: Fixtures, parametrization, markers, assertions, setup/teardown and test execution.
πΉ Web Automation: Cross-browser validation, dynamic elements, synchronization and handling real-world UI failures.
πΉ Testing fundamentals: Functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration and end-to-end testing concepts.
πΉ Git: Knowledge of version control and collaborative automation development is highly valuable for an SDET.
πΉ SQL: Basic-to-intermediate SQL is recommended for backend/data validation during automation testing.
π― Preparation Tips
π 1. Prioritize Selenium in BOTH languages: Do not prepare only Java or only Python. Since the JD explicitly mentions both Java Selenium and Python Selenium, be ready to explain how you would implement the same automation flow in both.
π 2. Practice dynamic web scenarios: Prepare questions involving dynamic XPath, explicit vs implicit waits, stale elements, frames, multiple windows, dropdowns and JavaScript-heavy applications.
π 3. Go deep into REST Assured: Practice complete API flows such as creating a resource, extracting an ID, using that ID in another request and validating the final response.
π 4. Master Pytest architecture: Revise fixtures, fixture scope, parametrization, markers, conftest.py, assertions and reusable test utilities.
𧩠5. Prepare framework-level questions: Be ready to explain how you would structure a Selenium framework, manage test data, generate reports, handle failures and avoid duplicate automation code.
π‘ 6. Practice coding: Indium interview reports show technical discussions around Java/OOP, Selenium, TestNG, testing concepts and coding/problem-solving. One reported Automation Tester interview included questions around TestNG, OOP, XPath, STLC, defect handling and SQL.
π§βπ» Expected Interview Rounds at Indium
β οΈ Note: Indium does not appear to publish a fixed interview sequence specifically for this RSD 14006 opening. The following structure is based on publicly reported Indium interview experiences and tailored to this SDET JD.
πΉ Round 1 β Technical Screening: Expect Selenium, Java/Python, OOP, web automation, testing fundamentals and project-based questions.
πΉ Round 2 β Automation/API Technical: Be prepared for framework design, Selenium scenarios, REST Assured, API validation, Pytest and debugging questions.
πΉ Round 3 β Practical/Scenario Discussion: You may be asked how you would automate a real website, validate an API, handle flaky tests or investigate a failed automation case.
πΉ Round 4 β Managerial/Project Discussion: Questions can focus on your current project, responsibilities, collaboration with developers, defect handling and approach to quality.
πΉ Round 5 β HR/Final Discussion: Notice period, location, compensation, availability and overall fit may be discussed. Public Indium interview reports commonly mention technical and HR stages, with some QA-related reports describing two technical rounds followed by HR.
π° Salary Range
π΅ The exact salary for RSD 14006 β SDET has not been publicly disclosed in the supplied hiring post. Current third-party Indium salary data for Mumbai shows Test Engineer around βΉ5ββΉ7 LPA and Senior Test Engineer around βΉ6ββΉ12 LPA.
π For a 3β5 year SDET with the complete mandatory stack of Java Selenium + Python Selenium + REST Assured + Pytest, a reasonable market-oriented expectation would be approximately βΉ6ββΉ10 LPA, depending on current CTC, project experience and interview performance. Treat this as an estimate, not an official Indium salary range.
π Resume Tips
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Put Java Selenium, Python Selenium, REST Assured, Pytest and Web Automation near the top of your technical skills.
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Mention measurable automation impact: for example, βautomated 250+ regression casesβ or βreduced regression execution time by 40%.β
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Describe your framework architecture instead of simply writing βSelenium automation.β
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Add API automation examples using REST Assured and explain what validations you implemented.
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Mention Pytest fixtures, parametrization or reusable utilities if you have hands-on experience.
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Include Git, CI/CD and SQL if genuinely used in your projects.
β Avoid presenting unrelated testing tools as your strongest skills when the JD clearly prioritizes the five mandatory technologies.
π© How to Apply
Interested candidates can DM toΒ Shivam SharmaΒ and share updated resume if their experience matches the job requirements.
π¨ This opening is specifically shared for referral. If your experience matches the mandatory skill set and you are available with a notice period of less than 15 days, this can be a strong opportunity to target.
π Mention RSD: 14006
π Preferred location: Mumbai
β³ Notice Period: Less than 15 days
β οΈ Candidates without the required Java Selenium + Python Selenium + REST Assured + Pytest + Web Automation background may not be suitable for this opening.
π If you are a 3β5 year QA Automation Engineer looking to move deeper into SDET and Quality Engineering, this Indium opportunity is worth considering.
