Taazaa is hiring an experienced Principal SDET in Noida for a senior Quality Engineering role focused on automation strategy, framework architecture and engineering excellence. This opportunity is ideal for professionals who have moved beyond test execution and want ownership of quality across Web, API and Mobile products.
๐ Job Details
๐ผ Position: Principal SDET
๐ Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
๐งโ๐ป Experience: 8โ12 Years
๐ ๏ธ Core Stack: TypeScript/JavaScript, Playwright, API Automation, Appium, k6/JMeter
๐๏ธ Focus: Automation Framework Architecture, Quality Engineering and technical leadership
๐ฉ Apply: sakshi.arora@taazaa.com
๐ข About Taazaa
Taazaa is a custom software and technology company working at the intersection of AI, engineering and digital platforms. Its work includes AI workflow automation, product acceleration, experience and platform transformation, and growth systems across industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, retail, education and technology. Taazaaโs careers page highlights curiosity, craftsmanship, collaboration, passion, quality and creativity, with training and career progression.
๐ผ What Will You Do?
The Principal SDET will act as a technical authority for Quality Engineering rather than simply owning a test suite. The role involves driving automation strategy across Web, API and Mobile platforms, identifying functional and integration risks, finding performance bottlenecks and closing automation coverage gaps.
You will design scalable Playwright frameworks, establish standards for reusability and maintainability, define test-data and environment strategies, and improve execution. It also expects Appium, k6/JMeter, CI/CD, debugging, RCA, quality gates, parallel execution and engineering collaboration. The current description also mentions Docker, cloud platforms, AI-driven testing and stakeholder communication.
๐ Why This Role Is Good for Your Experience
This is a strong move for an SDET who wants Principal-level ownership. You can showcase how your decisions improve release confidence, execution speed, framework reliability and product quality.
The combination of automation, architecture, API, mobile, performance and DevOps can strengthen your profile for Staff SDET, Principal QA Engineer, Quality Architect or QE leadership opportunities. It also allows you to remain hands-on while influencing engineering standards and mentoring teams.
๐ฏ Expected Taazaa Interview Rounds
1๏ธโฃ Recruiter/HR Screening: Experience, current role, notice period, compensation expectations, leadership exposure and motivation for a Principal SDET role.
2๏ธโฃ Technical SDET Round: JavaScript/TypeScript, Playwright architecture, locator strategy, synchronization, fixtures, parallel execution, reporting, flaky-test management, API automation and framework design.
3๏ธโฃ Architecture & Practical Round: Design an automation framework from scratch and explain folder structure, CI/CD, test-data management, environment handling, quality gates and debugging.
4๏ธโฃ Performance/Mobile/DevOps Round: Appium architecture, real-device versus emulator strategy, k6/JMeter, Docker, CI pipelines and failure diagnosis.
5๏ธโฃ Managerial/Leadership Round: Mentoring, influencing developers, resolving quality conflicts, prioritizing automation debt and making quality decisions under delivery pressure.
6๏ธโฃ Final HR/Offer Discussion: Compensation, joining timeline, expectations and overall fit.
๐ฐ Salary Range
Public Taazaa salary data varies considerably by role and source. Glassdoor currently shows a Principal SDET estimate around โน5โ7 LPA, while broader Taazaa data shows Senior Software Engineer salaries around โน12โ17 LPA. The Principal SDET estimate appears unusually low for an 8โ11+ year principal-level role, so it should not be treated as a reliable market benchmark.
For an experienced candidate, a practical target range is approximately โน18โ30 LPA, depending on current CTC, Playwright/TypeScript depth, framework ownership, leadership and interview performance. This is indicative, not an official Taazaa range.
๐ฅPreparation Tips
โข Build a Playwright framework, not just scripts: Prepare fixtures, page/component objects, API helpers, configuration, test data, retries, reporting and parallel workers.
โข Strengthen TypeScript: Revise interfaces, generics, async/await, promises, error handling, modules and reusable utilities.
โข Prepare one framework-from-scratch story: Explain architecture, CI integration, scalability, flaky-test controls and measurable results.
โข Connect Web + API + Mobile: Explain how you would validate a complete journey through UI, backend APIs and an Appium client.
โข Know performance engineering: Prepare k6/JMeter load, stress and spike scenarios, thresholds and bottleneck analysis.
โข Think like a Principal: Practice questions such as โWhat would you standardize across teams?โ and โWhen should a test not be automated?โ
โข Prepare RCA scenarios: Be ready to troubleshoot browser, API, environment, Docker, CI and test-code failures.
๐ง Skills Required
Strong JavaScript/TypeScript, Playwright, Web/API Automation, Appium, k6/JMeter, framework architecture, CI/CD, Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI, Git, Docker, cloud fundamentals, test strategy, parallel execution, reporting, quality gates, debugging/RCA, Agile, stakeholder management, mentoring and systems thinking. Kubernetes, security testing, observability, contract testing and service virtualization are useful advantages. (Indeed)
๐ Resume Tips
Make the top of your resume immediately communicate โPrincipal SDET / Quality Engineering.โ Lead with TypeScript/Playwright, framework architecture and strategy ownership instead of a long tool list. Add genuine metrics such as regression-time reduction, automation coverage, flaky-test reduction, CI improvements or escaped-defect reduction.
Create achievement bullets for API, mobile, performance and CI/CD work. Mention Appium device coverage, k6/JMeter projects and framework-from-scratch experience. Highlight mentoring, technical standards, architecture decisions and cross-team influence. For this role, engineering impact is more valuable than simply listing technologies.
๐ฉ How to Apply
๐ฉsakshi.arora@taazaa.com
Share your updated CV with sakshi.arora@taazaa.com.
Suggested Subject: Application โ Principal SDET โ Noida โ 8โ12 Years
Ensure your resume clearly reflects Playwright, TypeScript/JavaScript, API automation, Appium, performance testing and framework architecture.
๐ Final Takeaway
The Taazaa Principal SDET opportunity suits an experienced automation engineer who can combine hands-on coding with architecture, quality strategy and technical leadership. If you have built scalable frameworks, worked across Web/API/Mobile automation and can explain how automation improves engineering outcomes, this can be a strong next step toward Principal or Staff-level Quality Engineering.
