HDFC Bank is hiring experienced Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET) for its Bangalore technology teams. This is a strong opportunity for professionals with solid automation engineering experience who have progressed beyond conventional manual testing and can contribute to framework development, API automation, CI/CD integration and quality engineering practices.
๐ Job Details
๐น Company: HDFC Bank
๐น Role: SDET โ Software Development Engineer in Test
๐น Experience: 4โ9 Years
๐น Location: Bangalore
๐น Employment Type: Full-time
๐น Level: Mid-Level to Senior
๐น Primary Requirement: Strong Test Automation experience is mandatory
๐น Manual Testing Only: Pure manual testing profiles will not be considered
๐ฆ About HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank is one of India’s major private-sector banks, with technology playing an important role across its digital banking, core banking and customer-facing platforms. The bank has been modernising and strengthening its technology infrastructure, including work around core platforms, digital products, resilience and large-scale application integration. Its technology teams have also managed complex engineering initiatives involving application changes, data migration and backend system integration.
๐ผ Why This Role Is Good for Experienced Professionals?
Professionals joining at 4โ9 years can potentially gain exposure to:
๐น Enterprise-scale automation framework architecture
๐น Web, mobile and API automation
๐น CI/CD and DevOps-driven testing
๐น Quality metrics and test strategy
๐น Early defect detection through Shift-Left practices
๐น Cross-functional collaboration with engineering and product teams
This combination can strengthen both technical automation expertise and senior-level ownership.
๐ ๏ธ Skills Required
๐น Programming: Strong Java, Python, C#, JavaScript or TypeScript
๐น UI Automation: Selenium, Playwright or Cypress
๐น Mobile Automation: Appium where applicable
๐น API Automation: RestAssured, Postman or Karate
๐น CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD
๐น Version Control: Git, branching and merge workflows
๐น Database: SQL and backend data validation
๐น Framework Design: Page Object Model, reusable utilities, test data management, reporting and configuration
๐น Testing: Functional, regression, integration, API and end-to-end testing
๐น Engineering Practices: Debugging, code reviews, clean automation code and maintainable test architecture
๐ฏ Preparation Tips
๐น Build or revise one automation framework from scratch and be prepared to explain its architecture, folder structure, design patterns, reporting and parallel execution.
๐น Practise API automation using RestAssured/Postman/Karate, including authentication, headers, request chaining, JSON validation, status codes and negative scenarios.
๐น Revise CI/CD by understanding exactly how an automated test suite is triggered through Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab and how failures are reported.
๐น Prepare SQL queries involving joins, grouping, subqueries and validation between application data and database records.
๐น Be ready to explain how you decide what should and should not be automated.
๐น Prepare a real example of reducing regression execution time, increasing automation coverage or improving framework stability.
๐น Study Shift-Left testing: requirements review, testability discussions, API-level testing and early defect prevention.
๐งโ๐ป Expected Interview Rounds at HDFC Bank
๐น Round 1 โ Technical/Online Assessment: Programming fundamentals, automation concepts, SQL, API testing and problem-solving.
๐น Round 2 โ Automation & Framework Interview: Selenium/Playwright/Cypress, framework architecture, coding standards, debugging and automation strategy.
๐น Round 3 โ API + DevOps/Quality Engineering: REST APIs, CI/CD, Git, test execution pipelines, defect prevention and Shift-Left practices.
๐น Round 4 โ Managerial/Project Discussion: Ownership, stakeholder collaboration, production issues, quality metrics and previous automation projects.
๐น Final HR/Leadership Discussion: Experience, role expectations, compensation, availability and career background.
๐ฐ HDFC Bank SDET Salary Range
HDFC Bank has not disclosed the compensation range in the supplied job requirement. Therefore, candidates should treat any external salary figure only as a market reference rather than an HDFC Bank offer.
For context, recent Glassdoor data for SDET roles in Bengaluru shows a wide range depending on company, seniority and individual profile. Recent entries for Senior SDET positions in Bengaluru include figures such as โน26โ30 LPA and โน24โ28 LPA, while broader SDET salary data also varies considerably.
The final HDFC Bank package may depend on experience, technical depth, level, interview performance and internal compensation structure.
๐ Resume Tips for This SDET Opening
๐น Put your strongest programming language near the top: Java/Python/C#/JavaScript/TypeScript.
๐น Mention the exact automation tools used: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, etc.
๐น Quantify automation impact: โautomated 500+ regression casesโ or โreduced regression execution by 40%.โ
๐น Highlight frameworks you designed or significantly enhanced.
๐น Add API automation and tools such as RestAssured, Karate or Postman.
๐น Mention Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab and explain your CI/CD contribution.
๐น Include SQL/database validation experience.
๐น Add examples of Shift-Left testing, production defect prevention and collaboration with developers.
๐ฉ How to Apply
Interested candidates can DM toย Madhusudhan Bย and share updated resume if their experience matches the job requirements.
Interested candidates can share their updated resume with the Madhusudhan B and mention โSDET โ Bangaloreโ along with total experience, relevant automation experience, current location, notice period and preferred programming language.
๐ If you have 4โ9 years of experience and strong hands-on expertise in automation frameworks + API testing + CI/CD + programming, this HDFC Bank SDET opening is aligned with an experienced Quality Engineering profile.
