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Mid-level SDET role in Chennai with common QA skills yields moderate candidate density.
Core QA and SDET skills transfer across industries, though data-pipeline and media domain experience is preferred.
Strong technical requirements (Python SDET, SQL, DBT, Airflow, data-pipeline testing) enforce strict shortlisting.
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Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks for data and API validation, ensuring high reliability across large data pipelines.
Translate user stories and acceptance criteria into detailed test plans, executing various test types (unit, integration, regression, end-to-end) including complex SQL data validations.
Collaborate with Engineering and Data teams in Agile environment to enable shift-left testing, conduct root cause analysis for defects, and support release governance activities.
Prior experience as a software developer or Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with hands-on coding in Python.
Strong expertise in SQL and relational databases for designing complex validation queries on large datasets.
Experience testing data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, APIs in high-volume environments, and familiarity with tools like Airflow, DBT, Pytest, and version control (Git).
Ability to work consistent daily schedule 5 pm IST to 1:30 am IST; knowledge of Agile methodology and JIRA for defect tracking and sprint cadence.
Technical hands-on tester with software development background, capable of writing complex automated tests and SQL validations for big data environments.
Experienced working in Agile teams with shared sprint cadence, comfortable with continuous integration and shift-left QA practices.
Familiarity with data engineering concepts (ETL/ELT, DAG orchestration), and prior exposure to digital marketing or media data platforms preferred but not mandatory.