Lead SDET (Search and Match)

The role

The Lead SDET will translate functional and technical views into low-level designs for developers. You will mentor developers, contribute to best practices, and ensure products perform to industry-beating quality through automation.

What you will do

• Follow and recommend design principles and best practices for QA automation
• Develop and maintain test automation framework
• Understand automation test plans, product architecture, and domain
• Provide solutions for technical queries and mentor test automation team
• Develop components that are extensible to test tools
• Perform hands-on PoC solutions for automation
• Test applications and products at the user level and code level
• Understand software internals, debug issues, and write automated tests
• Assist in implementing and maintaining a Continuous Integration Solution
• Contribute to the development of high-quality test automation

Required qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience with search platforms such as Solr and modern search architectures
• Working knowledge of vector databases and semantic search solutions (e.g., Azure AI Search, Pinecone, or equivalent tools)
• Strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their application in search, relevance, and matching use cases
• Familiarity with ranking and re-ranking concepts and algorithms
• 5-7 years of experience in API Test Automation using Karate, Rest Assured, Cucumber, Java, BDD, or any other tool
• Strong knowledge of scripting languages like Core Java, C#, Python, etc.
• Experience with any CI/CD Tools like Jenkins
• Experience with source code controls like SVN, GIT, or CVS
• Exposure to Test and Defect Management Tools like JIRA, Trail, Zephyr, etc.
• Experience with one or more database technology (SQL, NoSQL, Mongo, Solr)
• 7 years+ experience for Lead SDET (Search and Match)

About the company

BOLD is an established global organization that helps people find jobs through digital products. They create products that empower millions of people in 180 countries to build resumes, cover letters, and CVs.