Full-Time

Software Development Engineer in Test 2

HackerRank

HackerRank

1,001-5,000 employees

Platform for skills-based coding hiring

Compensation Overview

$110k - $120k/yr

+ Bonus (10%) + Equity (Stock Options)

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Hybrid

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
JavaScript
Github Actions
Software Testing
Postman
Git
Docker
TypeScript
Jenkins
Playwright
REST APIs
Requirements
  • 3+ years of experience in QA Automation / SDET roles
  • Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and SerenityJS (JavaScript/TypeScript)
  • Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript for building reliable, maintainable automation
  • Solid experience in REST API testing using Postman or similar tools
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD automation using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions
  • Having experience working with the Cucumber BDD framework.
  • Strong working knowledge of Git (GitHub) and modern version control workflows
  • Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes-based environments
  • Exposure to Accessibility (A11y) testing, with an understanding of WCAG principles
  • Experience with Desktop Automation testing
  • Strong understanding of regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex automation failures
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to influence quality across teams
Responsibilities
  • Lead and standardize test automation practices across teams and services
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and SerenityJS
  • Develop automated test suites in JavaScript/TypeScript for web, API, and workflow validation
  • Design and maintain REST API automation using Postman or equivalent tools
  • Integrate automation deeply into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions
  • Enforce mandatory quality gates, blocking releases on automation or sanity failures
  • Monitor automation executions, analyze failures, and drive root-cause resolution
  • Conduct automation code reviews to ensure consistency, reusability, and maintainability
  • Collaborate during design and story elaboration to define acceptance criteria and risk coverage
  • Mentor QA and engineering teams on automation frameworks, tooling, and best practices
  • Contribute to automation metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives
Desired Qualifications
  • Use AI agents or tools to perform day-to-day activities or to test AI-powered features.
  • Familiarity with visual regression testing, cross-browser testing, and performance validation
  • Experience designing or contributing to automation metrics and quality dashboards
  • Exposure to cloud-native, large-scale SaaS platforms
  • Experience mentoring teams and driving the adoption of quality standards across multiple squads

HackerRank operates a global platform that connects developers with employers by focusing on skills-based hiring. For developers, it offers practice problems, interview prep, and skill-building exercises. For companies, it provides tools to create coding tests that measure how candidates perform on real-world programming challenges, enabling data-driven hiring decisions. The platform reaches more than 3,000 companies worldwide, including a quarter of the Fortune 100, through its paid access to tests and the developer community. The key difference from competitors is the emphasis on evaluating practical programming skills with real-world problems at scale, supported by a large community and analytics that help compare candidates fairly. The company’s goal is to improve tech recruitment by validating skills rather than relying on resumes or generic signals, helping developers showcase ability and employers build strong engineering teams.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$117.8M

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2012

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 26 million developer community enables vast talent sourcing and upskilling.
  • Over 2000 companies including Airbnb and Amazon standardize on platform assessments.
  • Y Combinator backing as first Indian company provides strong network validation.

What critics are saying

  • LeetCode's 20M users dominate interview prep, eroding developer engagement in 12 months.
  • OpenAI Codex undermines coding tests as 70% developers use AI assistants now.
  • Anthropic's Claude 4.0 tops ASTRA, driving Amazon to switch in 6 months.

What makes HackerRank unique

  • ASTRA benchmark assesses AI models on real-world problems for correctness and efficiency.
  • AI-powered plagiarism detection achieves 93% accuracy using coding behavior signals.
  • SkillUp and Engage solutions launched March 2024 prepare companies for GenAI hiring.

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