Sun King

Off-grid solar home systems provider

Software Engineer 3 – Quality

Test Automation EngineeringUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeRemote in IndiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field is required.
Expertise in manual and automation testing across complex systems is required.
At least 5 years of hands-on software QA experience focused on test automation and release quality, including at least 2 years of team mentoring and leadership experience, is required.
Experience with automation tools or frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or RestAssured is required.
Programming skills in Java or Python for writing maintainable automation code are required.
Understanding of API testing with Postman or RestAssured, backend validation, and SQL-based data verification is required.
Experience implementing automated tests in CI/CD pipelines using GitHub or Bitbucket is required.
Ability to analyze test trends, improve test processes, and drive data-backed quality initiatives is required.
Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana and Prometheus is required.
Ability to collaborate across functions in agile product teams is required.

Responsibilities

Architect and own the quality-engineering platform across UI for Android and Web, API, and backend testing.
Design, execute, and maintain test plans covering functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end scenarios for complex systems involving microservices, APIs, and distributed architectures.
Collaborate with product, engineering, and DevOps teams to ensure testability, reliability, and fast feature turnaround.
Conduct root cause analysis of critical defects and drive preventive QA practices.
Establish and track QA metrics such as defect leakage, automation coverage, and test efficiency.
Conduct code reviews for QA automation, guide junior testers, and enforce quality standards.
Own end-to-end validation of production hotfixes, live-environment verifications, and release certifications.
Monitor technical issues raised by the field team and raise tickets when bugs are found.
Perform manual, UI/UX, sanity, API, regression, database, and functional testing for Android apps, web portals, automations, backend APIs, and other tools.
Mentor and guide existing quality team members.

Desired Qualifications

Previous experience in performance, load, or security testing using tools or standards such as JMeter, Gatling, or OWASP.

Job location: Remote in India

About the role:
We are looking for a seasoned Quality Assurance (QA) professional with expertise in designing, implementing, and scaling end-to-end testing frameworks across multiple platforms. This role will own QA strategy — from requirement validation to release certification — ensuring high product reliability and performance at scale. This role will lead complex automation initiatives, guide junior testers on best practices, contribute to architectural discussions for testability, and collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and product teams. The role will also work on defining quality metrics, improving CI/CD test integration, and proactively identifying risks in production environments.

Architect and own the quality-engineering platform across UI (Android & Web), API and backend testing.
Design, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans covering functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end scenarios for complex systems involving microservices, APIs, and distributed architectures.
Collaborate with product, engineering, and DevOps teams to ensure testability, reliability, and fast turnaround of features.
Conduct deep root cause analysis of critical defects and drive preventive QA practices.
Establish and track key QA metrics like defect leakage, automation coverage, and test efficiency.
Conduct code reviews for QA automation, guide junior testers, and enforce quality standards.
Own the end-to-end validation process of production hotfixes, live environment verifications, and release certifications.
Monitor technical issues raised by the field team, and raise tickets if bugs are found.
Perform manual, UI/UX, sanity, API, regression, database and functional testing for android apps, web portals, automations, backend APIs and other tools.
Mentoring and guiding existing quality team members.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
Good expertise in both manual and automation testing across complex systems.
5+ years of hands-on experience in software QA with a strong focus on test automation and release quality, including 2+ years of experience in team mentoring and leadership.
Proven experience with automation tools/frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured, or similar.
Good programming skills in Java or Python for writing maintainable automation code.
Solid understanding of API testing (Postman, RestAssured); backend validation, and SQL-based data verification.
Experience implementing automated tests in CI/CD pipelines (Github/Bitbucket).
Skilled in analyzing test trends, improving test processes, and driving data-backed quality initiatives.
Good communicator with an ownership mindset and ability to collaborate cross-functionally in agile product teams.
Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus.
Previous experience in performance, load, or security testing (JMeter, Gatling, OWASP, etc.).

About the Company

Sun King

Off-grid solar home systems provider

Sun King designs, manufactures, distributes, and finances solar home energy products for off-grid communities in Africa and Asia. Its range includes solar lanterns and solar home systems with inverters and storage that can power lights, radios, phones, and household appliances, all financed through a pay-as-you-go model with small mobile money installments after a low upfront payment. The company differentiates itself with an end-to-end approach—handling product design, manufacturing, distribution, and financing—supported by a large field-agent network and strategic acquisitions like PayGo Energy to expand into clean cooking. Its goal is to increase energy access by helping households leapfrog kerosene and unreliable grids, aiming to reach millions of homes and businesses, including over 2 million in Ethiopia by 2030.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $864.9M
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 2008

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