Mobile SDET

Client is hiring a Mobile SDET role for ServiceNow Mobile app. The expectation is they are an expert in iOS or Android platform and have knowledge of the other platform.

Mobile SDET (Android)

• Design, implement, and maintain Android automation using Espresso, UI Automator, and Jetpack.
• Build reusable test frameworks and libraries in Kotlin using AndroidX Test, JUnit, and Gradle; enable fast, reliable tests.
• Define test strategy, coverage goals, and quality metrics; create and maintain test plans and risk assessments.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure Devops, GitHub Actions).
• Reduce flakiness via proper synchronization, stable test data.
• Implement and maintain integration, and end-to-end tests across the mobile stack.
• Triage failures, debug with Android Studio, and partner with developers to root-cause and resolve issues quickly.
• Participate in code reviews, advocate for testability, and contribute to release quality gates.
• Document frameworks, patterns, and runbooks; mentor engineers on testing best practices.
• Communicate clearly with cross-functional teams and be a proactive, dependable team player., Design, implement, and maintain iOS automation using XCUITest/XCTest; build reusable test utilities and page-object/style abstractions in Swift.
• Establish test strategy, coverage goals, and quality metrics; create and maintain test plans (.xctestplan) and risk assessments.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD (e.g., Azure Devops, GitHub Actions) using xcodebuild, fastlane, and parallel simulator execution; manage test result bundles and reporting.
• Reduce flakiness via robust synchronization (expectations, predicates), stable Accessibility Identifiers, controlled app state (launch arguments/env vars), and reliable network stubbing.
• Implement and maintain integration, and end-to-end tests across the stack (ViewModels/Presenters, networking, persistence); promote testability through architecture and DI.
• Triage failures, debug with Xcode, Console.app, device logs/crash reports, Instruments (Leaks, Allocations, Time Profiler), and simctl.
• Participate in code reviews, advocate for testability (protocols, dependency injection, modularization), and contribute to release quality gates.
• Document frameworks, patterns, and runbooks; mentor engineers on testing best practices.
• Communicate clearly with cross-functional teams and be a proactive, dependable team player.

3-6+ years in Android test automation/SDET roles with strong Kotlin and Android SDK fundamentals.

• Hands-on expertise with Espresso, UI Automator, and Jetpack/Compose testing frameworks.
• Solid knowledge of AndroidX Test, JUnit 4/5, test orchestrator, Gradle, and build variants.
• Driving conversation, keeping the team accountable to DOR and DOD.
• Experience building CI/CD for mobile tests (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins), including parallelization and device/emulator management.
• Experience with device farms (3-) and real-device testing at scale.
• API contract testing, MockWebServer usage, Pact for Mobile.
• Proficiency with network mocking, data seeding, and hermetic testing strategies.
• Understanding of Android app architecture (MVVM/MVI), coroutines/Flows, and dependency injection (Hilt/Dagger) for testability.
• Strong debugging skills using Android Studio, and profiling tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; proven collaboration and team-first approach., 3-6+ years in iOS test automation/SDET roles with strong Swift and iOS SDK fundamentals.
• Hands-on expertise with XCTest and XCUITest; experience testing SwiftUI and UIKit apps.
• Proficient in building test frameworks/utilities, using Xcode test plans, schemes, and build configurations.
• Driving conversation, keeping the team accountable to DOR and DOD.
• Experience with device farms (Sauce Labs, Perfecto AWS Device Farm, BrowserStack) and real-device testing at scale.
• Experience with CI/CD for iOS (xcodebuild, fastlane, code signing, parallel testing on simulators/devices).
• API contract testing, MockWebServer usage, Pact for Mobile.
• Strong understanding of iOS app architecture (MVC/MVVM/MVI), async/await, Combine, and dependency injection for testability.
• Strong debugging skills with Instruments, logs, and crash analysis; proven ability to deflake tests systematically.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; proven collaboration and team-first approach.

Enterprise Req Skills mobile,ios,kotlin,cicd,automation, 1. 5+ years experience in mobile test automation on iOS or Android, with strong Swift and/or Kotlin, solid engineering fundamentals, and shift-left testing practices.

2. Scalable automation framework development with seamless CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
3. Platform-specific testing proficiency (iOS: XCTest, XCUITest, SwiftUI, UIKit) or (Android: Espresso, UI Automator, Jetpack/Compose, AndroidX Test, JUnit, Gradle)