SDET - Java 8+ | Core Java

• This is a video interview, so please have your camera on and ensure you are somewhere with a strong Internet connection.
• Expect a 30-minute technical/conversational interview, starting with introductions and an overview of your background and recent projects.
• They will be looking for clear communication and may ask scenario-based questions around problem solving, technical decision-making, stakeholder management and overcoming complex delivery challenges.
• They want someone who can hit the ground running, work proactively and take ownership of technical requirements.
• Prepare 2-3 recent examples demonstrating your hands-on development experience, troubleshooting/problem solving and successful delivery of D365/Power Platform solutions.
• Re-familiarise yourself with your CV and be prepared to explain what you personally designed, configured or developed, rather than only describing the wider project.

Be confident discussing:

• Dynamics 365 Sales configuration and customisation.
• Customer Insights - Journeys/Real Time Marketing , including configuration, journeys, segments, triggers and marketing automation.
• Power Apps development and performance optimisation - including examples of how you’ve diagnosed or improved application performance.
• Power Automate workflows and process automation.
• Dataverse, C# plugins, workflows, APIs and troubleshooting.
• Azure-based integrations , particularly Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus and API-based integrations, including why you would choose one approach over another.
• Working with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.

• Strong Core Java/Java 8+ - including OOP, Collections, Streams, Optional, functional interfaces and exception handling
• Strong understanding of Java design patterns and software engineering principles
• Databricks experience - mandatory, with hands-on testing of ETL/ELT and data pipelines
• Advanced SQL for complex data validation, reconciliation and transformation testing
• Experience designing reusable, maintainable and extensible automation frameworks
• Strong REST API automation, ideally using REST Assured
• JUnit, Cucumber and TDD/BDD
• CI/CD and automated quality gates
• Strong understanding of when to use automated vs manual testing
• Banking/financial services experience strongly preferred

Candidates should be comfortable being technically assessed on Core Java, SQL, framework design and Databricks/data-testing concepts.