Nexthire

Salary
Posted
Jun 28, 2026
Location
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A senior-level quality engineering role focused on API test automation, primarily using the Karate Framework, JavaScript, and BDD/Gherkin. Day-to-day work involves building and maintaining automation frameworks, validating RESTful APIs, and integrating test suites into CI/CD pipelines within Agile teams. Suited to someone with 5+ years in software testing who has strong hands-on API automation experience.

Senior level · 5+ years · National

Must have (13)
Karate FrameworkJavaScriptBDDGherkinREST APIJSONXMLOAuth 2.0JWTGitJenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or Gitlab CiMaven or GradleSQL
Nice to have (7)
DockerKafkaPostmanAllure Reports or Extent ReportsJMeterAWS, Azure or GCPSwagger or Openapi

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

What won't set you apart
JavaScript62%SQL58%Jenkins42%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $104,300 (middle half $80,310–$133,180).

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (5)

Location is not specified in the posting. Mindstix is an India-headquartered firm; the role may be based in India or remote. The US-based flag has been defaulted to true given genuine ambiguity, but hiring managers should verify the primary work location.

The JD lists 'Bachelor's or Master's degree' but frames it as a qualification alongside equivalent fields, and no hard 'required' gate is stated separately from the preferred certifications bullet — the degree requirement is set to None accordingly.

SQL and database validation appear in the Qualifications section without a 'nice to have' qualifier, so they are treated as required. Docker, Kafka, Postman, Allure/Extent Reports, JMeter, and cloud platform knowledge all appear in the same section but are framed with softening language ('knowledge of', 'familiarity with', 'exposure to', 'is an advantage', 'basic knowledge') and are treated as preferred.

Swagger/OpenAPI appears only in the responsibilities narrative (not the qualifications list) and is treated as preferred context rather than a hard gate.

CI/CD pipeline experience is required; Jenkins is named first in the qualifications with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and GitLab CI listed as alternatives. Azure DevOps is also named as a standalone tool in the responsibilities section.

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