SDET engineer - Automation

We Are:
YouTrip is the leading and fastest-growing multi-currency payment platform in Asia Pacific. In 2018, we pioneered the region's first multi-currency digital wallet. Now, YouTrip is the #1 multi-currency digital wallet trusted by millions across the region, processing over US$15 billion in total payment value annually. 

Our consumer and business propositions – YouTrip and YouBiz – empower individuals and businesses with inclusive, accessible, and affordable financial solutions. YouTrip has raised over US$110 million to date, including its recent Series B round led by global venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners—underscoring strong investor confidence in its mission to transform digital financial services across the Asia Pacific. 

Recognised as World Economic Forum’s Global Innovator 2025, CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies (2025, 2024), and LinkedIn’s Top Startup (2024, 2023), YouTrip is dedicated to creating the next generation of digital finance services for consumers and businesses.

Valuing an entrepreneurial culture of diversity and inclusion, we are seeking driven individuals to join our fast-growing regional team as we push the boundaries of innovative fintech solutions.

Job Description: SDET Engineer (Automation)

We are seeking a talented and experienced SDET Engineer with a strong focus on mobile app automation to join our QA team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for ensuring the quality and reliability of mobile applications through automated testing frameworks and tools. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop and execute comprehensive test plans and automation scripts to validate the functionality, performance, and usability of our mobile apps.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts for mobile applications and APIs using industry-standard automation frameworks such as Appium, Selenium, or Postman.
• Design and implement test automation strategies and frameworks to ensure efficient and effective test coverage across multiple mobile platforms (iOS and Android) and API endpoints.
• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, and designers to understand requirements, identify test scenarios, and define acceptance criteria for mobile app features.
• Participate in sprint planning, design reviews, and requirement grooming sessions to provide input on testability, test cases, and test automation feasibility.
• Conduct thorough regression testing of our mobile apps, web applications and APIs to identify and report defects, ensuring that issues are addressed promptly and resolved satisfactorily.
• Analyze test results, track and report defects, and provide detailed test reports and metrics to stakeholders to facilitate decision making and release readiness assessments.
• Stay current with emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in test automations. Sharing knowledge and insights with fellow team members.
• Handle and manage the release process, continuously optimising it for efficiency and reliability.
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) while integrating our software with partner/vendor systems. 
• Play an active role in enhancing our testing and deployment processes, including the implementation of a robust deployment gatekeeping process.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 4 Years experience in software quality assurance, with a focus on test automation.
• Strong proficiency in automated testing frameworks and tools for  mobile applications and APIs such as Appium, Selenium, Postman or similar
• Proven experience in planning and executing functional, performance, and regression testing.
• Strong ability to evaluate both functional and non-functional requirements to define testing scope.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with stakeholders and understand project requirements.
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Familiarity with QA best practices and a willingness to share and document them for the team.
• Experience in handling release processes and continuously optimising them.
• Knowledge of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and integrating software with partner/vendor systems.
• Having experience automating with Java (or any other coding language), JavaScript, Selenium/Appium or BrowserStack
• Having FinTech domain knowledge or experience would be advantage