Software Development Engineer in Test (AI-Augmented Testing)

Who are we?

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

A place where tech thinkers and future builders turn bold ideas into breakthrough experiences, we welcome your unique perspective. Help us challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers-because progress starts with fresh ideas. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you-because when you feel valued, you're empowered to do your best work.

About the role

We're looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who loves breaking things the right way. You'll build and run automated tests for web & APIs, wire them into CI/CD, and use AI tools to accelerate test design, data generation, debugging, and documentation.

• Design, implement, and maintain automated tests across the test pyramid (unit → API → UI → E2E).

• Collaborate with developers to define acceptance criteria and shift-left quality.

• Use AI assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to:

• draft tests and edge-case lists,

• generate synthetic test data & mocks,

• triage flaky tests and suggest fixes,

• create concise defect repro steps and docs.

• Build resilient test suites with clear assertions, test IDs, and stable selectors.

• Integrate tests into CI/CD (parallelism, retries, artifacts, dashboards).

• Own regression runs, analyze failures, and file high-quality bugs with evidence.

• Contribute to quality gates (coverage thresholds, lint/type checks, API contracts).

• Perform targeted exploratory testing for new features.

• Follow AI usage guardrails (no secrets in prompts, respect PII, store approved prompts in repo).

• At least 5 to 7 years experience in QA/SDET or software development.

• Programming fundamentals in any modern language (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python preferred).

• Hands-on with at least one automation framework:

• Web/UI: Playwright or Cypress (Selenium/WebDriver okay).

• API: REST Assured, SuperTest, or Postman/Newman.

• Unit: JUnit/TestNG, Jest/Mocha/Vitest, or PyTest.

• Comfortable with Git and basic CI (GitHub Actions/Jenkins/GitLab CI).

• Understanding of HTTP, JSON, and basic SQL.

• Clear written communication-especially for defects and repro steps.

• Curiosity to learn and use AI tools responsibly to speed up work.