Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-06, Skillenai has indexed 125 job postings with the title “Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is CI/CD, with demand up 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-06
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+How many Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 125 job postings with the title “Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, with demand up 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) jobs require?
Across Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, the skills mentioned most often are CI/CD, Playwright, Python, JavaScript, Selenium.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)?
As of 2026-09-06, Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Denmark, Pune.
+Is Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 125 Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, with demand up 41% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) postings is CI/CD, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | 73 | 58.4% |
| Playwright | 64 | 51.2% |
| Python | 60 | 48.0% |
| JavaScript | 48 | 38.4% |
| Selenium | 47 | 37.6% |
| Cypress | 45 | 36.0% |
| Jenkins | 43 | 34.4% |
| TypeScript | 42 | 33.6% |
| Java | 39 | 31.2% |
| test automation | 36 | 28.8% |
| GitHub Actions | 29 | 23.2% |
| Appium | 27 | 21.6% |
| Docker | 27 | 21.6% |
| AWS | 26 | 20.8% |
| API testing | 25 | 20.0% |
Top metros hiring Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 7 | 5.6% |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 4.0% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 3.2% |
| Denmark | 4 | 3.2% |
| Pune | 4 | 3.2% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 3.2% |
| Wrocław | 3 | 2.4% |
| Galway | 2 | 1.6% |
| Irvine | 2 | 1.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-06
- window_days
- 90
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