Software Engineer in Test (SDET) jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-16, Skillenai has indexed 35 job postings with the title “Software Engineer in Test (SDET)” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-16
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+How many Software Engineer in Test (SDET) jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 35 job postings with the title “Software Engineer in Test (SDET)” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16.
+What skills do Software Engineer in Test (SDET) jobs require?
Across Software Engineer in Test (SDET) postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, the skills mentioned most often are Python, CI/CD, Playwright, Java, Selenium.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Engineer in Test (SDET)?
As of 2026-09-16, Software Engineer in Test (SDET) postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Islamabad, Karachi, Shanghai, Sunnyvale, Atlanta.
+Is Software Engineer in Test (SDET) a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 35 Software Engineer in Test (SDET) postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16. The skill mentioned most often in Software Engineer in Test (SDET) postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Engineer in Test (SDET) postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Engineer in Test (SDET)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 22 | 62.9% |
| CI/CD | 16 | 45.7% |
| Playwright | 15 | 42.9% |
| Java | 12 | 34.3% |
| Selenium | 11 | 31.4% |
| test automation | 10 | 28.6% |
| AWS | 8 | 22.9% |
| Cypress | 8 | 22.9% |
| Jenkins | 7 | 20.0% |
| Postman | 6 | 17.1% |
| Docker | 6 | 17.1% |
| Linux | 6 | 17.1% |
| API testing | 6 | 17.1% |
| GitLab | 6 | 17.1% |
| debugging | 6 | 17.1% |
Top metros hiring Software Engineer in Test (SDET)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Islamabad | 2 | 5.7% |
| Karachi | 2 | 5.7% |
| Shanghai | 2 | 5.7% |
| Sunnyvale | 2 | 5.7% |
| Atlanta | 1 | 2.9% |
| Belfast | 1 | 2.9% |
| Bogotá | 1 | 2.9% |
| Dublin | 1 | 2.9% |
| Galway | 1 | 2.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineer in Test (SDET)”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Software Engineer in Test (SDET)
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-16
- window_days
- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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