Technical Lead L1
Wipro · San Francisco · $80,000–$160,000 (stated in the posting)
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.Job Description
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to facilitate application solutions by developing and reviewing module-level codes, creating replication patterns, performing root cause analysis to identify recurring issues and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure stable, well-documented deliverables that meet business objectives.
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Core Responsibilities
- Design and execute comprehensive test plans for a Python/FastAPI backend, and PostgreSQL database
- Build and maintain automated functional test suites using state of the art automation framework that
- Covers REST endpoints, authentication flows (Azure AD/MSAL), and async processing pipelines
- Tests LLM-integrated features including RAG retrieval, selling point generation, and recommendation rule engines
- Manual validation for Postgres database (for document processing pipeline, selling point generation, evaluation, governance, etc.)
- Test Azure cloud integrations (Blob Storage, PostgreSQL Flexible Server, Azure OpenAI)
- Collaborate with developers to define acceptance criteria and identify edge cases early in the development cycle
- Report defects with clear reproduction steps and assist in root cause analysis using available logs (file-based logs, datadog logs, etc.)
- Contribute to improving test coverage metrics and quality gates in the pipeline
Preferred Responsibilities
- Design and execute comprehensive test plans for a React/TypeScript frontend
- Build and maintain automated functional test suites using state of the art automation framework that covers frontend applications
- Manul validation of frontend UI including functionality, usability, A11Y, etc.
Qualifications
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5+ years of experience in software QA/testing roles
- Strong experience with Python test frameworks (pytest, unittest), API testing tools (Postman, requests), and popular test automation framework (pytest + httpx / requests, karate, Playwright)
- Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL) — ability to write and validate SQL queries
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI preferred) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS)
- Experience with REST API testing and OAuth2/MSAL authentication flows
- Understanding of async Python patterns and background job testing
- Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to work independently in a remote/offshore setting
- Experience in financial services or regulated environments is a plus
- Familiarity with AI/ML testing (LLM outputs, embedding pipelines) is a plus
- Experience testing React/TypeScript applications (Vitest, Testing Library, or similar) is a plus
Competencies
Client Centricity
Passion for Results
Execution Excellence
Collaborative Working
Learning Agility
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Effective communication