Official listing reviewed: 12 October 2026. ScienceLogic has an Associate Software Engineer, Test role listed for Hyderabad, India. Its own Ashby recruitment page classifies the role as full-time, hybrid in the Product Engineering department. The work concerns automated and manual software testing, Python, Linux, continuous integration and test infrastructure. The employer has not published an exact 2026 graduation-batch restriction or a fixed 0–1 year eligibility range, so we are not inventing one.
ScienceLogic Associate Software Engineer, Test — job summary
| Company | ScienceLogic |
|---|---|
| Position | Associate Software Engineer, Test |
| Team | Product Engineering |
| Work location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Employment | Full-time |
| Work model | Hybrid (exact office-day arrangement not provided) |
| Key must-have skills | Test cases and test plans, ability to read Python, Linux experience, communication, self-directed learning |
| Other helpful experience | Python/JavaScript test automation, CI/Jenkins, AWS, VMware, Gherkin, Agile SDLC |
| Qualification / exact years / batch | No specific degree, experience-year requirement or graduation batch disclosed in the page reviewed |
| CTC and closing date | Not stated in the reviewed employer listing |
What will the testing engineer do?
ScienceLogic builds IT monitoring and AIOps products. The posted testing role involves creating and running test cases, analysing results from CI automation runs, documenting defects and working with developers to reproduce and resolve problems. The employer also discusses maintaining test data, setting up testing environments both on-premises and in AWS, executing manual and automated checks, and reviewing test automation code.
This is a quality engineering/software testing career path, not a general feature-development position. A candidate may write Python scripts, investigate Linux environment issues and help keep automated test pipelines useful and trustworthy.
Must-have requirements versus nice-to-have experience
The employer’s specific must-have section names: the ability to create individual test cases and test plans; the ability to at least read Python code; Linux experience; good communication; and learning quickly without constant supervision. It also seeks familiarity with Python or JavaScript automated tests and continuous integration concepts.
Separately, ScienceLogic labels three years on an Agile engineering team as good to have, along with Jenkins pipelines, Jira/Xray, AWS EC2, VMware, Docker/Kubernetes, BDD and AI-assisted tools. That three-year item is not worded as a strict mandatory minimum, but a candidate with no relevant testing skills should not assume the position is suitable merely because the title says “Associate.”
Fresher suitability: how to assess your fit
The job doesn’t expressly state “freshers only” or a mandatory experience number. Recent graduates with genuine Python and Linux practice, test design and demonstrable automation projects may find it worth assessing. Keep expectations realistic: the application and interviews can evaluate technical depth that is not captured by the job title.
For evidence, a small test automation repository with clear logs and reproducible cases is more persuasive than a certificate list you cannot explain. Show what you actually tested, which bugs you found and how you separated a product defect from a broken test.
Original Hiring365 test-case exercise
Imagine a simple web service that stores fictional device alerts with an alert ID, severity and timestamp. Your task is to propose a testing strategy. Positive tests: a correctly formed alert is saved and returned. Negative tests: missing IDs, invalid severity values and malformed timestamps return useful validation errors. Boundary tests: two identical alert IDs should behave predictably. Integration tests: restarting the service must not unexpectedly lose persisted records if persistence is part of the design.
Write a test plan with columns for test ID, requirement, input, expected response, actual response, result and linked defect ID. If a case fails, capture reproducible steps and the smallest relevant logs without leaking credentials. This exercise is original Hiring365 preparation material, not a ScienceLogic recruitment assessment or a description of proprietary systems.
Python and Linux preparation ideas
- Read Python: explain functions, exceptions, loops, basic object-oriented constructs and how a Python test asserts expected behaviour.
- Practise Linux: navigate directories, inspect logs, understand permissions and recognise common commands such as
pwd,ls,grepandtail. - Build automated tests: use a familiar Python testing framework to test a small REST API with success and failure paths.
- Understand CI: explain why tests run automatically after changes, what a failed pipeline means and how to distinguish flaky tests from reproducible defects.
- Communicate bugs: write one concise issue report with expected/actual results, exact steps and environment details.
What to prepare for a QA/SDET interview
You may be asked about functional versus non-functional testing, regression versus smoke tests, unit versus integration tests, handling inconsistent failures, test-data creation and automation priorities. Prepare examples from your own small projects. In an interview, it is reasonable to say “I haven’t used that tool yet” and then explain the closest concept you genuinely understand; don’t claim real-world Kubernetes or AWS management experience without having it.
How to apply on the official ScienceLogic page
Use the company’s official Ashby job page linked below. Confirm the Hyderabad location, hybrid arrangement, current availability and required fields before submitting an accurate CV. You should not pay an agent for interview scheduling or share account OTPs.
Opens ScienceLogic’s official Ashby recruitment page. Verify that applications remain available. Hiring365 charges no application fees.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a software developer job?
It is specifically a software test engineering role within Product Engineering, including automation and related testing infrastructure.
Is three years of experience mandatory?
The company’s page places three years of Agile engineering experience in its good-to-have section. It does not announce a fixed required experience-year range for this role.
Can I apply without Python knowledge?
Python code-reading ability is explicitly listed as a must-have. Applicants should assess and strengthen this skill before applying.
Does hybrid mean fully remote?
No. Hybrid typically combines office and remote work; specific attendance details are not disclosed on the job page and should be confirmed with the employer.
More Hiring365 resources
Read how to interpret must-have and preferred skills, GitHub portfolio advice and job verification guidance.
Editorial source: ScienceLogic’s official Ashby listing, Associate Software Engineer, Test, checked 12 October 2026. Exercises and explanatory material are independently authored by Hiring365 and not official testing assignments or recruitment artwork.
