Responsibilities

Develop a comprehensive testing strategy for our API surface
Improve developer experience by standardizing tooling and infrastructure
Coordinate with other teams to improve test coverage, reliability and speed
Mentor and guide product engineers, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement within the team
Design and execute load, stress, and scalability tests to ensure our platform can handle growing user demands

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) or Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Written code in strongly typed languages and at least 1 year of experience with Go
Built and maintained CI pipelines (GitHub Actions and Google Cloud Build)
Worked with microservices and understand challenges for reliable integrations and end-to-end tests
Experience designing and building automated test frameworks
Familiar with Kubernetes beyond basics: write Helm charts, security best practices, prior job experience or certifications
Worked at a startup, handling technical debt, lack of processes/documentation
Take tasks from start to finish: requirements, implementation, deployment, monitoring

Written code in Python or TypeScript
Experience writing efficient Dockerfiles and building secure container images
Implemented load tests with k6 (REST) and ghz (gRPC), analyzing pprof/trace output
IaC deployments with Argo CD or Terraform, Google Cloud Platform, Google Kubernetes Engine
Familiar with Tilt and written a Kubernetes Operator
Testing event-driven systems using Kafka or Redpanda