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Staff Software Development Engineer in Test

USA - Oakland💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-11 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead automation infrastructure and quality strategy for a data infrastructure platform, leveraging AI to accelerate testing and enhance developer productivity.

Role type

Staff SDET (hands-on IC with architectural leadership)

Builds

Shared automation infrastructure, libraries, and utilities for test automation and benchmarking

Domain

Data infrastructure / Cloud-native systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Java 17+, JUnit, REST Assured, Shell scripting, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bazel, Buildkite, AWS, GCP, Azure, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Postgres, MongoDB

Preferred skills

AI-driven testing solutions, cross-org quality initiatives, systemic risk identification

Technologies

Java, JUnit, REST Assured, Shell, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bazel, Buildkite, AWS, GCP, Azure, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Postgres, MongoDB

Responsibilities

Architect internal tools, libraries, and utilities for test automation and benchmarking; Define and evolve quality strategies covering testability, release readiness, performance, and reliability; Drive cross-org quality initiatives to improve execution speed, observability, and feedback loops; Identify systemic risks in business-critical systems and implement robust validation strategies; Mentor engineers, influence design for testability, and champion best practices across the org; Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to align testing priorities with business objectives

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with org-wide influence

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