Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Remote

Overview

Percona takes pride in delivering stable and reliable software to our users. We are looking for a flexible and efficient SDET engineer to join our QA team. In this role, you will support our distributed engineering team by maintaining and improving the quality of our software products as part of the release process and in an ongoing fashion. This includes tasks such as analyzing and reporting defects captured by our automated testing frameworks, defining and implementing new test cases, and improving and scaling our testing capabilities and infrastructure.

In Short

• Evaluate and improve Percona products and new features based on QA plans, locating product issues & bugs
• Monitor and analyze/log failures of automated regression, performance, packaging, and/or other automated QA systems
• Serve as a mentor to junior SDETs, guiding best practices in testing, coding, and debugging, particularly in large-scale distributed database systems.
• Research and recommend tools, behaviors, and strategies for making testing better
• Utilize scripting languages such as Shell or Python to enhance testing and improve automation

Requirements

• Solid debugging skills and experience (e.g., analyzing log files, core dumps, spotting patterns)
• Familiarity with database internals (replication, optimizer, storage engines)
• Good knowledge of test methods in agile software development environments
• Experience with tools for tracking and documenting development processes (git) is an advantage.
• Solid Linux sysadmin skills (e.g., adding/removing software, enabling/disabling services, general Unix/Linux CLI tools)
• Working with automation tools (CI/CD)
• Automating tasks using Bash or Python
• Experience with networking, hardware, file systems, server connectivity, etc.
• Good communicator & fluent in written and spoken English
• Quick learner and a great team player

Benefits

• Flexible work hours
• All your equipment for your remote office
• Funds for career development (external training, certifications, conferences)
• Ongoing connectivity allowances
• Opportunity to participate in our equity incentive plan
• Healthy work/life balance benefits
• Socially responsible initiatives through PAVE volunteering program
• Collaborative and highly-engaged culture