Aviatrix

Aviatrix

Staff Engineer - Cloud Test

Santa Clara, CA · Staff+ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$174k-$204kDetected 148 days ago
PythonGoAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesCI/CDLinuxDevOpsAI OrchestrationCybersecurityNetwork SecurityLoad TestingTest AutomationManual TestingAPI TestingTCP/IPBGP/OSPFCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

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odds of building a lasting career here

59Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level I · 1×
Level I$152,7971 entry
Level II$187,0752 entries
Level III$221,3743 entries
Level IV$255,6534 entries

$13,335 more — $187,075 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $187,075 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

Employer immigration record

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 4 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 60%

Of 5 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 2 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 500 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

1 transfer filing in the last year, covering 1 worker. Median labor-condition decision: 10 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • As a Staff Engineer - Cloud Test you will take ownership of test strategy and quality outcomes for Aviatrix cloud networking and security features.

Responsibilities

  • Own test strategy and quality outcomes for features from design through release
  • Design and implement test plans, test designs, and automation for new and existing features
  • Build and manage lab environments that simulate real customer networking deployments
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to improve product quality

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in QA testing in networking/security-focused roles
  • Strong understanding of network protocols, especially BGP
  • Proficiency with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI)
  • Expertise in Linux environments and scripting (Python, Shell)
  • Experience using AI tools such as Cursor, Claude-Code
  • Experience with:
  • Proficiency in various testing techniques:
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Nice to have

  • Proven track record in test automation for SaaS development
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
  • The range displayed is applicable only for new hires for the listed position located in the US.
  • Aviatrix® is the cloud network security company trusted by more than 500 of the world's leading enterprises.
  • As cloud infrastructures become more complex and costly, the Aviatrix Cloud Network Security platform gives companies back the power, control, security, and simplicity they need to modernize their cloud strategies.
  • Aviatrix is the only secure networking solution built specifically for the cloud, that ensures companies are ready for AI and what's next.
  • We embrace the fact that not everyone's journey took the same route or started at the same place.

Skills

  • Aviatrix® is pioneering the Cloud Native Security Fabric - the architecture the Containment Era requires.
  • Universal propagation.
  • Enforced at the workload, not at a chokepoint.
  • Trusted by more than 500 of the world's leading enterprises.
  • For more information, visit aviatrix.ai.

Compensation

  • The US annual base salary range for this full-time position is $173,740-$204,400 + benefits + 401(k) match + equity and is bonus eligible.

Benefits

  • Prioritize test coverage and manage testing timelines for feature delivery
  • Analyze customer-reported defects and improve test coverage and tooling
  • Your total compensation package will be based on job-related knowledge, education, certifications and location, per our aligned ranges.

Company info

  • The Cloud Native Security Fabric governs every workload communication path across every cloud, every VPC, every Kubernetes cluster, and every serverless function, from a single policy plane.
  • If you're seeking an opportunity where you can be excited to start work every morning with enthusiastic people, make a real difference and be part of something amazing then let's talk.

This listing is sourced directly from Aviatrix's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.