Yugabyte

Sr. Software Engineer in Test

Sunnyvale, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$180kDetected 6 days ago

PythonJavaC++BashDistributed SystemsData StructuresGitSQLPostgreSQLCI/CDLinuxLLMsSystems EngineeringLoad TestingTest AutomationShopify

About the role

Our Yugabeings (distributed, like our database) span 12+ countries and multiple time zones, sharing expertise from diverse backgrounds and industries.

Architect, develop and maintain test automation frameworks.
Design and execute comprehensive test suites focusing on the "hard problems" of distributed databases: stress, resiliency, scalability, and performance.
Design and orchestrate distributed systems tests that simulate real-world failure modes.
Own the end-to-end quality of major features, from initial design review and test planning to production-ready automation
Act as a technical lead for junior engineers and serve as an internal advocate for the customer experience.

5-8 years of experience in Software Development in Test (SDET) or Systems Engineering, with a BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field.
Database Internals Expertise: Highly desirable knowledge of query processing, transactions (ACID), recovery logs, and concurrent B-tree access.
Must be comfortable reading and navigating the complex C++ codebase to identify potential failure points.
Working knowledge of Python, Java programming languages and advanced SQL.
Hands-on experience with Linux, shell scripting, Git, and architecting scalable CI/CD pipelines
Ability to leverage generative AI and LLM-based coding assistants to accelerate the authoring, refactoring, and optimization of complex test suites.
ability to trace issues from high-level test failures down to the code level for both internal and customer-reported bugs.
A proven track record of identifying complex bugs, specifically data corruption and consistency issues.

Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the AI-ready, multi-modal, distributed PostgreSQL database for cloud-native apps.
YugabyteDB is our PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database for cloud-native apps.
Resilient, scalable, and flexible, it runs on any cloud and enables developers to become instantly productive using well-known APIs.
The transactional database market is estimated to be $64B by 2025.
Join the Database Revolution at Yugabyte.
Modern applications need a cloud-native database that eliminates tradeoffs and silos.

We feel strongly about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one way to help achieve that.

Develop and contribute to internal and external knowledge bases. Be a champion for our customers.
Go above and beyond to ensure customers are getting the most out of their investment in the Yugabyte database.

As an equal opportunity employer, Yugabyte is committed to a diverse workforce.
Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws.
Due to the Proclamation, "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", which went into effect on September 21, 2025, at this time we are no longer able to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions filed after September 21, 2025 for new hires.
We are still able to consider candidates who require H-1B extensions, changes of employer, or other types of work authorization.

Due to the Proclamation, "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", which went into effect on September 21, 2025, at this time we are no longer able to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions filed after September 21, 2025 for new hires.
We are still able to consider candidates who require H-1B extensions, changes of employer, or other types of work authorization.

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