Senior Engineer, QA Test and Automation

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

About the position

Samsung High Performance Storage (SHiPS) is a File-as-a-Service solution designed to address the needs of modern applications. The SHiPs Quality Assurance team focuses on testing the product’s functionality, usability, and performance; identifying bugs and validating fixes before release into production to ensure the best customer experience. In this role you will join the SHiPs QA team to test our storage software solution, ensuring both current features and new features are ready to deploy and be utilized by customers in a cloud production environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute functional test cases for Samsung High Performance Storage (SHiPS) software solution.
• Create and execute test plans for new features.
• Conduct both manual and automated testing.
• Leverage internal and external test tools and frameworks for automated testing.
• Participate in internal test tool development.
• Report defects and manage bugs throughout the entire software development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelors with 5+ years of relevant industry experience, or Masters with 3+ years or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related technical field preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Python programming.
• Experience with the Linux operating system.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the role of QA in the software development life cycle.
• Experience testing storage systems.
• Experience using IO workload generation tools (FIO/VDBench).
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V).
• Strong communicator: Able to effectively convey findings to developers and team members.
• Adaptable: Quick to learn new technologies and methodologies, and flexible in responding to evolving project requirements.
• Problem Solver: Resourceful in devising creative solutions to challenging technical issues.
• Team player: Collaborative mindset, contributing positively to team dynamics and project outcomes.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/401k
• Charitable giving match and frequent opportunities to get involved in community support.
• 4+ weeks of paid time off a year, plus holidays and sick leave.
• Stipend for fertility care or adoption, medical travel support, and an errand service.
• On-demand apps and paid therapy sessions for emotional wellness.
• Onsite Café and gym, plus virtual classes for fitness.
• Flexible work environment.