Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
About The Position
Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the following role in Cambridge, MA (multiple openings): Senior Software Development Engineer in Test. Perform software QA/testing duties in furtherance of solving critical software automation and verification problems in a distributed systems environment; work with developers and other QA teams on system-wide automation infrastructure; contribute to system test plans to ensure highly effective test coverage and automation; create and deploy automated system tests to replicate real world scenarios; improve testing methodologies and procedures to enhance test automation efficiency; review product and system design requirements to verify accuracy of test plans and test cases; develop test automation using coding and software development; solve large scale distributed systems problems; work with related internet technologies. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere within the United States.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, IT, Telecommunications System Mgmt, or Telecommunications Engineering
- Two (2) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role
- Two (2) years of experience with building software test beds, unit tests, automation tools, or infrastructures
- Two (2) years of experience with C, C++, Java, Javascript, Python, PERL, or JSON
- Two (2) years of experience with SQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Postgres, or MongoDB
- Two (2) years of experience with Ansible, Jenkins, Jira, Chef, Git, or Gitlab
- Two (2) years of experience with Django, Flask, Spring, or Splunk
- Two (2) years of experience with Docker, Oracle, Kubernetes, Cassandra, or Kafka
Responsibilities
- Perform software QA/testing duties in furtherance of solving critical software automation and verification problems in a distributed systems environment
- Work with developers and other QA teams on system-wide automation infrastructure
- Contribute to system test plans to ensure highly effective test coverage and automation
- Create and deploy automated system tests to replicate real world scenarios
- Improve testing methodologies and procedures to enhance test automation efficiency
- Review product and system design requirements to verify accuracy of test plans and test cases
- Develop test automation using coding and software development
- Solve large scale distributed systems problems
- Work with related internet technologies
Benefits
- healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- company holidays
- vacation (in the form of PTO)
- sick time
- family friendly benefits including parental leave
- employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
