Intermediate/Senior Test Engineer to join the Netskrt team. We are a highly motivated team dedicated to delivering products and services that improve the customer experience when accessing internet video at the edge of the network. We develop a set of inter-related technologies targeted at businesses offering Wi-Fi to their customers in bandwidth-constrained environments. At Netskrt, you'll be solving real-world problems in a fast-paced startup culture with a close-knit team that values shared responsibility. You'll work alongside a team of accomplished engineers and a leadership group with a proven record of success. If you're someone who enjoys digging deep into technology, learning continuously, and seeing your work in action, this is the place for you.
This is a hybrid role with 2 days in-office in downtown Vancouver.
Key Responsibilities:- Take full ownership of the QA process by independently defining test strategies and delivering automation solutions for complex distributed systems.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, backend, and infrastructure testing.
- Validate applications deployed in Kubernetes and Docker-based containerized environments.
- Plan and execute functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and performance testing.
- Develop and maintain automated API test suites for REST services.
- Design and execute load, stress, scalability, and endurance tests to evaluate system performance and reliability.
- Investigate and troubleshoot issues across applications, Linux servers, containers, networking, and cloud infrastructure.
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and continuous delivery.
- Analyze logs, metrics, traces, and system behavior to identify root causes, validate fixes, and improve overall system reliability.
- Collaborate effectively with developers, DevOps engineers, architects, and product managers throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Mentor junior QA engineers, promote automation best practices, and contribute to improving the team's overall quality standards.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in QA Automation or Software Development in Test (SDET).
- Strong hands-on programming experience in one or more languages such as Python, Java, or similar object-oriented languages.
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills, including:
- Bash/shell scripting
- Process and service management (systemd)
- File systems, permissions, and user management
- Networking tools (curl, tcpdump, netstat, ss, ip)
- System logs, performance analysis, and debugging
- Extensive experience with API automation and testing of REST-based microservices.
- Hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, PyTest, or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and container orchestration.
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar tools.
- Strong understanding of Git, version control, and modern software development workflows.
- Strong SQL skills with experience querying and validating data in relational databases.
- Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, Zephyr Scale, or equivalent.
- Excellent debugging, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to independently own testing activities throughout the software development lifecycle, from planning and automation to release validation.
Technical Skills:- Programming: Python, Java, Go, C#
- Operating Systems: Linux (advanced), Bash scripting
- Automation: Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, PyTest
- API Testing: REST
- Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
- Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP
- Performance Testing: JMeter, k6, Gatling, Locust
- CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, BitBucket
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
- Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, ELK/OpenSearch
- Version Control: Git
Who you are:- A self-motivated engineer who can work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong software engineering mindset with excellent coding and debugging skills.
- Comfortable working across Linux systems, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, APIs, and distributed applications.
- Passionate about automation, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality software.
- Able to quickly learn new technologies and solve complex technical problems across the full software stack.
- You have hands-on experience testing CDN or other large-scale distributed systems and understand concepts such as edge caching, cache hierarchies, origin routing, HTTP caching behaviour, media streaming, and content delivery workflows.
Perks:- A highly collaborative team environment
- Competitive pay
- Health benefits kick in on Day 1
- Stock options
- 3 weeks vacation to start
- In-office snacks
- Next to Burrard SkyTrain station
- Gym in building
- Bike locker in building
