Proof Of Concept Test Engineer

Nexthop AI

• $135K — $160K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
  • 10+ years in Proof of Concept or Systems/Solutions Testing across network technologies
  • 15+ years in customer success roles for leadership positions
  • Proficiency in networking technologies software, hands-on with NOS such as IOS, IOS-XR, EOS, and Junos
  • Experience with SONiC or other open-source OS is a plus
  • Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for complex networking issues
  • Extensive experience in DevOps, Network Operations, or Network Engineering within cloud or enterprise environments

Responsibilities

  • Deliver outstanding customer experiences through technical proof of concepts for new products and solutions
  • Develop expertise in products and work with engineering teams to diagnose issues
  • Test products for functionality, performance, and interoperability against customer requirements
  • Document test plans and customer-vetted topologies, driving issue resolution for product enhancement
  • Present findings from POCs to stakeholders both internally and externally
  • Maintain the testbed across multiple product generations
  • Implement automation best practices to improve efficiency and support multiple POCs

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment
  • Focus on customer empathy and problem-solving
  • Collaborative work with software and hardware engineering teams
  • Engagement in innovative product testing and development
  • Investment in automation to enhance job efficiency
Full Job Description
Job Responsibilities:
  • Deliver exceptional customer experiences by executing thorough technical proof of concepts for new products and solutions that match customer deployments
  • Develop deep expertise in our products and solutions - collaborate closely with Software and Hardware Engineering teams to diagnose issues and with Customer Engineering team to ensure customer success
  • Responsible for testing our products (hardware and software) for functionality, scale and performance, network operations and interoperability, benchmarking against customer specific requirements
  • Maintain documentation of detailed test plans, topologies vetted by customers and drive fixes for issues encountered during POC to enhance our product offering and test coverage
  • Present the POC findings to internal and external stakeholders
  • Responsible to maintain the testbed across multiple product generations
  • Required to invest in automation best practices, maximize throughput and minimize time taken to support multiple POCs

Qualifications: We're seeking individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative startup and possess exceptional problem-solving skills and a strong aptitude for taking initiative and learning. Additionally we value individuals who practice and instill customer empathy. The following skills are essential for this role,
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in Proof of Concept or Systems/Solutions Testing across network technologies
  • Leadership roles require 15+ years of experience delivering customer success in pre-sales/POC engagements
  • Proficient in networking technologies software with hands-on experience across diverse Network Operating Systems (NOS) such as IOS, IOS-XR, EOS, and Junos
  • Experience with SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) or any Open source OS is highly desirable
  • Proven ability to effectively debug and troubleshoot complex networking issues.
  • Significant experience in DevOps, Network Operations, or Network Engineering within a cloud provider or enterprise-level team

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