The RoleWe're looking for an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET to join the GridGain Core QA Team and help drive the quality, reliability, and performance of our distributed database platform.
What You'll Do- Design, develop, and maintain automated tests and support frameworks for functional and performance testing;
- Participate in release testing activities and contribute to improving the release validation process;
- Validate new product features, bug fixes, and performance improvements;
- Investigate complex issues involving distributed transactions, replication, networking, storage, and cluster management;
- Design and implement automation solutions to reduce manual effort and improve team productivity.
What You Bring- 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation, or software engineering.
- Strong Java programming skills and knowledge of the Java ecosystem;
- Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated tests and frameworks.
- Experience testing distributed or backend systems;
- Solid understanding of at least three of:
- Multithreading;
- Concurrency;
- Networking;
- Distributed systems concepts;
- Transactions;
- Consistency models.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with NoSQL and/or distributed databases, especially Apache Ignite or GridGain;
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes;
- Experience with MariaDB or other relational databases;
- Experience with modern AI tools and applying them to improve engineering productivity;
- Experience with performance testing, profiling, and troubleshooting complex systems
LocationHybrid / Remote - Bulgaria
Remote - Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain.
Why You'll Love It Here- A globally distributed team where your is tangible, valuable and appreciated.
- Remote or Hybrid work options (location dependent)
- Projects that stretch your skills and make an impact at scale.
- Competitive pay, 25 days paid annual leave (plus holidays), and a culture that values creativity and clean engineering.
How to ApplyIf you are interested in this position, please submit your application along with your CV/Resume through our ATS Greenhouse on our MariaDB Careers site.
