Test Engineer

Nexthop AI

• $110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in testing and QA.
  • Proficient in networking technologies, protocols, and various Network Operating Systems (IOS, IOS-XR, EOS, Junos).
  • Experience with Traffic Generators and network test hardware/software solutions.
  • Desirable experience with SONiC or open-source operating systems.
  • Ability to write effective test plans and troubleshoot networking issues.
  • Strong communication skills and proficiency in scripting and programming languages.

Responsibilities

  • Test products through platform, functional, feature, and regression testing.
  • Conduct manual testing and enhance automation through scripting.
  • Design and maintain testing environments and qualify software releases.
  • Collaborate with engineering for customer-specific testing activities.
  • Assist engineering teams in reproducing and resolving bugs, updating test scripts as necessary.

Benefits

  • Work in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment.
  • Opportunities for personal initiative and continuous learning.
  • Chance to instill and practice customer empathy in product development.
Full Job Description
Job Responsibilities:
  • Testing of products and solutions - the testing can span platform testing, functional testing, feature testing, solution testing and regression testing.
  • Manual testing as well as building and enhancing test automation with scripting
  • Design and maintain testbeds, qualify software releases and deliver on quality metrics
  • Collaborate with POC eng for any customer specific testing efforts during POCs as needed
  • Collaborate with and help Eng teams (SW, HW, Support) in reproducing faults, as needed and regularly update test scripts to prevent recurrence of bugs


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 5 years of relevant industry experience in test, QA, solutions testing roles. Hands-on testing experience is a MUST.
  • Proficient in networking technologies software, network protocols, network designs and deployments with hands-on experience across diverse Network Operating Systems (NOS) such as IOS, IOS-XR, EOS, and Junos
  • Proficient in working with well-known Traffic Generators and network test hardware and software solutions
  • Experience with SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) or any Open source OS is highly desirable
  • Proven ability to write good test plans and effectively debug and troubleshoot complex networking issues (hardware and software)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills is a must
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Python), programming languages (C, C+), automation tools (e.g. Ansible), AI development tools (e.g. Gemini, Co-pilot, Augment; etc) is a plus
  • Familiarity with container technologies (e.g., Docker) and databases (e.g., SQL, NoSQL) is a plus


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