Cloud-Native Database QA Engineer

Newbridge; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Newbridge seeks a Database Test Engineer to own the quality and reliability of our cloud-native database services. You will design and implement automated tests for releases, patches and architecture changes, integrating tests into CI/CD and building scalable test platforms.

The role sits between DBA, QA and DevOps, requiring deep database knowledge and ability to code automation to test at scale across MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB and more.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in database testing, QA, or DBA roles with testing focus.
• Strong hands-on experience in at least 2 of: MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse.
• Deep understanding of database internals: replication, ACID, transactions, indexing, backup/restore.
• Proficiency in test automation with Python / Go / Shell.
• Experience with Linux, SQL, and performance testing tools (Sysbench is a must).
• Experience working in high-traffic internet companies handling large-scale databases.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end testing for database products across multiple engines.
• Design and execute test strategies: functional, HA/failover, backup & recovery, upgrade, compatibility, data consistency.
• Build and maintain automated testing platform for large-scale database clusters (Python/Go).
• Conduct performance and stress testing using Sysbench, TPCC, JMeter, and workload simulators.
• Validate high-availability architectures: replication, failover, switchover, disaster recovery.
• Collaborate with DBAs, SREs, and Backend teams to reproduce issues and certify fixes.
• Integrate database testing into CI/CD pipelines and improve observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).

Skills

Database Testing

Automation with Python

Automation with Go

Shell scripting

Linux

SQL

Tools

Sysbench

JMeter

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Job description

Newbridge seeks a Database Test Engineer to own the quality and reliability of our cloud-native database services. You will design and implement automated tests for releases, patches and architecture changes, integrating tests into CI/CD and building scalable test platforms.

The role sits between DBA, QA and DevOps, requiring deep database knowledge and ability to code automation to test at scale across MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB and more.