Quality Engineer

Velocix Solutions USA Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Velocix Solutions USA Inc. is seeking mid- to senior-level QA/Automation engineers to design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for video delivery products.

You will work across Linux environments, REST APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud-native stacks, collaborating with software engineers, DevOps, and product owners to ensure quality and reliability. You will implement scalable test suites, run performance and stress tests, and contribute to observability and debugging by

Qualifications

• Experience building automated tests and test frameworks.
• Ability to automate functional, regression, integration, system and end-to-end testing.
• Ability to design reusable automation libraries and simulators.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and suites.
• Automate functional, regression, API, integration and end-to-end tests.
• Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines and improve coverage.
• Develop tooling to improve testing efficiency and observability.
• Collaborate with engineers to enhance testability and debugging.

Skills

Test automation

Quality engineering

Performance engineering

Python

Shell scripting

Java/JavaScript

Linux

APIs

Databases

CI/CD

Debugging

Observability

Tools

Robot Framework

PyTest

Selenium

Playwright

Spirent Avalanche

GitLab

CI/CD tooling

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Velocix develops market-leading video delivery solutions used by telecommunications providers, broadcasters, and streaming platforms worldwide. Our portfolio includes Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Video Origins, Recording Managers, Personalization Platforms, Analytics solutions, and cloud-native technologies that power large-scale video streaming services.

As part of our global Engineering organization, you will help ensure the quality, scalability, reliability, and performance of our products through test automation, performance engineering, tooling, and continuous quality practices.

This role is suitable for engineers across a range of experience levels, from early-career professionals developing automation expertise to experienced engineers leading quality and performance initiatives across complex distributed systems.

What you'll do

Test automation & Quality engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites.
• Automate functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop reusable automation libraries, utilities, mock services, and simulators.
• Ensure appropriate automation coverage for new features and releases.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve testing efficiency, reliability, and maintainability.

Performance & Reliability testing

• Design and execute load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity tests.
• Create realistic workload and traffic simulations.
• Analyze performance metrics and identify system bottlenecks.
• Investigate application, infrastructure, and network behaviour under load.
• Support performance benchmarking and system optimization initiatives.
• Produce performance reports and recommendations.

Development & Tooling

• Develop internal testing tools and frameworks using Python and related technologies.
• Support debugging and root-cause analysis by analysing logs, metrics, and system behaviour.
• Build utilities to improve testing efficiency and engineering productivity.
• Collaborate with software engineers to improve testability and observability.

Collaboration & Agile delivery

• Participate in Agile and Scrum ceremonies.
• Work closely with Software Engineers, Architects, DevOps Engineers, Product Owners, and other Quality Engineers.
• Review automation solutions and testing approaches.
• Contribute to release validation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Share knowledge and mentor team members where appropriate.

Technical skills & Experience

Candidates should bring experience in some or all of the following areas. Requirements may vary depending on seniority level.

Automation testing

Experience with:

• Test Automation Frameworks
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• API Testing
• Integration Testing
• End-to-End Testing

Tools such as:

• Robot Framework
• PyTest
• Selenium
• Playwright
• Similar automation technologies

Performance testing

Experience with:

• Apache JMeter
• Load Testing
• Stress Testing
• Endurance Testing
• Scalability Testing
• Capacity Planning

Exposure to tools such as Spirent Avalanche or similar solutions is desirable.

Programming & Scripting

Experience with:

• Python (preferred)
• Shell Scripting
• Java or JavaScript (beneficial)

Knowledge of:

• Software Development Principles
• Debugging Techniques
• Automation Development

Linux & Systems

• Linux administration and troubleshooting experience.
• Log analysis and system diagnostics.
• Command-line proficiency.

APIs & Databases

Experience with:

• REST APIs
• HTTP / HTTPS
• SQL Databases
• NoSQL Databases

DevOps & CI/CD

Experience with:

• Git / GitLab
• Continuous Integration
• Continuous Delivery
• Automated testing pipelines

Cloud & Modern Technologies

Exposure to:

• AWS
• GCP
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Cloud-native applications

Preferred Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Video streaming platforms
• OTT services
• Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
• Telecommunications
• Media technology
• Distributed systems
• Cloud platforms

Knowledge of video streaming protocols and traffic patterns is highly desirable.

What we're looking for

Mid-level engineers

• Experience developing automated tests and analysing system behaviour.
• Ability to independently investigate issues and improve coverage.
• Experience with CI/CD and Agile development practices.

Senior engineers

• Experience defining automation and performance testing strategies.
• Ability to mentor engineers and improve engineering practices.
• Expertise in test architecture, performance analysis, and quality engineering.
• Ability to influence quality, reliability, and scalability decisions across teams.

Core competencies

• Test automation
• Performance engineering
• Quality engineering
• Reliability testing
• Python development
• Problem solving
• Analytical thinking
• Continuous improvement
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Ownership & Accountability

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