Senior Quality & Automation Engineer – Data Platform

Intersystems; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Short/Long-term disability and life保险

401(k) Profit Sharing

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Parental Leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

InterSystems is seeking a Senior Quality Development Engineer to help build robust software for the IRIS Data Platforms Health team. You will craft automated tests, design testing tools, and collaborate across teams to ensure features meet customer needs and perform under stress.

Responsibilities include reviewing code, writing test plans, and validating documentation, with a focus on reliability in on-prem and multi-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Ability to read code critically, finding bugs, weak spots, and performance bottlenecks.
• Enthusiasm for debugging and learning new technical skills.
• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC).
• Experience with application development, relational databases, and object-oriented development.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with software test tools and automation methodologies.
• Experience with Object-Oriented programming (Java, .Net, C#, C++, Python) or C.
• Experience with Python programming language and Python modules such as pytest, Kubernetes.
• Experience with source control such as Git or Perforce.
• Experience with using AI models, either with prompt engineering or using MCP.
• Effective communication and analytical skills.
• Curiosity and aptitude for acquiring new technical skills and knowledge in a dynamic and highly technical environment.
• Versatility and flexibility.
• Attention to detail and a passion for breaking things.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated functional, load and stress tests to test InterSystems products functionality in on-prem (Linux and Windows) and multi-cloud environment, with focus on configurations and data that fairly represent customer systems.
• Design and establish testing tools and automation infrastructure.
• Develop test scenarios and author and execute test plans.
• Collaborate with interdepartmental teams to provide early feedback on new features.
• Promote product quality by advocating for the customer's point of view as well as verifying that the product meets the customer’s needs.
• Review product source code to inform test design for edge and stress test case development for key areas of the product such as failover and recovery.
• Review the documentation and verify that it is clear and concise. Ensure that the documented procedures are clear and easy to follow.

Skills

Code review

Debugging

SDLC

Cloud platforms

Container tech

Automation testing

Programming languages

Python/pytest

Git/Perforce

AI model experience (MCP)

Communication

Curiosity & learning

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Perforce

Cypress

Playwright

GitLab pipelines

CI/CD tooling

Job description

InterSystems is seeking a Senior Quality Development Engineer to help build robust software for the IRIS Data Platforms Health team. You will craft automated tests, design testing tools, and collaborate across teams to ensure features meet customer needs and perform under stress.

Responsibilities include reviewing code, writing test plans, and validating documentation, with a focus on reliability in on-prem and multi-cloud environments.