Senior Quality Engineer Bengaluru, India

Aerospike, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join their QA Team. In this pivotal role, you will design and execute test strategies for applications on Kubernetes, ensuring system reliability and performance. Your expertise will be crucial in validating applications under real-world conditions, collaborating with development teams to integrate testing into CI/CD workflows. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic environment, where your contributions will directly impact mission-critical applications for leading organizations. Join a team that values creativity, collaboration, and excellence in software quality.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in QA roles focusing on cloud-native apps and Kubernetes.
• Strong automation testing skills using Python, Bash, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test plans for Kubernetes applications.
• Automate tests and validate deployment manifests for applications.

Skills

Automation Testing

Kubernetes

Cloud-native Applications

Analytical Skills

Problem-solving Skills

Tools

Helm

kubectl

Prometheus

Grafana

K9s

Jenkins

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions

JMeter

Locust

k6

Job description

At Aerospike, we dream big and deliver even bigger. Our mission is to unleash the power of the world’s real-time data with a database built for infinite scale, speed, and sustainability.

We empower companies to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges and achieve what’s never been done before. That’s why we developed the world’s leading real-time database—powering mission-critical applications for the most innovative, category-disrupting organizations.

Aerospike enables extreme-scale, real-time applications that:

• Fight fraud in microseconds.
• Drive dramatic increases in shopping cart size.
• Deliver hyper-personalized user experiences to tens of millions.

Industry leaders like Airtel, Experian, Nielsen, PayPal, Snap, Verizon Media, and Wayfair trust Aerospike as the foundation for their future. They rely on us to act in the moments that matter.

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv, Aerospike is the uncontested leader in next-generation, always-on, hyperscale data solutions. Unlike legacy NoSQL systems, our patented Hybrid Memory Architecture unlocks today’s hardware to deliver unimaginable performance and value for the most demanding data workloads—from the edge, to the core, to the cloud.

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Senior Quality Engineer for Kubernetes Applications to join our QA Team. In this role, you'll take ownership of designing and executing test strategies for applications deployed on Kubernetes clusters. Your work will be critical in validating system behavior under real-world conditions focusing on scalability, resilience, performance, and security. You’ll collaborate closely with development and product teams to integrate testing into CI/CD workflows and help shape robust, production-ready software systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute test plans for applications running on Kubernetes.
• Automate test cases using CI/CD tools and frameworks.
• Validate Kubernetes deployment manifests (Helm charts, Kustomize, etc.) and application configurations.
• Perform load testing, stress testing, failover testing, and security testing in Kubernetes environments.
• Troubleshoot environment-related issues, analyze logs, and support root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with developers teams to define test strategies for microservices.
• Ensure test environments mirror production as closely as possible.
• Monitor cluster health, pod behavior, and application performance during testing.
• Integrate test automation with GitOps/CI-CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions).
• Participate in sprint planning and contribute to quality-focused discussions.
• 7+ years of experience in Automation Testing.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in QA or software testing roles, with a strong focus on cloud-native apps.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application testing.
• Proficiency in writing automated test scripts (e.g., using Python, Bash, Go, or similar).
• Experience with tools like Helm, kubectl, Prometheus, Grafana, and K9s.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices.
• Understanding of Kubernetes networking, service meshes, and resource limits.
• Good knowledge of microservices architecture and REST APIs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Bonus Skills

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• Experience with chaos engineering and fault injection testing.
• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Locust, k6).
• Scripting knowledge.

Aerospike is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.