Senior SDET – Remote (Automation & Distributed Systems)

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 121,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the role of a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test in Cambridge, MA.

The position involves QA testing for distributed systems, building test automation, and collaborating with developers and other QA teams to enhance test coverage and automation. The ideal candidate has a Master’s degree and at least two years of experience with test beds, automation tools, and languages such as C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, and SQL/noSQL.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or engineering field.
• Two years of experience in building software test beds, unit tests, automation tools, or infrastructures.
• Experience with C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Perl, or JSON.
• Experience with SQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Postgres, or MongoDB.
• Experience with Ansible, Jenkins, Jira, Chef, Git, or Gitlab.
• Experience with Django, Flask, Spring, or Splunk.
• Experience with Docker, Oracle, Kubernetes, Cassandra, or Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Perform software QA and testing duties for distributed systems.
• Develop and deploy automated system tests to replicate real-world scenarios.
• Collaborate with developers and QA teams to improve test coverage and automation.
• Review design requirements to ensure test plans and cases are accurate.

Skills

Test automation

C/C++

Java

JavaScript

Python

SQL/NoSQL

CI/CD tools

Docker/Kubernetes

Git/Jira

Education

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Jira

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the role of a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test in Cambridge, MA.

The position involves QA testing for distributed systems, building test automation, and collaborating with developers and other QA teams to enhance test coverage and automation. The ideal candidate has a Master’s degree and at least two years of experience with test beds, automation tools, and languages such as C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, and SQL/noSQL.