Senior Software Engineer (Tools)

Ocient; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ocient is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Tools & Developer Platform team, owning test automation and analysis infrastructure and contributing to developer tooling.

Responsibilities include building Python-based automation, collaborating with stakeholders, maintaining performance testing tooling, and producing runbooks for developers and future maintainers.

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 4+ years professional software engineering experience.
• Strong systems thinking and software fundamentals.
• Comfortable working in Linux, with shell tooling, debugging tools, and CI systems.
• Ability to speak and write in English fluently.

Responsibilities

• Build automation and services (primarily using Python) to operate and test the Ocient distributed database system and integrations.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and build the tooling to fulfill those needs.
• Maintain and extend existing tooling for performance testing and analysis and the automation that keeps tests reproducible.
• Produce documentation for future maintainers and concise runbooks for developers.

Skills

Growth mindset

Systems thinking

English fluency

Linux

CI tooling

Education

CS degree or related field (BS/MS/PhD)

Job description

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: 100% Remote (US Based Only)

• We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind, at this time*

Hiring Manager: Senior Engineering Manager

Estimated salary range: $165,000 to $190,000

The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidate’s experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluations

Job Description:

Ocient is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Tools & Developer Platform team to own and evolve sophisticated test automation and analysis infrastructure while contributing broadly to developer experience and tooling.

Responsibilities:

• Build automation and services (primarily using Python) to operate and test the Ocient distributed database system and integrations


• Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and build the tooling to fulfill those needs


• Maintain and extend existing tooling for performance testing and analysis and the automation that keeps tests reproducible


• Produce documentation for future maintainers and concise runbooks for developers

Ideal Qualifications:

• Demonstrated growth mindset and ability to learn new languages and systems rapidly


• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience


• 4+ years professional software engineering experience


• Strong systems thinking and software fundamentals


• Comfortable working in Linux, with shell tooling, debugging tools, and CI systems


• Ability to speak and write in English fluently

An Exceptional Candidate Will Have:

• Strong familiarity with advanced Python features and typing


• Data gathering and analysis skills, a scientific mindset is a plus


• Experience operating and/or performance tuning a distributed database system


• Familiarity managing test infrastructure, including infrastructure as code tools

Technical Assessment Notice:

Candidates will be required to download and install the HackerRank Desktop Application to complete coding assessments and technical interviews as part of our hiring process.