Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) (Fully Remote)

Runpod; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Equity

Health coverage (medical/dental/vision

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Runpod, a remote-first AI developer cloud platform, seeks a Senior SDET to shape QA strategy as one of the first engineers on the team. You will build scalable automation and drive reliability across distributed systems.

Responsibilities include cloud-scale automation, chaos engineering, and CI/CD testing collaboration with SRE, engineering, and product teams, enabling rapid, safe experimentation for millions of users.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in QA automation, SDET, or software engineering.
• Strong programming in Python, Golang, or TypeScript; expertise in Kubernetes and load testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Build automation frameworks and performance tests for cloud-scale systems.
• Implement chaos engineering and fault injection to assess resilience.
• Drive continuous testing in CI/CD and collaborate with engineering and SRE.

Skills

Python

Golang

TypeScript

Kubernetes

Tools

Load testing tools

Job description

• We are seeking a highly skilled SDET to ensure reliability and scalability of our distributed infrastructure.
• You will shape QA strategy as one of the first engineers on the team.

Responsibilities

• Build automation frameworks and performance tests for cloud-scale systems.
• Implement chaos engineering and fault injection to assess resilience.
• Drive continuous testing in CI/CD and collaborate with engineering and SRE.

Requirements

• 10+ years in QA automation, SDET, or software engineering.
• Strong programming in Python, Golang, or TypeScript; expertise in Kubernetes and load testing tools.
• Competitive base pay, meaningful equity, medical/dental/vision, and flexible PTO.

Runpod is an AI developer cloud platform that enables developers to experiment, train, fine-tune, deploy, and scale AI on one platform. The company is a small, remote-first team with over one million users, emphasizing ownership, speed, and meaningful impact.