Staff SDET: Edge Kubernetes & Lab Infrastructure

Veeam; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 465,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off

12 paid holidays

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Mental health support

401(k) with company matching

Paid volunteer time

Job summary

Veeam is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to lead system-level and infrastructure testing from our San Jose lab. You will bridge on-prem hardware with containerized Kubernetes topologies and cloud edge environments, owning end-to-end platform stability and hardware/software integration.

You will build and maintain local test environments, architect Kubernetes clusters, and run hardware-in-the-loop validations, contributing to the reliability of our data and AI

Qualifications

• 8+ years in system-level SDET, platform engineering, or embedded/infrastructure software testing.
• Advanced programming skills in C++, Python, or Go with strong Linux internals, networking protocols (TCP/IP, sockets), and IPC knowledge.
• Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container runtimes, and local cloud emulation (AWS/Azure).
• Experience in managing physical or virtual lab testbeds, edge hardware topologies, or local hardware-software integration loops.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain end-to-end local test environments in San Jose, mirroring edge-to-cloud topologies, hardware interfaces, and localized system deployments.
• Architect local Kubernetes clusters (e.g., K3s, Kind, Minikube) and cloud emulator harnesses (AWS LocalStack, Azure Edge) to enable fully offline, system-level validation.
• Profile OS-level resource usage (CPU, memory leaks, I/O bottlenecks, network latency) and run hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or local service-level automated suites.
• Maintain the physical/virtual San Jose lab environment, building automated orchestration tools to reset, patch, and reconfigure test rigs deterministically.

Skills

System-level SDET experience

Linux internals

Networking (TCP/IP)

C++, Python, Go

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS LocalStack

Azure Edge

Job description

Veeam is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to lead system-level and infrastructure testing from our San Jose lab. You will bridge on-prem hardware with containerized Kubernetes topologies and cloud edge environments, owning end-to-end platform stability and hardware/software integration.

You will build and maintain local test environments, architect Kubernetes clusters, and run hardware-in-the-loop validations, contributing to the reliability of our data and AI