Staff Software Engineer, Builder Tools

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco, Seattle (CA, WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Test Platform team. You will shape the design of our Developer Platform, enabling engineers to build reliable services with AI-driven autonomous testing on a green field project.

Responsibilities include leading testing/automation initiatives, collaborating with product teams, and delivering scalable cloud-native tooling for CI/CD environments. Strong background in distributed systems and API testing is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS or related field.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in AWS and container-based cloud environments.
• Proficiency with Java/Kotlin/Python/Go for enterprise systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and design principles.
• Expertise in automated testing strategies and testing in production.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for Testing and Reliability initiatives with AI-driven automation.
• Collaborate with product engineering to design robust, developer-friendly platform capabilities.
• Architect and implement scalable testing, load, and performance solutions.
• Deliver cloud-native backend tooling for CI/CD environments and shift-left testing.
• Research and productionize AI/ML tools to boost test coverage and maturity.
• Lead code reviews and promote continuous improvement across the team.
• Champion code quality, test automation, and environment stability.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

8+ years experience

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud-native

Istio

Envoy

Java

Kotlin

Python

Go

Software design

Distributed systems

Automated testing

Testing in production

API mocking

Traffic capture

Routing and playback

Problem solving

Project ownership

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Locust

Artillery

Cypress

Gremlin

AWS FIS

Datadog

Elastic

Splunk

Argo

GitLab CI/CD

Security in cloud

Job description

Employee Applicant Privacy NoticeWho we are:

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Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.

We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way.

Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.

The Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our Test Platform team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to directly impact the design and architecture of our Developer Platform and tooling that enables the company engineers to create and deliver high-quality solutions. You will collaborate and partner with a curious team of engineers to design and deliver solutions that raise the testing and reliability standards for our backend and web applications. This new team will be focused on building a green field project to enable autonomous testing for our AI driven SDLC, leveraging cutting edge technologies to deliver a highly resilient and thorough platform. If you are a seasoned Staff Software Engineer with a passion for building products that just work and enabling developers to build reliable services, and a strong background in distributed systems, we invite you to apply for this exciting and new opportunity.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide technical leadership for initiatives in Testing and Reliability, with a focus on integrating AI-driven automation and autonomous testing practices.
• Collaborate with product engineering teams to understand requirements and design platform capabilities that are efficient, robust, and developer-friendly.
• Architect and implement solutions that accelerate integration, load, performance, and chaos testing—including the use of AI for automated test generation, selection, and failure analysis.
• Deliver software that enables seamless testing and operation of backend systems in cloud-native, containerized, and CI/CD environments, supporting shift-left and continuous delivery.
• Research, prototype, and productionize AI/ML tools to enhance developer productivity, test coverage, and test maturity.
• Lead code reviews, refactoring, and provide constructive feedback to team members, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Champion best practices for code health, test automation, environment stability, and software maintainability, contributing to the evolution of autonomous testing at the company.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Experience developing in a cloud environment (AWS), using containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), cloud-native technologies and service meshes (e.g., Istio, Envoy).
• Design - Strong understanding of software design principles, and distributed systems architecture.
• Coding Skills - Proven programming skills (Java, Kotlin, Python, Go) in developing enterprise scale systems.
• Expertise - Expertise in automated testing strategies, testing in production, test tenancy, API mocking, traffic capture, routing and playback technologies.
• Problem Solving - Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically about the Testing and Reliability domains.
• Project Ownership - Ability to manage and deliver projects from scoping through launch.
• Communication - Effective communication and collaboration, and proven skills to operate effectively in a cross-functional team.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with load testing (e.g., Locust, Artillery), E2E testing (e.g., Cypress), failure injection and chaos testing (Gremlin, AWS FIS) technologies.
• Experience with monitoring and logging (e.g. Datadog, Elastic, Splunk).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Argo, GitLab CI/CD).
• Experience with security and compliance requirements in cloud environments.

Compensation and Benefits

The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.

To view all of our comprehensiveand competitivebenefits, visit ourBenefits at the companypage!

the company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.

The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights

the company is committed to an inclusive culture. As part of this commitment, the company offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [e-mail].

Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.