Sr. Software Engineer (SDET)

At Yugabyte, we are on a mission to become the default transactional database for enterprises building cloud-native applications. YugabyteDB is our PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database for cloud-native apps. Resilient, scalable, and flexible, it runs on any cloud and enables developers to become instantly productive using well-known APIs.We are looking for talented and driven people to join us on our ambitious mission and help us build a lasting and impactful company.The transactional database market is estimated to grow to $64B by 2025. YugabyteDB is cloud-native by design, has on-demand horizontal scalability, and supports geographical distribution of data using built-in replication. This means that we are well-positioned to meet market demand for geo-distributed, high-scale, high-performance workloads.

Join the Database Revolution at Yugabyte.

Modern applications need a cloud-native database that eliminates tradeoffs and silos. YugabyteDB retains the power and familiarity of PostgreSQL by pairing its trusted API with a precision-engineered, distributed, cloud-native architecture. Even better, it’s 100% open source. Many of the world's leading enterprises are migrating from legacy RDBMSs (like Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2) to YugabyteDB, to meet their mission-critical app demands.

About Yugabyte

At Yugabyte, we are on a mission to become the default transactional database for enterprises building cloud-native applications. Our flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database purpose-built for cloud-native workloads. It is resilient, scalable, and flexible—capable of running across any cloud or on-premises infrastructure. With familiar APIs and developer-friendly tools, YugabyteDB empowers developers to be instantly productive.

The transactional database market is projected to reach $64B by 2025, and YugabyteDB’s cloud-native design, horizontal scalability, and geo-distribution capabilities position us perfectly to meet this demand. Many of the world’s leading enterprises are migrating from legacy RDBMSs (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2) to YugabyteDB to power their mission-critical applications.

Join the Database Revolution at Yugabyte!

About The Team – YugabyteDB Anywhere (YBA)

YugabyteDB Anywhere (YBA) is our on-premises database management platform, enabling customers to deploy, manage, and monitor YugabyteDB clusters in their own infrastructure or private cloud environments. YBA supports Kubernetes and VM-based deployments across enterprise-grade, secure, and highly customizable environments.

The SDET team plays a critical role in ensuring robustness, scalability, security, and performance of the YBA platform, focusing on deployment flexibility and enterprise-grade integrations.

Role Overview

As an SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) for the YBA team, you will be responsible for building, automating, and maintaining tests to validate the YBA platform in real-world, hybrid infrastructure environments. You will:

• Design and implement comprehensive test plans.
• Develop automation frameworks for API, UI, and backend testing.
• Simulate production-like conditions to ensure platform reliability and scalability.
  
  

This role demands hands-on experience with distributed systems testing, strong collaboration with cross-functional teams, and a keen focus on enterprise-grade quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and execute test plans and test cases for YBA, covering:
• Cluster lifecycle management
• Security and networking
• Platform and enterprise integrations
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks (API, UI, system-level).
• Validate end-to-end features including:
• Backup/restore
• TLS/LDAP integrations
• RBAC
• Air-gapped installs
• Software upgrades
• Conduct performance and scalability testing on VM-based and Kubernetes deployments.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and QA teams to ensure high-quality releases.
• Debug complex environments, reproduce customer-reported issues, and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Continuously improve testing tools, frameworks, and infrastructure.
• Own quality gates within Agile development workflows.
• Ensure all releases meet enterprise-grade reliability standards across a wide matrix of supported platforms.
  

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in automation testing, preferably in database, infrastructure, or enterprise software.
• Strong programming skills in Python and Java.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and validation of distributed systems.
• Hands-on testing experience in hybrid infrastructure environments (VMs, Kubernetes, air-gapped).
• Familiarity with:
• REST APIs
• PostgreSQL or other relational databases
• Cloud-native technologies
• Knowledge of infrastructure and orchestration tools such as:
• Ansible
• Terraform
• Helm
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and containerized deployments.
• Exposure to performance benchmarking tools and methodologies.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in complex environments.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in distributed teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
  

Nice to Have

• Experience validating enterprise security (LDAP, TLS, RBAC).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.) and test integration.
• Understanding of deployment tools and hybrid cloud/on-prem operational models.
• Experience with Agile and continuous testing practices.
• Prior exposure to enterprise support or debugging in production-like environments.
  
  

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