Lead Software Development Engineer - Test

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor and lead a large team of talented Software Development Engineers in the Test
• Define and monitor quality assurance metrics for continuous quality & process improvements
• Lead programmatic best practices by example, be a hands-on programmer and tech guru
• Estimate efforts, identify risks, devise mitigation, and meet project schedules
• Communicating clearly and openly with internal and external stakeholders regarding progress, roadblocks, and timelines
• Leading by example and keeping enthusiasm high in tight-deadline situations
• Oversee technical scoping and design of projects to ensure that projects deliver the expected value on time and with high quality
• Work closely with management to identify risks, solve problems, and maintain progress
• Identify & implement solutions for applying new and smarter test methodologies for uncovering quality risk
• Experience in performance testing using tools like Jmeter, K6 etc
• Exposure to other non-functional testing aspects like security, chaos etc
  

Required Skills/Experience

• BTech/MTech in Computer Science or equivalent, as well as a work experience of 7 to 10 years
• Technical expertise - proud programming credentials and current experience of the same
• Expert-level knowledge in one or more programming languages - Java, JavaScript, Golang, etc.
• Should have worked on developing tools or frameworks to test complex micro-services, client applications, and systems at scale.
• Advanced knowledge of the Infrastructure, CI/CD toolchains and ecosystem
• Excellent knowledge of databases and querying languages
• Experience in working or testing with distributed architecture (eg. Aerospike, DynamoDB, Elastic Search, Cassandra, Kafka, Redis, PubSub etc.)
• Deep expertise with any cloud ecosystem - AWS, GCP, Azure
• Experience in industry best practices in SW development processes: Unit testing, code coverage, OO design, code quality, automation, code reviews etc.
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others at all levels in the organization
• Must love working with people - coaching, mentoring, and guiding team members toward career goals