Every day we tackle new and exciting challenges to empower developers to build modern cloud, mobile, and edge applications that deliver a premium user experience. Couchbase delivers unmatched performance, scalability, flexibility and financial value across cloud, on premises, hybrid, mobile and edge deployments. The database market is undergoing a generational shift and is one of the largest market opportunities in enterprise software due to big trends like the need for digital transformation, acceleration to the cloud and innovation at the edge. Join Couchbase to be a part of a greater change. Here you’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the most innovative, passionate and humble individuals in the database industry.

Job description:

Couchbase is growing rapidly, and the Engineering and Cloud teams are at the foundation of our growth.You’ll join at an ideal time to make a big impact. Our systems have scaled well to date but we need to expand our capabilities by an order of magnitude.What this means is that we need to successfully formulate, organize, coordinate, and monitor interconnected projects and programs of large scope, impact, and complexity through all phases of the life cycle.

The Couchbase QE team is looking for a Lead Engineer in Test who can drive high quality for all the components. As part of this role, you will learn the Couchbase products and QE's functional and system test frameworks to scale-out our data infrastructure software systems.

 You will optimize the framework developed in Python/Golang to handle larger scales under heavy load and stressful conditions. You will be part of a great team that is going through some exciting growth and development.

Requirements

  • Highly skilled in automation and test framework implementation
  • Proficiency in coding - Python, C/C++, Java, or Golang
  • 7- 9 years of experience in software quality assurance with at least 1 year as Lead Engineer
  • In-depth knowledge of tools automation and optimization
  • Demonstrated knowledge of testing one or more of the following: server performance, API interfaces, databases, file systems, operating systems, network performance and storage
  • Experience with working on large-scale enterprise distributed systems or relational/NoSQL databases
  • Experience setting up and configuring test environments along with infrastructure as a service including Windows and Linux operating systems, networking and proxies, and client-server tests
  • Experience capturing network traces and basic analysis
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, analytical skills, fanatical attention to detail, and curiosity
  • Demonstrated competence and self-motivation in analyzing problems
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to be an outstanding team player
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and managing Kubernetes clusters on these platforms is an added advantage
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools and practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD)
 
 
 
Why Couchbase?
Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase’s mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers– all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award for the Bay Area and the UK. Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits  that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include:
  • Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
  • Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
  • Financial Planning - RSU equity program*, ESPP program*, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
  • Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
  • Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
  • And much more!
*Note: some programs are not applicable to all countries. Please discuss with a Couchbase recruiter to learn more.
 
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