Staff SDET

YugabyteDB is hiring a Staff SDET in India.

Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the AI-ready, multi-modal, distributed PostgreSQL database for cloud-native apps. Trusted by industry leaders including Shopify, Paramount+, GM, Kroger, Fiserv, and NPCI, YugabyteDB has been deployed in over 100 countries and powers more than 5 million clusters worldwide. Together, our hard-working team of experts and our industry-leading technology are uniquely positioned to meet the demands of modern workloads: geo-distributed, ultra-resilient, and built to scale without limits. Our Yugabeings (distributed, like our database) span 12+ countries and

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop and maintain test automation frameworks.

• Design and execute comprehensive test suites focusing on the "hard problems" of distributed databases: stress, resiliency, scalability, and performance.

• Design and orchestrate distributed systems tests that simulate real-world failure modes.

• Own the end-to-end quality of major features, from initial design review and test planning to production-ready automation

• Modernize existing test footprints by identifying opportunities for redesign, improved efficiency, and higher stability in CI/CD pipelines.

• Uncover deep-seated bugs such as data corruption and consistency violations.

• Deep-dive into the codebase to understand technical dependencies and execution paths, ensuring tests target the most critical logic.

• Scale our test infrastructure, ensuring that the built tests scale with our growing feature set.

• Define and inspire changes to our product with our development engineering team based on feedback from tests and customer issues.

• Act as a technical lead for junior engineers and serve as an internal advocate for the customer experience.

• Develop and contribute to internal and external knowledge bases. Be a champion for our customers.

• Go above and beyond to ensure customers are getting the most out of their investment in the Yugabyte database.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of experience in Software Development in Test (SDET) or Systems Engineering, with a BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field.

• Strong foundation in Distributed Systems: Deep understanding of distributed architecture, including consistency models (linearizability, serializability), the CAP theorem, and consensus protocols (Raft).

• Database Internals Expertise: Highly desirable knowledge of query processing, transactions (ACID), recovery logs, and concurrent B-tree access.

• Proficient in Data Structures and Concurrent Programming. Must be comfortable reading and navigating the complex C++ codebase to identify potential failure points.

• Working knowledge of Python, Java programming languages and advanced SQL.

• Sound understanding of JDBC APIs and database connectivity.

• Hands-on experience with Linux, shell scripting, Git, and architecting scalable CI/CD pipelines

• Ability to leverage generative AI and LLM-based coding assistants to accelerate the authoring, refactoring, and optimization of complex test suites.

• Exceptional troubleshooting skills with a "break-it" mindset; ability to trace issues from high-level test failures down to the code level for both internal and customer-reported bugs.

• A proven track record of identifying complex bugs, specifically data corruption and consistency issues.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

As an equal opportunity employer, Yugabyte is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws.

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About YugabyteDB

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 mark