Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

As an NS1 Software Development Engineer in Test, you will work closely with product, design and engineering leadership to understand business goals and desired customer outcomes and collaborate with the team to craft automated testing solutions that meet those objectives. You will define automation strategy, automation cases as well as design tools for unit, functional, and performance testing in a programmatic manner, summoning your deep technical background to ensure the quality of the tools and systems that run our cutting edge traffic management platform. You will also have the opportunity to propose improvements to our existing processes and automated tools in order to improve the team’s speed, quality and efficiency.

We’re looking for a proactive self-starter who can immerse themselves in our product and testing code, leverage existing technical strengths and teach themselves the systems that are new to them. You are expected to have industry-leading technical abilities that enable you to significantly improve product quality. You should have a combination of solid in-depth knowledge of Quality Assurance, as well as knowledge of object oriented design principles. The test software you will build should expose defects in production level code as well as defects at the component and feature integration perspective. You should command the skill to communicate clearly and effectively.

NS1 has transformed the way the internet works by automating the deployment and delivery of the world’s most trafficked internet and enterprise applications. Its application networking stack modernizes DNS, DHCP, and IPAM — the familiar and universal foundations of all network and internet services — to unlock unprecedented automation, visibility, and control. NS1 has more than 600 enterprise customers worldwide, including LinkedIn, Dropbox, and The Guardian, and is backed by investments from Energy Impact Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Cisco Investments, and GGV Capital.

You will:

• Be responsible for ensuring the quality of our software through automated testing (integration, compatibility, functional, load, performance, regression, soak, security)
• Participate in the design of new features to ensure testability and quality
• Determine the best testing approach and create test plans. Author test scenarios, test cases and detailed scripts. Document test results
• Provide testing support to projects and product releases with both automated tests and manual testing, as required
• Execute pre-determined automated tests and interpret results
• Collaborate with team to improve and automate test and release processes
• Advocate for quality in development and production releases. Collaborate on the release process

• Knowledge of QA disciplines, such as unit testing, smoke testing and integration testing
• Practical knowledge of QA methodologies and automated test frameworks, such as BDD and CI/CD
• At least one of: Python, C, C++ or Go
• Experience debugging various languages and tools
• Understand load testing, traffic simulation and generation
• Strong experience in Docker
• Experience working with relational databases
• Excellent UNIX and networking knowledge
• Knowledge of distributed systems

• Must have a valid U.S. work authorization to apply

For all employees, we offer:

• Competitive compensation, including new hire and recurring stock options 
• Flexible hours, time off and work from home options (even prior to COVID-19!)
• Choice of laptop and supplemental allowance for workstation accessories
• In house wellness programming and education
• Access to employee-led affinity and social awareness groups
• “Funtivities” calendar - employees can participate in culture building workplace activities ranging from happy hours, holiday events and special interest activities 
• Quarterly giving campaign to charities and social causes

In addition to the above, we offer US Employees:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Unlimited PTO with a mandatory minimum utilized each year
• 401k through Betterment
• Commuter benefits (which we’ll use even more often once we return to the office!)
• An outstanding parental leave policy of up to 18 weeks (12 of which can be consecutive)

NS1 champions diversity - we welcome and employ people regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, genetic information, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.