Staff Engineer, SDET

Aviatrix

. Own the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of the Platform and Hybrid Scale Integration Playground .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $189,303 - $222,710 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing scalable infrastructure and test environments, with a strong focus on cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code. Proficient in mentoring engineers and establishing best practices for test design and infrastructure quality.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Infrastructure DesignScale TestingTerraform ProficiencyCloud Infrastructure ConceptsCI/CD Pipeline Experience

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Hard Skills

PythonGolangBenchmark Testing MethodologyTest Environment ManagementInfrastructure-as-Code

Soft Skills

Independent Project ManagementMentoring EngineersTechnical Leadership

Tools & Technologies

TerraformGitHub ActionsDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheusDatadog

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceMaster's Degree in Computer SciencePhD in Computer Science

Industry Keywords

Cloud PlatformsHybrid InfrastructureMulti-Cloud EnvironmentsNetworkingGateway Architectures

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of the Platform and Hybrid Scale Integration Playground
Provision infrastructure, develop test tooling, and manage environment lifecycles
Build and scale hybrid scale test infrastructure supporting large-scale simulations with thousands of simulated gateways
Develop benchmark test suites for operations prone to scale-related issues and detect regressions early in the release cycle
Design and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure for scale and platform playground environments
Identify test coverage gaps and improve tooling and test strategies
Partner with Networking, Platform, Security, and ERT teams to translate domain requirements into infrastructure and test designs
Mentor engineers and establish standards for test design, infrastructure quality, and best practices
Lead test design and planning for platform and hybrid scale features, manage timelines, and drive execution
Participate in code reviews, on-call rotations, and interview processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in software development or test engineering, with strong emphasis on infrastructure, scale testing, or platform engineering
Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field
Strong coding skills in Python and/or Golang
Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, including networking, gateway architectures, VPCs, and CSP account structures (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI)
Hands-on experience designing and managing test environments at scale using cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code
Proficiency with Terraform for building and maintaining regression and scale test infrastructure
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes
Ability to work independently and drive projects from design through delivery with minimal supervision
Proficiency with AI-powered tools such as GitHub Copilot and LLM-based assistants
Experience building large-scale simulation or emulation environments (preferred)
Familiarity with benchmark testing methodology (preferred)
Experience with Grafana, Prometheus, or Datadog (preferred)
Prior work on hybrid or multi-cloud infrastructure environments (preferred)
Experience mentoring junior engineers or providing technical leadership on infrastructure projects (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% of employee premiums and 88% of dependent(s) premiums covered for medical, dental and vision coverage (US)
401(k) match
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Life/AD&D insurance
$1,000/year education reimbursement (US)
Flexible vacation policy (US)
Pension (outside the US, subject to regional variations)
Private medical for you and dependents (outside the US, subject to regional variations)
Generous holiday allowance (outside the US, subject to regional variations)
Life assurance (outside the US, subject to regional variations)
Long-term disability (outside the US, subject to regional variations)
Annual wellbeing stipend (outside the US, subject to regional variations)
Supportive and inclusive work environment
Professional growth opportunities
Equity
Bonus eligibility