Platform Engineer III

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop tools and metrics that enhance the visibility of test quality, focusing on reliability, flakiness, and coupling.

• Implement code coverage measurements and assist teams in addressing gaps in the most critical areas.

• Enhance service-to-service testing as the architecture evolves to be more distributed.

• Integrate testing functionalities into CI/CD processes and developer workflows in collaboration with Platform engineers.

• Advance testing practices through improved frameworks, thorough documentation, and established standards.

• Link tests to product behavior and feature specifications.

• Manage projects from inception to implementation, evaluating their impact on overall quality.

• Produce production-quality code and tackle well-defined problems independently.

• Collaborate with senior engineers on overall strategic direction.

⛳️ Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience in software engineering, or as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with significant software development duties.

• Expertise in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Extensive understanding of testing methodologies from unit tests to end-to-end evaluations.

• Practical experience with testing frameworks such as pytest, Jest, Vitest, Cypress, or Playwright.

• Background in implementing CI/CD pipelines, including the collection and analysis of test results.

• Proficient in measuring test suites using metrics such as coverage, reliability, execution duration, or flakiness.

• Capability to collaborate across functions to enhance processes and involve the appropriate stakeholders when wider input is necessary.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to convert testing strategies into comprehensive standards and documentation.

• Comfort in working independently once a problem is clearly defined.

• Nice to have: Experience with service-to-service or contract testing, such as Pact or Testcontainers.

• Nice to have: Experience in developing a test framework from the ground up.

• Nice to have: Background on a platform, developer productivity, or internal tooling team.

• Nice to have: Experience in creating AI-assisted testing tools or testing applications powered by LLMs.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with Go or Kotlin, or a willingness to learn new programming languages.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity eligibility.

• Competitive benefits and wellness package.

• Flexibility to work remotely or in the office.

• Unlimited paid time off for vacation, illness, and mental health days.

• Encouraged minimum of 20 vacation days annually.

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents.

• Flexible re-entry schedules for those returning to work.

• Diversity initiatives and employee resource groups.

• Competitive salary and health benefits.

• Assistance with fertility and adoption.

• 401(k) matching: 100% of contributions up to 3% of annual compensation.

• Hands-on mentorship opportunities.

• Coaching for employees and management.

• Team discretionary budget for learning and development resources.