Intermediate / Senior Test Engineer.

Netskrt is looking for a talented, results-driven Intermediate/Senior Test Engineer to join the Netskrt team.  We are a highly motivated team dedicated to delivering products and services that improve the customer experience when accessing internet video at the edge of the network. We develop a set of inter-related technologies targeted at businesses offering Wi-Fi to their customers in bandwidth-constrained environments. At Netskrt, you’ll be solving real-world problems in a fast-paced startup culture with a close-knit team that values shared responsibility. You'll work alongside a team of accomplished engineers and a leadership group with a proven record of success. If you’re someone who enjoys digging deep into technology, learning continuously, and seeing your work in action, this is the place for you.  This is a hybrid role with 2 days in-office in downtown Vancouver.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of the QA process by independently defining test strategies and delivering automation solutions for complex distributed systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, backend, and infrastructure testing.
• Validate applications deployed in Kubernetes and Docker-based containerized environments.
• Plan and execute functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and performance testing.
• Develop and maintain automated API test suites for REST services.
• Design and execute load, stress, scalability, and endurance tests to evaluate system performance and reliability.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues across applications, Linux servers, containers, networking, and cloud infrastructure.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Analyze logs, metrics, traces, and system behavior to identify root causes, validate fixes, and improve overall system reliability.
• Collaborate effectively with developers, DevOps engineers, architects, and product managers throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Mentor junior QA engineers, promote automation best practices, and contribute to improving the team's overall quality standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in QA Automation or Software Development in Test (SDET).
• Strong hands-on programming experience in one or more languages such as Python, Java, or similar object-oriented languages.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills, including:

• Bash/shell scripting
• Process and service management (systemd)
• File systems, permissions, and user management
• Networking tools (curl, tcpdump, netstat, ss, ip)
• System logs, performance analysis, and debugging

• Extensive experience with API automation and testing of REST-based microservices.
• Hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, PyTest, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and container orchestration.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of Git, version control, and modern software development workflows.
• Strong SQL skills with experience querying and validating data in relational databases.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, Zephyr Scale, or equivalent.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently own testing activities throughout the software development lifecycle, from planning and automation to release validation.

Technical Skills:

• Programming: Python, Java, Go, C#
• Operating Systems: Linux (advanced), Bash scripting
• Automation: Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, PyTest
• API Testing: REST
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Performance Testing: JMeter, k6, Gatling, Locust
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, BitBucket
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
• Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, ELK/OpenSearch
• Version Control: Git

Who you are:

• A self-motivated engineer who can work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong software engineering mindset with excellent coding and debugging skills.
• Comfortable working across Linux systems, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, APIs, and distributed applications.
• Passionate about automation, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality software.
• Able to quickly learn new technologies and solve complex technical problems across the full software stack.
• You have hands-on experience testing CDN or other large-scale distributed systems and understand concepts such as edge caching, cache hierarchies, origin routing, HTTP caching behaviour, media streaming, and content delivery workflows.

Perks:

• A highly collaborative team environment
• Competitive pay
• Health benefits kick in on Day 1
• Stock options
• 3 weeks vacation to start
• In-office snacks
• Next to Burrard SkyTrain station
• Gym in building
• Bike locker in building