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The Opportunity
We are seeking a talented and experienced Software Quality Engineer who can drive high-quality standards for software features and products developed within the Nutanix Platform organization. You have a QA mindset and will contribute to defining and executing an effective overall QA strategy for the team. Key objectives include owning the QA planning and functional testing for new platform software features, developing and integrating tests into regression test suites, building and maintaining the test infrastructure, collaborating with hardware platform delivery teams, and supporting platform software feature owners. As part of a small and supportive team, you will have the opportunity to become a subject matter expert and play a vital role in delivering innovative capabilities and technologies for our customers.
Engineering / R&D at Nutanix
The Platform organization at Nutanix is tasked to deliver our hybrid-cloud solution across a wide range of hardware platforms and configurations available for running our customers' unique workloads. The group consists of experts spanning multiple technical disciplines, including hardware, software, storage, networking, virtualization, and distributed systems. The Platform Software QE team supports this important mission by consolidating and streamlining the QA function to deliver new platform software features efficiently and sustainably.
Your Role
Own QA planning, test development, and test execution for new platform software features
Build and maintain diverse test environments to ensure feature compatibility across supported hardware platforms and configurations
Create and execute comprehensive regression test plans to validate ongoing feature quality
Participate in feature design reviews and provide input on areas such as user experience and testing requirements
Develop detailed manual and automated tests to validate feature specifications and customer use cases
Work closely with the software development teams and hardware partners to analyze test failures and customer-found defects
Become a subject matter expert in platform software features and new hardware technologies
Mentor new QA engineers as the team grows and recommend improvements to the QA strategy
What You Will Bring
BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
5-8 years of experience in software quality assurance
Experience testing enterprise-level software solutions
Experience in test plan design and test case development
Familiarity with x86 server platforms and technologies such as HBAs, SSD/HDD/NVMe storage devices, NICs, BIOS/UEFI, and BMCs
Working knowledge of Linux and hardware-related sub-systems
Experience using virtualization technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM is a plus
Experience developing test automation in Python or other programming languages is a plus
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
Strong communication and collaboration abilities
About the Team
Meet Johnny!
Joined Nutanix in 2013 as an early member of the QA organization
Technical leader and QA veteran with 20 years of experience as a QA engineer at enterprise software companies, including Nutanix, VMware, and Veritas
Led the QA efforts for business-critical projects that expanded support of the Nutanix HCI solution to third party hardware platforms through OEM partnerships and the Nutanix hardware certification program
Currently leading the charter for the Platform Software QE team in the US
How We Work
The team is located in San Jose and operates in a hybrid model, with a mix of remote work and in-office collaborationThe pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $ 128800 and USD $ 258000 per year.
However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
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