Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

About Us

We develop GPU‑accelerated RAID for NVMe SSDs, delivering breakthrough performance for customers with demanding, latency‑sensitive, and data‑intensive workloads. Our customers count on us for deep technical expertise and highly responsive support as they integrate our solutions into their Linux and Windows environments.

Role Overview

As a Software Engineer in Test, you will play a critical role in validating our software solutions. You will be responsible for planning, designing, writing, maintaining and executing test cases – both manually and through automation using Python. In this role, you will drive all aspects of quality and process improvements to ensure our features are rock-solid and ready for release. Reporting bugs with outstanding isolation and regression techniques will be the key to your success. You will work closely with cross-functional team members throughout the software development lifecycle to coordinate and execute comprehensive test efforts.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate specifications and technical designs to provide valuable feedback

• Write test strategies and cases for feature validation, longevity, performance, and interoperability

• Estimate, prioritize, and coordinate testing activities

• Perform regression testing and ensure new features do not impact existing functionality

• Contribute to automation framework development and maintenance using Bash, Python, Golang, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins)

• Execute performance, scalability and longevity tests, and identify and analyze errors and bottlenecks found during tests

• Log and track defects, provide detailed descriptions, and follow up with developers

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure software quality

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field

• Strong knowledge of computer system architecture and operating systems

• Experience with system-level testing and troubleshooting (e.g., understanding how CPU, memory, and NUMA function and affect overall performance)

• Experience using testing and troubleshooting tools such as `atop` and `iostat` to identify potential issues

• Proven experience in software quality assurance and testing methodologies

• Familiarity with automated testing tools and frameworks

• Proficiency in Bash and Python for test automation

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability platforms, and infrastructure-as-code

• Experience using VMs and/or containers (e.g., Docker) to build required testing environments

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication and documentation abilities

Preferred Requirements

• Familiarity with the storage system or RAID operating mechanism

• Experience with testing distributed file systems such as ceph, BeeGFS

• Experience with performance profiling tools such as perf to identify performance bottlenecks is a plus

Why Join Us

• Work hands‑on with cutting‑edge GPU NVMe storage acceleration technology.

• Influence customer success and product direction through deeply technical engagements.

• Grow your expertise in high‑performance storage, system tuning, and hardware‑accelerated I/O.

Work Authorization

Please note that Graid is unable to sponsor work visas for this position at this time. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Compensation Range

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. Compensation will be standardized for all hires at the same level and location. The package may include stock options and a performance-based bonus.

• Total Compensation Range: $140,000 - $210,000

Non-Discriminatory Policy:

Graid Technology Inc. does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.