Staff SDET

Staff SDET (Kubernetes) – RemoteMust be a Kubernetes expert—admin/operator level proficiency required. CKAcertification is a major plus.We are seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who will lead the qualitystrategy, test architecture, and automation across our Kubernetes-based products andopen-source platforms. This is a highly technical role for an experienced engineer who thrives instartup environments and has deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes, test automationframeworks, and CI/CD pipelines.This is not a traditional QA role — it’s a critical technical leadership position focused on ensuringproduct reliability, scalability, and performance through automation, architecture-level qualitythinking, and hands-on collaboration across engineering teams.What You’ll DoLead the design, development, and maintenance of robust, scalable automated testframeworks for backend services and UI components.Define and drive the end-to-end test strategy across services, features, and CI/CDpipelines.Collaborate with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to build quality intothe product at every phase.Participate in architecture and design discussions, advocating for testability,observability, and long-term reliability.Integrate and manage automated test suites into CI/CD systems like GitHub Actionsand Argo CD.Mentor developers and QA engineers in best practices around testing, automation,and quality engineering.Conduct hands-on exploratory testing to discover edge cases, regressions, andusability issues not easily caught through automation.Operate effectively across multiple fast-moving, parallel projects within a startupenvironment.What You Bring5+ years of experience in software quality engineering or SDET roles, with 2+ yearsin a senior or staff capacity.Deep Kubernetes expertise—you’ve operated and maintained Kubernetes at theadmin or operator level. CKA certification is a big plus.Strong programming skills in Go and optionally JavaScript for test development andautomation tooling.Experience writing and integrating tests within CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, etc.).Strong understanding of distributed systems and modern cloud-native infrastructure.Strong communication and leadership skills—able to advocate for quality andinfluence engineering direction.A high degree of initiative, ownership, and accountability.Experience and comfort working in early-stage or startup environments with evolvingpriorities.Preferred QualificationsHands-on experience with test orchestration in Kubernetes-based environments.Experience testing and validating infrastructure-level functionality (e.g., CRDs,controllers, operators).Background contributing to or maintaining open-source projects—particularly CNCFprojects.Familiarity with Kubernetes virtualization and multi-tenancy use cases.Track record of mentoring engineers and elevating team quality standards.Prior experience testing Golang-based distributed systems.Why You’ll Love This RoleLead the testing strategy for innovative Kubernetes-based developer platforms.Collaborate with top cloud-native engineers and CNCF contributors.Contribute to open-source and commercial products used by global enterprises.Be part of a remote-first, fast-paced startup culture that values autonomy andtechnical excellence.Get access to real ownership over testing infrastructure and quality culture.If you are a passionate test engineer with deep Kubernetes knowledge and a vision forautomation-first quality engineering, we’d love to hear from you.