Staff QA Engineer

Who you are

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in networking and load testing
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or Go
• Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium/Playwright, Pytest, Robot Framework, JUnit)
• Experience with network technologies, protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, SNMP), and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Experience integrating tests with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar)
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence quality practices across teams
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architectures
• Knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) and microservices testing
• Familiarity with network performance testing and monitoring
• Experience with test data management and simulation of network traffic

What the job involves

• We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Automation Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our network observability solutions by designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks
• You will collaborate closely with engineering, SRE, DevOps, Sales Customer Support teams to improve test coverage, accelerate delivery, and enhance product quality
• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites for network and observability platforms
• Define test strategies for functional, integration, performance, scalability, and regression testing
• Collaborate with engineering teams to understand requirements, design test cases, and identify potential risks
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster delivery cycles
• Analyze test results, identify root causes of failures, and provide actionable feedback to development teams
• Mentor and guide other engineers on best practices for test automation and observability testing
• Drive quality initiatives across the platform, including test coverage metrics, automation metrics, and reporting
• Work with observability tools (logs, metrics, traces) to validate network behaviors and ensure platform reliability

Benefits

• Participate in Our Success - Selector offers competitive equity packages that allow employees to participate in the company’s success
• Healthcare - Along with comprehensive dental, vision, and health benefits, Selector employees also have optional participation in flexible spending and health savings account programs
• Flexibility - Taking time off keeps our team members fresh and engaged. We offer unlimited PTO in most geographies
• Retirement Benefits - Employees are eligible to participate in the company’s 401K and Roth 401K plans
• Insurance - Selector provides basic life insurance, an optional supplemental Life & AD&D insurance plan, and short and long-term disability benefits
• A Hybrid Work Environment - At Selector, our team members can combine in-office and remote work to meet their unique requirements. We also offer entirely remote positions