Virtuozzo · 21 hours ago
Software Development Engineer in Test and Research
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expVirtuozzo is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test to help validate and harden large-scale distributed storage and cloud infrastructure systems. The role involves designing and evolving Python-based test frameworks, building production-like test environments, and collaborating with core R&D engineers and academic research teams.
CleanTechCloud InfrastructureInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Design and evolve Python-based test frameworks for functional, performance, reliability, and stress testing
Build and operate production-like test environments for distributed storage and SaaS systems
Validate scalability, throughput, latency, tail latency, and failure scenarios
Debug system-level issues (performance regressions, race conditions, distributed failures) together with core engineers
Write low-level test utilities and probes in C / Go where Python is not enough
Integrate tests deeply into CI/CD pipelines and observability stacks
Collaborate with academic research teams on experimental labs and next-gen infrastructure ideas
Explore and evaluate AI-assisted testing approaches where they provide real value
Qualification
Required
5+ years in SDET, QA automation, or systems-focused software engineering
Strong Python skills for test frameworks, tooling, and automation
Practical experience with C in systems, testing, or infrastructure contexts
Solid Linux knowledge and understanding of distributed systems
Experience testing backend / infrastructure / storage / networking systems
Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability tools
Comfortable reading production code, not just testing around it
Curiosity for research, experimentation, and deep technical problems
Benefits
Remote and flexible working hours in European timezones
Space for creativity and experimentation within the company’s goals
Share Options – everyone shares in our success with share options
We help our team get private medical insurance
Supportive, engineering-driven culture with minimal bureaucracy
The chance to influence Product and R&D decisions from day one
A smart, friendly team that values reliability, simplicity, and automation
Depending on your location and preferred employment method (B2B or employment), other perks and benefits apply
Company
Virtuozzo
Virtuozzo The scale and scope of a well-established business with the entrepreneurial energy and focus of a start-up.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Itay Nebenzahl
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Ryabichev
CFO&COO
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