TigerGraph · 1 day ago
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expTigerGraph is a platform for advanced analytics and machine learning on connected data. As a QA engineer lead, you will be the technical leader of the QA team, responsible for maintaining the quality, performance, and reliability of the database engine while driving projects to improve overall quality.
AnalyticsData VisualizationDatabaseEnterprise SoftwareMachine LearningSoftware
Responsibilities
Be the technical leader of the QA team and work with a team of QA engineers to maintain the quality, performance, and reliability of the database engine
Build and own an efficient tooling and automation testing pipeline
Driving projects and initiatives to improve the quality of the database
Work with development teams to design and implement testing and testing automation for new features
Establish conventions, best practices, and processes for the team to continuously improve on quality gates
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of industry experience designing and building distributed systems testing
Experience working on testing a DB as a service product
Strong ownership of product quality
Strong passion for making developers highly productive
Strong technical acuity and design sense for test authoring ergonomics
Fluency in Bash and Python
Proficient in using AI to automate tasks
Strong experience with Jira and Confluence automation
Experience with Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes
Experience working with modern test framework tooling
Ability to work in a team environment, collaborate well, and mentor junior engineers
A strategic mindset and a strong sense of what to prioritize for maximum impact
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Outstanding written and oral English language skills
Proven experience with authoring roadmap documents, project plans, and RCAs
Preferred
Experience with Database testing
Large-scale test-related issues (flakiness, performance, selection, quality)
Multi-tenant systems, with a focus on reliability, performance, isolation, and security
A track record of leading distributed technical teams
Lead a team of talented and high-performing engineers in the design, development, and support of a highly distributed and scalable graph engine
Lead and participate in technical design and roadmap discussions relating to areas like Query Processing, Graph Storage, Performance, Scalability, and Reliability
Have a direct impact on the growth and development of the team through mentorship, coaching, and identifying other growth opportunities
Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to work seamlessly across teams and organizations. Partner well with other leaders in the Engineering and Product organization on rhythms like annual & quarterly planning, staffing, project schedules, resource allocation, and more
Be comfortable and effective in delegation - effectively leveraging Senior & Principal engineers to maximize your team's impact
Know when and how to shift resources across areas to achieve execution goals, while also ensuring effective ownership and longer-term alignment of work and skills
Translate product requirements into engineering work for your team, partnering closely with peers in Product and other disciplines, to make our vision a reality!
Use your strong technical foundation to set the bar for your team - build to last, deliver, and keep the quality exceptionally high!
Company
TigerGraph
TigerGraph supports advanced analytics and machine learning platforms through its distributed native graph database.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$171.85MKey Investors
Cuadrilla CapitalTiger Global ManagementSusquehanna International Group
2025-07-15Series Unknown
2021-02-17Series C· $105M
2019-09-25Series B· $32M
Leadership Team
Yu Xu
Founder and CTO
Dr. Songting Chen
Chief Architect
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