Software Test Automation Engineer

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Overview

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Eggplant Performance is a multi-language Windows performance testing platform (C++, Java, C#, Python) used to load-test applications across web, TCP, Citrix, and custom protocols. We're looking for a Software Test Automation Engineer to work across our platform to ensure a high quality product.

Responsibilities

Maintain and extend the regression test suite for Studio and Test Controller REST APIs.
Validate behaviour stays consistent across major migrations (e.g., API framework changes.
Test across Virtual User types (Web, TCP/IP, Citrix, Custom) and engine implementations (C++, Java, .NET).
Distinguish real regressions from environmental/test-infra noise and report clearly.
Keep test environments and baselines clean and reproducible.
Verify builds, installers, and packaged output work post-build.

Qualifications

Required skills:

Bachelor/Masters in Computer Engineering/Computer Science with 3 to 5 years of experience in Software QA and writing test automation scripts
Good Python skills, including good working knowledge of the ecosystem (uv etc) to create and maintain a production test suite
Strong experience in Test Driven Development, with knowledge of testing concepts on the testing pyramid
Previous experience in using frameworks such as Google Test, PyTest, UnitTest and JUnit
Some exposure to C++, Java and C# would be highly beneficial.
Git for source control.

Added advantage with experience in using Eggplant Performance and Eggplant Functional software.

Bonus skills:

Knowledge of agile working methods.
Experience with build orchestration tools (Ant, MSBuild) across multilanguage codebases.
Familiarity with performance/load testing concepts (virtual users, protocol-level test scripting).
Experience testing SWIG or other cross-language bound interfaces.
OSS license compliance literacy (GPL/LGPL/reciprocal license families and why they matter for a shipped commercial product).
Experience directing AI coding assistants on real production codebases, writing scoped test plans/test, critically reviewing AI-generated diffs, and knowing when to trust vs. verify.

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