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Staff Test Engineer

Teradata Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Posted Jan 9, 2026Apply by Feb 8, 2026

Role & seniority: Senior/lead Dev/Test engineer (individual contributor) in Teradata’s Optimizer Group; 10–12 years total experience with 6–9 years in R&D Dev/Test.

Stack/tools: SQL (ANSI/DB-specific), C, shell scripting, Perl/Python; CI/CD pipelines; testing frameworks; bug tracking and test reporting; basic Teradata knowledge a plus.

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Develop framework for improved testing; create SQL test cases, test plans, CI/CD pipelines, and analyze test results.

  • Identify critical/high-risk Teradata Query Optimizer performance areas; participate in Closed Loop Corrective Action to boost quality, robustness, and predictability.

  • Collaborate with developers to propose new testing tools; investigate/discrepancy reports and implement database fixes; contribute to optimizer defect fixes and unit tests.

Must-have skills

  • 10–12 years’ experience; 6–9 years in R&D Dev/Test; strong programming skills (C) and scripting (Shell, Perl/Python); solid SQL knowledge.

  • Ability to work with Project Lead, senior developers, and support staff; strong communication; team player.

Nice-to-haves

  • Teradata knowledge or broader RDBMS experience; exposure to CI/CD/DevOps; ability to lead a small testing team; experience analyzing optimizer bugs and proposing fixes.

  • Location & work type: Individual contributor; reports to Engineering Manager; flexible/work model emphasized; no specific location provided.

Full Description

Our Company

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. That’s why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data, trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our customers—and our customers’ customers—to make better, more confident decisions. The world’s top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the enterprise.

What You’ll Do

Responsible for development of new test cases(SQL), and performance tests focusing on the Teradata Query Optimizer. Participate as part of a team to develop new testing methodologies to improve Optimizer quality and robustness and analyze the effectivity of the TD cost based optimizer. This is not a traditional testing team and is considered part of the Optimizer Group which sometimes involve development assignments in the Optimizer area. We want associates with development experience(6-9 years) and overall experience of 10-12 years to find innovative ways to improve Optimizer testing. Some development of additional testing tools may be required at times. Need to have the ability to technically lead a small team of feature testers. Monitoring of Optimizer problem areas and incorporation of results into the testing methodology is expected. Exposure to CI/CD and DevOps is an added plus. They are also occasionally required to fix issues in the database code.

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate

BS or MS/MCA in Computer Science or related field

Development experience required.

Testing and/or Quality Assurance experience is a strong plus.

Knowledge of Programming & DS & Python/Perl/Shell Scripting desirable.

Should be comfortable with SQL(ANSI/Database specific)

Ability to work with a Project Lead, Senior Developers, and Support Associates required.

Teradata knowledge a plus.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Develop a framework for improved testing.

Develop SQL test cases, test plans, CI/CD pipelines and test report analysis.

Work with Developers and Project Lead to identify critical performance areas and high-risk areas of the Teradata Query Optimizer performance.

Participate in Closed Loop Corrective Action analysis to improve Optimizer quality, robustness, and predictability.

Work with developers to identify proposed new testing tools that can be used to improve Optimizer quality.

Work on discrepancy reports and resolve them with database fixes

Other Items that will be desirable

Analyze optimizer bugs, design fix and unit test changes.

Develop new features/change requests.

Interact with offshore/onshore associates on projects/assignments

Scope

Individual Contributor

Works with Project Lead, reports to Engineering Manager

Work Environment

Requirements Analysis, Software development, Unit/Integration testing, bug fixing.

What You’ll Bring

10-12 years of experience with 6-9 Years of experience in R&D based Dev/Test teams Understand and be able to develop CI/CD piplelines. Software development skills including software design specification, test specification, coding, testing. Strong programming skills with C. Shell scripting and Perl programming a plus. SQL knowledge Good verbal and written communication skills Be a Team Player Knowledge of Teradata/any other RDBMS

Why We Think You’ll Love Teradata

We prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are an anti-racist company because our dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than a statement. It is a deep commitment to doing the work to foster an equitable environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.

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