Role & seniority: Senior Software QA Engineer (database query processing)

Stack/tools: Linux; SQL; Python; experience with relational and distributed databases; exposure to query optimizer, execution engine, machine learning, database statistics, and geospatial components

Top 3 responsibilities

Plan, design, and execute automated, reliable test frameworks and workloads for databases
Validate and validate query processing behavior across database components (query optimizer, execution engine, statistics, etc.)
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify defects and improve database quality and performance

Must-have skills

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent
4–6 years in database development, administration, or QA engineering
Proficient in Linux, SQL, and Python
Deep understanding of relational and distributed database systems
Strong SQL query design, execution, and analysis
Proven experience designing and executing automated test workloads for databases

Nice-to-haves

Experience testing complex query processing in large-scale or ML-enabled databases
Familiarity with performance, scalability, and reliability testing for databases
Prior work on test automation frameworks and workload generation

Location & work type: Fully remote (remote-friendly)

Notes

Company: Ocient; compensation range shown as $145k–$190k; 100% paid health/dental; unlimited PTO with minimum 3

Full Description

Why Ocient – We're growing fast and are looking for engineers who want to be a part of disrupting the data space with groundbreaking and innovative technology. Fully Remote. Competitive pay and equity ($145,000 - 190,000 for this role). 100% Paid health and dental premiums for full-time employees. Unlimited PTO with minimum expectation of 3 weeks per year.

Check out more here: About Ocient

Who we are looking for

Senior Software QA Engineer with strong expertise in database query processing. The scope of query processing at Ocient spans the Query Optimizer, Execution Engine, Machine Learning, Database Statistics, and Geospatial components.

What experience you bring

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
Linux, SQL and Python
4–6 years of experience in database development, administration, or QA engineering, ideally focused on testing and validating query processing behavior and database functionality.
Deep understanding of relational and distributed database systems, with strong skills in SQL query design, execution, and analysis.
Proven experience in test planning, designing, and executing automated, reliable test frameworks and workloads for databases.
We are not open to using an agency or staffing company at this time. We do not accept unsolicited agency or staffing resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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