Senior Software Engineer in Test

A bit about Cantina :

Cantina founded by Sean Parker is an invite only playground that puts AI into the hands of creators and allows them to bring any idea to life as a social bot that can be experienced with friends directly in the Cantina and also shared across the internet.

Its the first place where people can create explore and chat live with personality-driven AI bots together with their friends. People can choose from Cantinas collection of thousands of unique bots or build awesome AI bots from scratch with just a few prompts.

While a lot of AI focuses on improving productivity and efficiency we believe our AI bots will drive the future of entertainment on the internet and were excited about the creative potential they will unlock for everyone.

Cantina is building a new kind of social AI where people can not only choose their own adventures but make their own adventures. Create share and set AI bots free.

A bit about the role :

The media team at Cantina is creating one of the most advanced platforms for real-time and streaming media in the world. Media services are all about stability and high quality video / audio while also implementing new features for the AI bots. The media team is tasked with solving difficult problems and maintaining a high quality bar to ensure that users have positive glitch-free experiences.

Were looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test to shape the development of our automated test infrastructure. You will work closely with software engineers in both development and test engineering design and extend test frameworks write automated tests and mentor other members of the team.

Mentorship and leadership is a key component of this role. You will be expected to help other members of the automation team build their skill sets and to help quality engineers from outside the automation team learn to contribute to the base of automated tests.

A bit about the work :

Develop automation from scratch and work on several different projects using distinct test automation frameworks

Test RESTful web services client-side web and mobile SDKs and real-time media services

Architect new projects in multiple frameworks

Tackle difficult problems in evaluating audio and video performance under different network conditions and device environments

Set the direction and establish the path forward for automating testing of components and integrating automation testing into the overall development process

A bit about you :

BS or MS in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related field; or equivalent experience.

6 years of experience as a software engineer or in a related field.

Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript.

Expertise with Mocha TestCafe Saucelabs or similar test automation tools.

Expertise with GitHub Jenkins and other CI technologies.

Experience developing asynchronous and multithreaded software.

Experience as a full stack or web front end developer.

Extremely strong written and oral communications skills.

A strongly collaborative mindset with a drive to teach and share knowledge.

Ability to ramp up quickly on multiple platforms to troubleshoot and extend existing tests.

Object-oriented programming and design skills.

Location :

We have offices located in Sunnyvale CA San Francisco CA and Brooklyn NY. Our Media Engineering team strongly desires candidates available to work in the Bay Area in a hybrid setting. For reference 95% of the Media Engineering team works from the Bay Area.

Pay Equity :

In compliance with Pay Transparency Laws the base salary range for this role is between $130000-$160000 . When determining compensation a number of factors will be considered including skills experience job scope location and competitive compensation market data.

Benefits :

Health Care 99% of premiums for medical vision dental are fully paid for by Cantina plus One Medical membership.

Monthly Wellness Stipend $500 / month to use on whatever youd like!

Rest and Recharge 15 PTO days per year 10 sick days all Federal holidays and 2 floating holidays.

401(K) Eligible to participate on day one of employment.

Parental Leave & Fertility Support

Competitive Salary & Equity

Lunch and snacks provided for in-office employees.

WFH equipment provided for full-time hybrid / remote employees.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Jenkins,Python,Agile,C / C++,Systems Engineering,Jira,Software Development,Software Testing,Test Automation,Cucumber,Scripting,Selenium

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Engineering

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1