Staff Engineer, System Test

Company: VMware
Company: VMware
Location: Remote - United States of America
Commitment: Full time
Posted on: 2023-10-28 19:04
Search JobsJob DescriptionWhy would you enjoy this new opportunity?You have an analytical mind and a passion for the craft of software engineering, and you love solving problems and learning new things. You're passionate about software quality and the opportunity to make a meaningful, widespread impact through the work you do every day is important to you. You are looking for an opportunity to work for a company whose software is utilized by every Fortune 500 company and significantly impacts every industry. Our product is used across verticals including education, finance, retail, government, airlines, etc., enabling critical line of business use cases. You want to be a part of a collaborative environment whose teams care about the product they are creating, how they create it, and the impact it has on customers' business objectives.What is the primary need, technical challenge, or most significant problem for this role?Workspace ONE is a digital workspace platform that simply and securely delivers and manages any app on any device by integrating access control, application management, and multi-platform endpoint management. It is available as a cloud service or for on-premises deployment. Our software scales to support millions of devices across multiple device platforms. We have a high bar for quality, performance, scale, availability and supportability – our customers are counting on us to keep their business running. We support complex use cases that span across VMware and services/capabilities provided by OS vendors. We integrate with customers enterprise infrastructure to provide a seamless management experience.You will be the senior most architect on a team that is solely focused on ensuring we meet the high-quality standards that our product demands. This team will be responsible for building tools and services that enable us to automate the complex use cases that we support. Responsibilities for this team will also include ensuring that the product being built is testable including designing and refactoring core platform components to ensure so. Team members are expected to participate actively in product design discussions and work closely with functional engineering teams to ensure that the product is built in parallel with the integrations, services and tooling required to effectively test it in an automated fashion.You will be owning engineering initiatives and champion a culture of high ownership, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.Within the first 6-12 months, what are the 2-3 most important performance goals for you to be successful in this role?Product and implement designs that improve test automation in the productBe very active in code reviews, holding the highest bar of engineering standardsParticipate in recruiting activities that help grow the teamWhat type of work will you be doing? What assignments or requirements will you be performing on a regular basis?Architect and build frameworks, tools and services that enable us to automate the productAutomate complex testing scenarios and use cases to reduce test execution and triaging time and improve engineering efficiencyDrive automation efforts; build an automation platform that will enable team to write automation tests quickly and efficiently.Work on initiatives that improve the testability and supportability of the codeIdentify and address areas where test automation can be improved by either refactoring, building or adopting new tooling and technologiesActively participating in design and code reviews from functional teamsHelp grow and mentor a team of engineersFor US based candidates, the annual pay range (OTE for commissioned roles; Salary for other roles) for this position is: $139,000 - $331,000. The actual offer will be based on the role, location, and individual candidate experience. Bonus, commission, and/or equity may be eligible for this position. VMware offers comprehensive benefits including, but not limited to: medical, dental, and vision plans, company paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time. Additional benefits for this position can be found at https://benefits.vmware.com/. Your talent advisor can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.This job may require the candidate to travel and/or work from a facility that requires full vaccination prior to entry.VMware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: VMware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at VMware are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. VMware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. VMware encourages applicants of all ages. VMware will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law. ​Search Jobs
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