THE PURPOSE:

The Software Development Engineer in Test will be part of the Software Quality Assurance Team, within the Software Engineering Division. The team works with other teams to develop the testing tools, integration tests, and ensure the end-to-end quality of all Hyperloop One software systems.

Ultimately, we will design reliable, scalable, real-time (or near-real time) applications that make Hyperloop One a reality. We are seeking candidates with various levels of experience to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals at our Los Angeles facility.  

THE ROLE:

• Develop, implement, and optimize tools for testing the software that operates the Hyperloop One system.
• Create tests that automatically ensure that the software systems of hyperloop are properly integrated.
• Work closely with all software teams to ensure that systems properly work from end-to-end.
• Work with DevOps to ensure that automation of tests is properly set up and working.
• Promote good software testing practices at every stage of development.
• Keep a customer focused mindset, prioritizing developer productivity and application uptime.
• Champion processes and procedures across the organization.
• Help maintain both agile and waterfall environments with safety critical and safety related systems.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

• Strong written and oral communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to conduct research into issues and products as required. 
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language and visuals. 
• Highly self-motivated and directed. 
• Keen attention to detail. 
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities. 
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in writing and maintaining integration tests.
• Experience with agile methodologies.
• Experience with embedded software and cloud software.
• Understanding of software life-cycles.
• Understanding of performance tools, metrics and benchmarks.
• Working proficiency and excellent communication skills in verbal and written English.
• Comfortable with Linux.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• BS or MS Degree in Computer Science or equivalent field.
• Experience with safety related or safety critical systems.
• Expert in SOA or microservice architectures and patterns.
• Successfully delivered and maintained major cloud service databases with a large number of end users.
• Experience with TDD.

Hyperloop One is an Equal Employment Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected status. Hyperloop One will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the “Ban the Box” legislation.