Software Engineer in Test Team Lead
On-siteTel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Job Summary
Lead and mentor a team of Automation Engineers, fostering technical excellence and ownership across WEKA's distributed storage platform. Actively design, develop, and review Python-based automation frameworks while defining scalable test strategies for new and existing product capabilities. Drive the implementation of automation infrastructure for large-scale distributed environments and lead technical investigations into complex system issues. Collaborate closely with R&D, Product Management, and Architecture teams to continuously improve automation methodologies and engineering best practices. Ensure product quality, stability, and performance by supporting release readiness and coaching team members through code reviews and career development. This hands-on leadership role requires 8+ years in software development or test infrastructure, with 3+ years managing engineering teams.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in Software Development, QA Automation, or Test Infrastructure Engineering
- 3+ years of experience managing software engineering or automation teams
- Strong hands-on Python development experience with deep understanding of Python internals and best practices
- Proven experience designing and developing automation frameworks and test infrastructure from the ground up
- Experience testing or developing complex distributed systems
- Strong Linux knowledge and scripting experience
- Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills
- Experience collaborating closely with software development teams throughout the product lifecycle
- Excellent communication, leadership, and mentoring skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with distributed storage, networking, cloud infrastructure, or Kubernetes environments
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar
- Knowledge of virtualization and cloud technologies
- Experience with performance, stress, integration, and end-to-end system testing
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline
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