Senior Python Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) (offline)

In this position you will be a part of a new experienced team, improving SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) community test suite. SONiC is a highly innovative product and currently the world’s most popular open-source network OS. The goal of our project is to simplify existing test infrastructure by adopting a new hardware environment, make it more user-friendly and extend test coverage for SONiC products.

As a Senior Software Engineer in Test (Python), you will be working directly with the Customer as a member of the team responsible for development, integration, product support and hardening activities.

You will join a collaborative environment with open, transparent communication, well-established processes, a minimum of formalities, and a maximum of trust.

Project Definition

There is a community-driven test suite available for SONiC. The verification team's goal is to enable community tests in a simplified test environment and extend test coverage for SONiC-based products. On this project, you will work with various technologies – Python3, Bash, Linux, Docker – as well as different flavors of the physical hardware.

Client Profile

Our customer is a leading global test and measurements equipment and software vendor, based in the U.S. Their networking products enable end-to-end validation of equipment for data center, ISP/Telecom and enterprise clients.

About Our Team

PLVision is a software R&D firm, specializing in solutions for Computer Networking, Embedded Systems, and the Internet of Things Connectivity, that operates on the global market since 2007.

Vacancy responsibilities:

• Enable evaluation of networking products' quality by building and adopting new test environments

• Extend test coverage for new and existing features of the SONiC-based products

• Extend test framework infrastructure to support new types of equipment and testbeds

• SONiC/SAI software testing for a set of platforms

• Analyze requirements and Test Plan/ Test Cases documents

• Run test regressions for the product line and maintain test results documentation to assist in debugging and modification of software

• Implement new test suites and test cases to extend regression coverage for new product features and protocols

• Develop, modify and execute software test plans, automated scripts and testing programs

• Develop handy tools and scripts to automate build and test environments

Vacancy requirements:

• Test automation experience (Python/Ansible)

• In-depth Linux knowledge and strong Linux troubleshooting skills

• Deep understanding of networking protocols (Layer 2 or Layer 3 networking protocols implementation, TCP sockets programming)

• 5+ years of commercial experience in Software Development and Testing

• Knowledge of technical English at Intermediate level and higher

Vacancy plus options:

• Experience of using hardware traffic generators/analyzers

• Experience with SAI/SONiC implementation and integration

• Experience with NOS products testing

• Experience with Linux networking

• Experience with virtualization/containerization technologies

• Good understanding of CI/CD processes