Senior QA Automation Engineer

Remote
- Bulgaria; Sofia, Bulgaria
- Office About Maria DB Maria DB is making a big impact on the world. Whether you're checking your bank account, buying a coffee, shopping online, making a phone call, listening to music, taking out a loan or ordering takeout – Maria DB is the backbone of applications used everyday. With massive reach through Linux distributions, enterprise deployments and public clouds, Maria DB is uniquely positioned as the leading database for modern application development. We're looking for an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET to join the Grid Gain Core QA Team and help drive the quality, reliability, and performance of our distributed database platform. Design, develop, and maintain automated tests and support frameworks for functional and performance testing; Participate in release testing activities and contribute to improving the release validation process; Validate new product features, bug fixes, and performance improvements; Investigate complex issues involving distributed transactions, replication, networking, storage, and cluster management; Design and implement automation solutions to reduce manual effort and improve team productivity. What You Bring 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation, or software engineering. Strong Java programming skills and knowledge of the Java ecosystem; Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated tests and frameworks. Experience testing distributed or backend systems; Networking; Distributed systems concepts; Consistency models. Experience with No SQL and/or distributed databases, especially Apache Ignite or Grid Gain; Experience with Docker and Kubernetes; Experience with Maria DB or other relational databases; Experience with modern AI tools and applying them to improve engineering productivity; Experience with performance testing, profiling, and troubleshooting complex systems Location Hybrid / Remote – Bulgaria Compensation Salary Range : EUR 59,500 – 80,500 EUR per year (gross)Please note: The starting salary offered will be commensurate with the candidate's skills, qualifications, and relevant experience, in alignment with our gender-neutral compensation framework. Why You'll Love It Here A globally distributed team where your is tangible, valuable and appreciated. Remote or Hybrid work options (location dependent) Projects that stretch your skills and make an impact at scale. Competitive pay, 25 days paid annual leave (plus holidays), and a culture that values creativity and clean engineering. At Maria DB we celebrate the diverse experiences and perspectives of our employees because this drives innovation and success. Maria DB does not sponsor work visas or relocation. Maria DB is committed to providing accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter. Maria DB is not responsible for paying any fees associated with any unsolicited submitted CV/Resumes. Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. As set forth in Maria DB plc's Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U. S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U. An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U. An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U. S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.