Percona is hiring a
Quality Engineer, Remote - Europe, Middle East

Summary

The job description is for a Quality Engineer role in the Percona MySQL team. The role involves maintaining and improving software quality, contributing to DevOps and release management, evaluating and improving products, monitoring and analyzing failures of automated test systems, researching and recommending tools for improving test processes, and utilizing scripting languages such as Shell or Python.

Requirements

• Solid debugging skills and experience (e.g., analyzing log files, spotting patterns)
• Good knowledge of test methods in agile software development environments
• Familiar with established test tools as well as with methods for test automation
• Experience with tools for tracking and documenting development processes (JIRA, Notion, git) is an advantage
• Solid Linux sysadmin skills (e.g., adding/removing software, enabling/disabling services, general Unix/Linux CLI tools)
• Working with automation tools (Ansible, Jenkins, CI/CD)
• Automating tasks using Shell or other scripting languages
• Experience with networking, hardware, file systems, server connectivity, etc
• Good communicator & fluent in written and spoken English

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the DevOps and release management lifecycle which includes coordinating, testing, and the management of releases in collaboration with the Percona server engineering teams
• Evaluate and improve Percona products and new features based on the test plan, locating product issues & bugs
• Monitor and analyze/log failures of automated regression, performance, packaging, and/or other automated test systems
• Perform monitoring and improving Percona's automation testing systems & infrastructure
• Research and recommend tools, behaviors, and strategies for improving test processes
• Utilize scripting languages such as Shell or Python to enhance testing and improve automation

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous exposure and experience in database-related technologies, for example, in a DBA, support or development role
• Experience with compiling/building/packaging/release engineering/yum/apt
• Coding skills in any language, preferably C/C++
• Previous experience with container or virtualization environments
• Proven success working in a distributed environment
• Tertiary studies degree or certifications related to core skills
• Supplemental MySQL technologies

Benefits

• Flexible work hours
• Various paid time off programs
• All your equipment for your remote office
• Funds for career development (external training, certifications, conferences)
• Ongoing connectivity allowances
• Opportunity to participate in our equity incentive plan
• Benefits that support a healthy work/life balance such as The Percona Adventure Team, Work-from-Anywhere, FlowDays, FryDays, and overall flexibility
• Support being socially responsible through our PAVE volunteering program and Women Transforming Technology