Senior QA Automation Engineer - SDET

About MariaDB

MariaDB 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 – MariaDB is the backbone of applications used everyday. Companies small and large, including 75% of the Fortune 500, run MariaDB, touching the lives of billions of people. With massive reach through Linux distributions, enterprise deployments and public clouds, MariaDB is uniquely positioned as the leading database for modern application development.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET to join the GridGain Core QA Team and help drive the quality, reliability, and performance of our distributed database platform.

What You’ll Do

• 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;
• Solid understanding of at least three of:
  • Multithreading;
  • Concurrency;
  • Networking;
  • Distributed systems concepts;
  • Transactions;
  • Consistency models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NoSQL and/or distributed databases, especially Apache Ignite or GridGain;
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes;
• Experience with MariaDB 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

Remote – Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain.

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.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application along with your CV/Resume through our ATS Greenhouse on our MariaDB Careers site.

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