[Remote] Senior Staff Software Engineer - QA

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hammerspace is a software company building a data foundation for the AI era through high-performance file systems and intelligent data orchestration. The Senior Staff Software Engineer - QA will lead storage feature testing, develop test strategies and automation, review designs, conduct system and stress testing, and collaborate with development, tools, and customer support teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the testing of Storage features by participating in product design and building test strategies through hands-on testing and automation
• Review feature designs and provide feedback to the development team to improve product quality and testability
• Devise test strategies to find product vulnerabilities through cross-functional, system and stress testing
• Work closely with developers to understand new and existing features, bug fixes and develop test cases for new features and regression testing
• Collaborate with the tools team to develop test automation for different product features
• Interface and work with the Customer Support team to understand customer issues, reproduce them in-house and debug them
• Work remotely with a global team, communicating effectively via Slack, Zoom, Email, Confluence and Jira

Skills

• Hands-on experience working on NFS/SMB protocols, Windows or/and Linux
• Must have experience in Multiple operating systems: Linux/Windows/VMWare
• Strong knowledge of release management and testing lifecycle
• Experience building test pipelines & infrastructure from a QA Engineer perspective
• Working knowledge of NAS File system testing
• Software test development experience with shell scripting, Python
• Experience with packet capture tools like wireshark and tcpdump
• Experience writing and executing complex system level test plans, test cases and test reports
• Track record of being a key contributor in successful projects
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with a strong quality background
• BS in Computer Science with 10+ years of experience or MS in Computer Science with 8+ years of experience
• Familiarity with Windows Server and Active Directory administration

Benefits

• A broad range of health plans for medical, dental, vision, life and disability.
• 401k plans
• Flexible time off
• Work remotely with a global team

Company Overview

Hammerspace is a data platform that obliterates data access delays for AI and high-performance computing. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in San Mateo, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://hammerspace.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Hammerspace has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 1 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.