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Sr. Software Engineer

Verygoodsecurity
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Posted
17 days ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience focusing on quality engineering, test automation framework design, and performance testing for complex, high-throughput distributed systems
  • Deep hands-on experience building automated test suites in Java, Python, Go, or TypeScript, with a strong command of REST API testing and microservices validation
  • Proven track record designing and running performance, stress, and load tests at scale using tools like JMeter, Locust, Gatling, or k6
  • Direct experience embedding automated quality gates into modern CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitOps) within containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS) on public clouds (AWS)
  • Experience testing event-driven architectures (Kafka, SQS) and relational/NoSQL databases, ensuring data consistency and transactional integrity under load
  • An innate drive to eliminate manual friction, proactively seek out edge cases, and acquire whatever missing domain context is needed to solve complex quality challenges end-to-end
Nice to have
  • Experience with tokenization, payment processing, or security products
  • BA/BS degree
  • A knack for out-of-the-box thinking that thrives in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Domain expertise in 3DS, Network Tokens, Account Updater, or payment gateway integrations
  • Experience with AI developer tools, LLM-generated test automation pipelines, or synthetic test data generation
What the job really is

As a Sr. Software Engineer focused on Payments Quality at VGS, you will play a crucial role in establishing and maintaining high-quality standards for the company's payment systems. Your responsibilities will include developing automated testing strategies, conducting performance and load testing, and integrating AI-assisted tools to enhance testing efficiency. You will collaborate closely with feature development teams to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the payment platform, all while mentoring others in quality engineering best practices.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Focus on AI-assisted engineering methodologies may require adaptability to new tools and processes
  • Role emphasizes ownership and accountability, which may lead to high expectations and pressure
  • Work involves mission-critical systems, which may entail high stakes and responsibility
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