Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Kasten 

Veeam Software
Warsaw, Poland

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates comfortable with building and owning test frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, and with hands-on Kubernetes deployment and operations. The role aligns with professionals who have experience in infrastructure automation and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Best fit for

  • Individuals with strong hands-on Kubernetes skills and experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GKE, or EKS
    — “Hands-on Kubernetes: you deploy, debug and operate clusters on EKS, GKE or AKS, and on-premises”
  • Candidates who can design and operate CI/CD pipelines, not just use them
    — “You designed and operated CI/CD pipelines, not only used them”

Things to consider

  • The role is limited to candidates based in Poland, with no remote options outside the country
    — “If the applicant is permanently present outside of Poland, Veeam reserves the right to refuse to consider the application”
  • Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in software engineering, SDET, or DevOps roles
    — “5+ years of related experience in software engineering, SDET or DevOps roles”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in building and owning test frameworks or CI/CD pipelines in your resume and interview responses
    — “You built a test framework, a performance-testing process or a large part of a product CI/CD from scratch, and you owned it”
  • Emphasize your production-level Go or Python development experience, not just test scripting
    — “Production-level Go or Python. You write tools and services, not only test scripts”
  • Showcase your ability to manage test environments as code using tools like Terraform
    — “You manage test environments as code (Terraform or similar) through their full lifecycle”
  • Demonstrate your ability to independently solve unclear technical problems and collaborate with other teams
    — “You work independently on unclear problems and agree on solutions with other teams”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Designed and owned test frameworks and internal tools
  • Operated and improved CI/CD pipelines
  • Managed test environments as code
Typical background
5+ years of experience in software engineering, SDET or DevOps roles

Skills & requirements

Required

Test FrameworksCi/cd PipelinesTest EnvironmentsPerformance TestingKubernetesGo Or PythonCloud Apis

Preferred

GoPerformance Or Soak TestingCi/cd At ScaleAWS

Stack & domain

Test FrameworksPerformance TestingCi/cd PipelinesKubernetesHelmDockerGoBashGitOpenshiftRancherGoogle GKEAWS EKSAzure AKSVmware TKGCode QualityExtensibilityTestingAutomationIndependent Problem-solvingCommunicationDevOpsSDET

About the role

Original posting from Veeam Software via Greenhouse

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands.

About the Role

We are the leader in Kubernetes Backup and Disaster Recovery. Veeam Kasten, our data management platform purpose-built for Kubernetes, gives enterprise operations teams an easy-to-use, scalable and secure system for backup and restore, disaster recovery, and application mobility. 

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test to build and own the infrastructure, frameworks and pipelines that we use to develop and test Veeam Kasten. Our team cares about code quality, extensibility, testing and automation. 

What You’ll Do

Design, build and own test frameworks and internal tools for Veeam Kasten

Design, operate and improve CI/CD pipelines: test stages (pre-merge, nightly, release gates), pipeline speed and stability, flaky-test control, release automation

Create and manage the full lifecycle of test environments: ephemeral Kubernetes clusters in the cloud and on-premises, environments as code

Take part in performance, scale and security-scanning pipelines together with the software engineering teams

Turn unclear technical problems into working solutions together with the software engineering and platform teams

Technologies You’ll Work With

Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Golang, Bash, Git, OpenShift, Rancher, Google GKE, AWS EKS, Azure AKS, VMware TKG(s), etc. 

What You’ll Bring

5+ years of related experience in software engineering, SDET or DevOps roles

You built a test framework, a performance-testing process or a large part of a product CI/CD from scratch, and you owned it

Production-level Go or Python. You write tools and services, not only test scripts

Hands-on Kubernetes: you deploy, debug and operate clusters on EKS, GKE or AKS, and on-premises

You designed and operated CI/CD pipelines, not only used them

You manage test environments as code (Terraform or similar) through their full lifecycle

You work independently on unclear problems and agree on solutions with other teams. Good communication skills. 

Bonus Skills

Experience developing in Golang

Performance or soak testing

CI/CD at scale

Experience with public cloud APIs like AWS

What You’ll Get

26 paid days off annually, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares

Paid parental, maternity, and paternity leave

Fully covered family medical plan, dental, rehab, and vaccinations

Life, critical illness, and disability insurance

Employer pension contribution via PPK

Monthly Edenred allowance of 450 PLN for meals

MultiSport card fully covered by Veeam, giving access to sports facilities nationwide

Up to 12 free therapy sessions annually, plus legal and financial advice

Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning

Please note: If the applicant is permanently present outside of Poland, Veeam reserves the right to refuse to consider the application for a job. Remote job is only possible in case the employee is located in Poland.

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Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential.

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Source: Veeam Software careers (Greenhouse)

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