Xona Space
Software Development Engineer in Test
- Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
- $120k–$140k
- Mid level
- Full-time
- On-site · Burlingame, California
- 3+ yrs exp
- Added 1 month ago
About this role
Xona is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test to ensure the quality and precision of their groundbreaking navigational intelligence systems. This role focuses on developing robust, production-grade test suites in Python and C++ for distributed cloud and edge components, using a rigorous approach to software engineering. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with developers, build deterministic test harnesses, and maintain automated test pipelines.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain C++ and Python test suites for numerical and navigation logic.
- Build deterministic test harnesses and mock frameworks to cover edge cases.
- Integrate with CI/CD pipelines and enforce code coverage metrics.
- Collaborate with infrastructure engineers for integration and end-to-end testing.
- Validate C++/Python interoperability.
- Lead root-cause analysis of test failures.
What they're looking for
- Python
- GoogleTest/Catch2
- Pytest
- GitLab CI/CD
- Bazel
- AWS
- Kubernetes
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Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience with writing unit and integration tests in C++ and Python. What are some challenges you've encountered and how did you address them?
- Explain your approach to building deterministic test harnesses. Can you provide an example of when you used mocking effectively?