Test Automation Engineer - New Grad (Networking)

Location: Onsite 5 days a week in Petaluma, California, United States

Salary: $80,700–$128,900 per year

Company

hirify.global builds high-speed connectivity infrastructure and networking solutions for AI-era, carrier-grade, and enterprise environments.

What you will do

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test cases and suites for software features, system functionality, and customer use cases.
• Develop automation frameworks that improve test coverage, scalability, efficiency, and maintainability.
• Create and execute functional, integration, system, regression, and solution-level test plans for product capabilities and software releases.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with development teams on resolution.
• Participate in design reviews, requirements reviews, test planning, and continuous quality improvement.
• Integrate automated suites into Jenkins pipelines, maintain test environments, configure test topologies, and validate networking solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in software quality assurance, test automation, software development, or related engineering roles.
• Experience developing automated test solutions using Python or another object-oriented programming language.
• Experience creating, executing, and maintaining automated test cases and regression test suites.
• Experience working in Linux-based development and test environments.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles, quality assurance methodologies, and defect management processes.
• Experience with version control and development tools including Git, Bitbucket, and JIRA.

Nice to have

• Experience with Passive Optical Network technologies, including GPON and XGS-PON, and with OLT and ONU/ONT architectures, operation, and deployment scenarios.
• Knowledge of PON standards and protocols, including ITU-T specifications and OMCI.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals including Ethernet, TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, routing, and switching protocols.
• Experience with traffic generation and network test tools such as Ixia, Spirent, Xena, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience troubleshooting packet captures, protocol traces, and system logs to identify networking and service issues.
• Experience with TestRail and Confluence.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work with opportunities for development and meaningful work.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; 401(k) with company matching; and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Employee Assistance Program, company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, vacation time, and applicable paid family and other leave.
• Discretionary incentive bonus eligibility for non-sales employees.
• Respectful, inclusive workplace committed to diversity and equal opportunity.