Senior Software Engineer in Test

Cantina, founded by Sean Parker, is an invite-only platform enabling creators to bring AI ideas to life as social bots for entertainment. The media team is building an advanced real-time and streaming media platform, focusing on stability, high-quality video/audio, and new features for AI bots. This Senior Software Engineer in Test role involves shaping automated test infrastructure, working with engineers, designing test frameworks, writing automated tests, and mentoring team members to ensure glitch-free user experiences.

Must Have

• Develop automation from scratch
• Work on several different projects using distinct test automation frameworks
• Test RESTful web services
• Test client-side web and mobile SDKs
• Test real-time media services
• Architect new projects in multiple frameworks
• Tackle difficult problems in evaluating audio and video performance
• Set the direction and establish the path forward for automating testing components
• Integrate automation testing into the overall development process
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer or in a related field
• Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Expertise with Mocha, TestCafe, Saucelabs or similar test automation tools
• Expertise with GitHub, Jenkins, and other CI technologies
• Experience developing asynchronous and multithreaded software
• Experience as a full stack or web front end developer
• Object-oriented programming and design skills

Perks & Benefits

• 99% of premiums for medical, vision, dental are fully paid for by Cantina
• One Medical membership
• $500/month monthly wellness stipend
• 15 PTO days per year
• 10 sick days
• All Federal holidays
• 2 floating holidays
• 401(K) eligibility from day one of employment
• Parental Leave & Fertility Support
• Competitive Salary & Equity
• Lunch and snacks provided for in-office employees
• WFH equipment provided for full-time hybrid/remote employees

A bit about Cantina:

Cantina, founded by Sean Parker, is an invite only playground that puts AI into the hands of creators and allows them to bring any idea to life as a social bot that can be experienced with friends directly in the Cantina and also shared across the internet.

It's the first place where people can create, explore, and chat live with personality-driven AI bots together with their friends. People can choose from Cantina’s collection of thousands of unique bots, or build awesome AI bots from scratch with just a few prompts.

While a lot of AI focuses on improving productivity and efficiency, we believe our AI bots will drive the future of entertainment on the internet and we’re excited about the creative potential they will unlock for everyone.

Cantina is building a new kind of social AI where people can not only choose their own adventures, but make their own adventures. Create, share, and set AI bots free.

A bit about the role:

The media team at Cantina is creating one of the most advanced platforms for real-time and streaming media in the world. Media services are all about stability and high quality video/audio, while also implementing new features for the AI bots. The media team is tasked with solving difficult problems and maintaining a high quality bar to ensure that users have positive, glitch-free experiences.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test to shape the development of our automated test infrastructure. You will work closely with software engineers in both development and test engineering, design and extend test frameworks, write automated tests, and mentor other members of the team.

Mentorship and leadership is a key component of this role. You will be expected to help other members of the automation team build their skill sets and to help quality engineers from outside the automation team learn to contribute to the base of automated tests.

A bit about the work:

• Develop automation from scratch and work on several different projects using distinct test automation frameworks
• Test RESTful web services, client-side web and mobile SDKs, and real-time media services
• Architect new projects in multiple frameworks
• Tackle difficult problems in evaluating audio and video performance under different network conditions and device environments
• Set the direction and establish the path forward for automating testing of components and integrating automation testing into the overall development process

A bit about you:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer or in a related field.
• Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Expertise with Mocha, TestCafe, Saucelabs or similar test automation tools.
• Expertise with GitHub, Jenkins, and other CI technologies.
• Experience developing asynchronous and multithreaded software.
• Experience as a full stack or web front end developer.
• Extremely strong written and oral communications skills.
• A strongly collaborative mindset, with a drive to teach and share knowledge.
• Ability to ramp up quickly on multiple platforms to troubleshoot and extend existing tests.
• Object-oriented programming and design skills.

Location:

We have offices located in Sunnyvale, CA, San Francisco, CA and Brooklyn, NY. Our Media Engineering team strongly desires candidates available to work in the Bay Area, in a hybrid setting. For reference, 95% of the Media Engineering team works from the Bay Area.

Pay Equity:

In compliance with Pay Transparency Laws, the base salary range for this role is between $130,000-$160,000. When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered, including skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.

Benefits:

• Health Care — 99% of premiums for medical, vision, dental are fully paid for by Cantina, plus One Medical membership.
• Monthly Wellness Stipend — $500/month to use on whatever you’d like!
• Rest and Recharge — 15 PTO days per year, 10 sick days, all Federal holidays, and 2 floating holidays.
• 401(K) — Eligible to participate on day one of employment.
• Parental Leave & Fertility Support
• Competitive Salary & Equity
• Lunch and snacks provided for in-office employees.
• WFH equipment provided for full-time hybrid/remote employees.