Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

<h2>Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)</h2> <h3><br>ABOUT THE JOB</h3> <p><br><strong>Company Intro:</strong> TurbineOne is a fast-moving and high-performance startup with a mission to strengthen situational awareness for all Americans serving at our nation’s frontlines - and we are backed by the best DefenseTech venture capitalists. Our Frontline Perception System is an edge-first software platform that allows anyone, even with no technical knowledge, to build and use machine learning models within a comms-contested tactical environment.</p> <p>Our rapidly growing startup seeks a talented and mission-driven Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will own the quality, reliability, and performance of our platform across on-premise, air-gapped, and multi-platform deployments. You will design and implement automated test frameworks, validate complex system integrations, and ensure FPS performs seamlessly across diverse hardware, operating systems, and constrained network environments. As a critical partner to engineering and deployment teams, you will help deliver resilient software into high-stakes national security environments. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, care deeply about quality, and enjoy breaking complex systems to make them stronger, we want to hear from you.</p> <p><strong>Job Title:</strong> <em>Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)</em></p> <ul> <li>Reporting to: Engineering Operations Manager</li> <li>Location: (Fully Remote) Geographically flexible for home-office with occasional travel required</li> </ul> <p><strong>Primary Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for FPS across on-prem and cloud environments.</li> <li>&nbsp;Develop end-to-end, integration, regression, and performance test suites for multi-platform deployments (Linux, Windows, edge devices, containerized systems).&nbsp;</li> <li>Own validation and verification processes for on-prem, air-gapped, and customer-specific deployments.</li> <li>Build CI/CD testing pipelines to support rapid iteration while maintaining system reliability.</li> <li>Create deployment validation scripts and health checks for infrastructure and application layers.</li> <li>Simulate comms-contested and resource-constrained environments to test system resilience.</li> <li>Collaborate closely with engineering, DevOps, and field integration teams to identify edge cases and prevent production defects.</li> <li>Troubleshoot complex system-level issues spanning application, networking, containerization, and hardware interfaces.</li> <li>Develop reproducible test environments using virtualization and container orchestration tools.</li> <li>Document test strategies, deployment validation procedures, and release readiness criteria.</li> <li>Continuously improve testing methodologies to support rapid scaling and evolving customer requirements.</li> </ul> <p><strong>On a Typical Day You Would:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Write automated integration tests to validate FPS workflows.</li> <li>Build and maintain CI pipelines that test containerized deployments before release.</li> <li>Spin up a simulated air-gapped environment to reproduce and debug a customer-reported issue.</li> <li>Validate FPS across multiple operating systems and hardware configurations.</li> <li>Design a stress test to evaluate system performance under limited bandwidth conditions.</li> <li>Collaborate with engineers to identify root causes of deployment failures.</li> <li>Create scripts to automatically verify installation, configuration, and system health checks.</li> <li>Participate in release reviews to ensure readiness for field deployment.</li> <li>Improve test coverage across APIs, UI components, ML pipelines, and system integrations.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Desired Experience and Attributes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>High standard of ethics, grit, integrity, and moral character.<br>5+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, or SDET roles.</li> <li>Strong programming skills (Python preferred) and experience building automated test frameworks.</li> <li>Experience testing on-premise, air-gapped, or enterprise deployments.</li> <li>Strong understanding of Linux systems, networking fundamentals (LAN vs WAN, ssh, IP, DHCP), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).</li> <li>Experience validating software across multiple operating systems and hardware environments.</li> <li>Familiarity with CI/CD systems and infrastructure-as-code tools.</li> <li>Experience performance testing distributed systems or ML-driven applications.</li> <li>Excellent debugging and root-cause analysis skills across full-stack systems.</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills.</li> <li>A college degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field is preferred.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Startup Culture Expectations:</strong></p> <ul> <li>We’re a small, fully remote team, and everything is our responsibility.</li> <li>Our team thrives on autonomy, trust, and solid communication.</li> <li>Everyone on the Team needs to be very comfortable with constant change, moving fast, sharing failures, embracing grit, and building things themselves.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Eligibility:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Must be eligible to obtain a clearance with the U.S. government.</li> </ul>