Senior QA Automation Engineer

We’re looking for an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET to join the GridGain Core QA Team and help drive the quality, reliability, and performance of our distributed database platform. What You’ll Do: Design, develop, and maintain automated tests and support frameworks for functional and performance testing; Participate in release testing activities and contribute to improving the release validation process; Validate new product features, bug fixes, and performance improvements; Investigate complex issues involving distributed transactions, replication, networking, storage, and cluster management; Design and implement automation solutions to reduce manual effort and improve team productivity. What You Bring: 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation, or software engineering; Strong Java programming skills and knowledge of the Java ecosystem; Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated tests and frameworks; Experience testing distributed or backend systems; Solid understanding of Multithreading, Concurrency, Networking, Distributed systems concepts, Transactions, and Consistency models. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with NoSQL and/or distributed databases (Apache Ignite or GridGain); Docker and Kubernetes experience; MariaDB or other relational databases experience; AI tools usage in engineering productivity; performance testing, profiling, and troubleshooting complex systems. Location: Hybrid / Remote – Bulgaria; Remote – Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain. Compensation: Salary Range EUR 59,500 – 80,500 EUR per year (gross). Why You’ll Love It Here: Remote or Hybrid work options (location dependent); 25 days paid annual leave plus holidays; competitive pay. How to Apply: via Greenhouse on MariaDB Careers site.