Software Development Engineer in Test- Shanghai

Cloud native API platform provider with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world, enabling companies to become API-first and securely accelerate AI adoption.
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Software Development Engineer in Test- Shanghai

Kong, the leading cloud native API platform provider with over 300 million downloads of their API gateway, is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test for their Shanghai office. This role is crucial in ensuring the quality and reliability of Kong's API platform, which powers 83% of today's web traffic. The position offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge API technologies and contribute to building the nervous system of the cloud.

As a SDET, you'll be an integral part of the scrum team, involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle from design to production support. You'll work with modern testing frameworks, containerization technologies, and CI/CD tools while helping to build and maintain Kong's quality engineering culture.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in functional testing, automation frameworks, and API testing, with bonus points for performance engineering knowledge and experience with Docker/Kubernetes. You'll be working in an environment that values innovation and technical excellence, with a clear mission to enable companies worldwide to become API-first and securely accelerate AI adoption.

This role offers the chance to work on technology that literally connects the world, as part of a company that's leading the API revolution. Kong provides an inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming qualified applicants regardless of background.

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Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer in Test- Shanghai

  • Build Engineering culture that enables quality in software feature development teams
  • Investigate and reproduce reported problems, test features, validate bugfixes, and manage bug reports
  • Document and design test cases for products
  • Write, execute and maintain manual and automated tests (Unit, Integration and E2E tests)
  • Set up and maintain automated checks on multiple application platforms
  • Participate in on-call rotation

Requirements For Software Development Engineer in Test- Shanghai

Kubernetes
  • Functional testing experience including test strategy, planning, design, execution, and reporting
  • Experience with common testing methods, tools, terminology and industry practices
  • Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (Cypress and/or Playwright)
  • API testing experience (RESTful, gRPC preferred)
  • Technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Understanding of web applications structure
  • Understanding of Continuous Delivery concepts and tools (Jenkins/Travis and GitHub Actions)
  • Ability to recognize risks and errors in applications

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