Title: Software Engineer (Test)

Our Team

Teradata Labs is where cutting-edge innovations in data management turn into business value. Our outstanding team of database architects and software engineers work together to understand and advance emerging technologies to produce the next wave of big data analytic solutions. Teradata Database is the core of Teradata Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) systems that run on-premises and in hybrid clouds to manage and optimize sophisticated workloads.

The heart of Teradata Database is its cloud-based best-in-class query optimization engine. We work on query optimization techniques in database and analytics engines, machine learning algorithms, scalability and elasticity issues in the cloud, and many other exciting challenges related to performance, usability, accessibility and integration.

Your Opportunity

The Database Query Optimization group at Teradata Labs has an opening for Software Engineer for testing. In this role, you are expected to contribute to testing activities for new enhancements and advanced features for the Teradata Vantage Core Platform.

Responsibilities / Interesting Work You’ll Do

• Responsible for working with Product Owner and/or feature architects and developer to come-up good test cases
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the software/feature deliverables by the team
• Candidate would be responsible to automate functional and performance testing and setup CI/CD pipelines and contribute to the delivery and continuous support of robust, resilient, and quality database products
• Collaborates with team to develop new testing methodologies to improve Optimizer quality and robustness and analyze the effectiveness of the features.
• Develop test cases for performance characterization of features for very large-scale database software running in a highly parallel and distributed environment
• Work with Developers and Project Lead to identify critical performance areas and high-risk areas of the Teradata Query Optimizer performance.
• Participate in Closed Loop Corrective Action analysis to improve Optimizer quality, robustness, and predictability.
• Works with a team of developers and architects and helps in testing and validating early proposals and prototypes

Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science(B.Tech) or related discipline, with at least three years of related research or industry, or
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science(M.Tech/MCA) or related discipline, with at least one years of related research or industry experience

Ideally, you will also have the following

• Good knowledge and experience using SQL language
• Knowledge of Teradata RDBMS a plus
• Ability to understand feature specifications and design high quality test cases to exploit performance and functionality
• Strong programming/scripting skills in python, shell script or C/C++ are desirable
• Understanding of OS fundamentals and data structures would be good
• Good understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) / Public Cloud technologies is desirable
• Passionate, self-motivated, risk taker, pro-active, initiative taker, good communicator (written & verbal), creative, and team-oriented
• Experience using Agile software development methods and tools

Location

Considering COVID-19, we are still hiring but conducting virtual interviews to keep our candidates and employees safe. Many roles will be temporarily remote or work from home to comply with current safety regulations. These roles will be required to be in the office once it is safe or restrictions are lifted. Read more on our response here: Teradata Response to COVID-19.

The work location for the open positions is at our facility located in Hyderabad, Telangana.

Benefits You’ll Enjoy

*Our total compensation approach includes a competitive base salary, insurance and medical coverage and strong work/family programs.

*Teradata invites all identities and backgrounds in the workplace. We work with deliberation and intent to ensure we are cultivating collaboration and inclusivity across our global organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected status.