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Senior Software Engineer in Test

Okta

Bengaluru · 5+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 12, 2026

At a glance

Experience
5+ years experience
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
Bengaluru

About the role

  • We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test, who is eager to drive non-functional load testing, identify critical optimization areas, and conduct in-depth analysis to understand 'what's broken and why' as well as 'How can we improve the simulation?'
  • This isn't your typical QA or testing role, but rather a deep engineering role focused on performance load testing.

Responsibilities

  • Drive non-functional load testing, identify critical optimization areas, and conduct in-depth analysis
  • Uncover efficiencies at a platform level and collaborate with engineering teams across the organization to implement solutions
  • Partner with engineering teams from across all products and platforms at Auth0 to create more accurate simulated load generation and data generation tests
  • Support specific teams with performance load coverage, load optimization, and testing
  • Partner with other senior load testing engineers and mentor more junior engineers

Requirements

  • Experience with a programming language like Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, or Golang
  • Experience with databases such as MongoDb or SQL
  • High-level understanding of Kubernetes (K8s) and microservices architecture
  • Familiarity with public cloud environments, AWS and Azure
  • Experience using or implementing datadog, new relic, open tracing, open telemetry or similar request tracing tooling
  • Load testing tool experience with: Jmeter, Apache Bench, Artillery, etc.
  • Leveraged linux and containers in production in the past
  • 5+ years working with advanced load generation and analysis systems and tools

Preferred qualifications

  • Familiarity with indexes, query planners a plus

Benefits

  • Access to conferences and ongoing learning
  • Mentorship from staff and senior team members

Workplace

  • Hybrid work arrangement

Skills

  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Golang
  • MongoDb
  • SQL
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • Open Tracing
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  • Open Telemetry
  • Jmeter
  • Artillery

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