Staff/Senior Staff Software Development Engineer Test, Balbix
End-to-End
Office located in San Jose, CA
Predictive AI cyber security
Job no longer available
Predictive AI cyber security
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
Office located in San Jose, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To enable organizations to automate their cybersecurity posture and reduce their breach risk.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is a quality assurance leader with a deep understanding of varying testing techniques and the ability to develop new methods through out-of-the-box thinking
- Able to take on very complex problems, learn quickly, iterate, and persevere toward a robust solution
- Product-focused and passionate about building truly usable systems
- Collaborative and comfortable working across teams including data engineering, front end, product management, and DevOps
- Responsible and like to take ownership of challenging problems
- A good communicator, and facilitates teamwork via good documentation practices
- Comfortable with ambiguity and thrive in designing algorithms for evolving needs
- Intuitive in using the right type of models to address different product needs
- Curious about the world and your profession, constant learner
- 10+ years of product quality and automation experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field,
- Expertise in Python and automated REST API/UI testing
- Experience in networking (NMAP, SNMP, Sensors), Big data technologies (Apache Spark, Apache Kafka), and Databases (SQL)
- Strong Linux admin-level knowledge
- Strong experience and knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and performance optimizations Knowledge of Public cloud providers such as Aws/Azure/GCP
- Working knowledge of VMWare. Install, configure, and manage virtual instances
- Preferred: cybersecurity, experience in AI/ML testing
What the job involves
- We seek a strong technical leader who can lead a team focused on automated non-functional testing
- You will have a great influence on the whole quality assurance process and methodology to build the team from scratch which conducts performance, load, fault tests, etc
- Provide thorough technical leadership in designing and developing testing frameworks for various types of tests, such as fault, long-running, performance, etc
- Establish team metrics for measurement of quality and operational excellence and a consistent, regular process for assessment and improvements
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand customer journeys and develop automated test suites focusing on user experience
- Must interface with SE and PM org to understand and document complex customer use case scenarios
- Attitude to deep dive into customer conversation/escalations & gather insight on the use case. Build test strategies, processes, and automation frameworks, incorporating feedback from real-world customer deployments
- Actively participate and provide technical inputs during the product development cycle
- Develop and enhance the REST API/UI automation framework, write and review testing code, debug failures, and integrate applications with third-party web services
- Stay up-to-date with the industry innovation & use the latest tech stack to enforce best practices across the board
Our take
With high-profile cyber attacks continuing to make headlines, global cybersecurity spending has skyrocketed. Thus, the appetite for manageable, effective security systems has never been greater. Balbix is answering this by helping organizations continuously assess and improve their cybersecurity vulnerabilities using advanced AI, and replace reactive approaches with predictive ones.
Interestingly, Balbix leverages the appeal of gamified procedures to reduce the risk of attacks brought on by human error. It is a novel approach, and Balbix is pioneering it in a way that is likely to win attention in a busy market.
Its differentiated approach has enabled it to make a strong impression on the space, and Balbix has secured impressive clientele such as SalesForce. In 2025, the company was acquired by SAFE, with this partnership creating the "ultimate Agentic-AI-powered cyber risk platform."
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2022
$70m
SERIES C
Jun 2018
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $118.6m
Company benefits
- Dental and Vision cover
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability coverage
- Flexible time off
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
West Valley, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Gaurav Banga
(CEO & Founder)Co-founder and former CEO at Bromium. Former CTO at Phoenix technologies. Earned a PhD in Computer Science at Rice University.
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