Hitachi
Software Development Engineer in Test
$120K–$165K
Santa Clara, California, United States · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, software test engineering, or quality engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
About the job
Leads software quality engineering by designing test strategies, building automation frameworks, and validating enterprise software and distributed systems.
What you'll do
- Design and execute test plans and functional, integration, regression, performance, scalability, and system-level tests.
- Build automated test frameworks and CI/CD quality gates; analyze results and assess risks.
- Debug complex failures, lead cross-functional quality efforts, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, software test engineering, or quality engineering.
- Strong development experience in Python, C++, C, Go, or equivalent languages, plus experience building automated test frameworks.
- Expertise in test automation, CI/CD, software quality methodologies, debugging, and Linux-based systems.
Nice to have
- Experience with enterprise storage, hybrid cloud, AWS, Kubernetes, or cloud-native technologies.
- Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, PyTest, or AI-driven test development.
Pay
$120K to $140K (base salary); $141K to $165K (total pay, expected on-target earnings)
Tools
Python, C++, C, Go, Git, Jenkins, REST APIs, PyTest
AI focus
AI-driven test development is listed as preferred experience.
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