Senior Cloud Validation & Testing Engineer

About Skylo

Skylo is a global Non-Terrestrial Network service provider based in Mountain View, CA, offering a service that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over existing satellites. 

Skylo’s direct-to-device service is now live across four continents, with more than 50 million square kilometers of coverage, in partnership with multiple satellite operators, mobile network operators (MNOs), Tier-1 chipset makers, and OEMs. Devices connected over satellite are managed and served by Skylo's commercial NTN vRAN, featuring a 3GPP standards-based cloud-native base station and core. Skylo provides anywhere, anytime connectivity solution that seamlessly roams between terrestrial and satellite networks. Our focus is on enabling connected services for people outdoors and connected workflows across three main verticals: mass-market consumer devices, automotive, and industrial IoT. 

This role is located Espoo, Finland where we are onsite 3 days a week in office. 

Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo

As a Senior Cloud Validation and Testing Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining and executing automated tests for cloud-native services in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

How You Will Contribute 

• Develop automated tests for cloud-native applications and services to supplement Skylo Core Network.
• Develop, maintain and execute test plans
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes with a strong DevOps mindset.
• Provide periodic feedback to development teams and document all the aspects of different phases of testing and results including system release versions, demo, lab, PoC, and production network deployments

What We Look For 

• Minimum 5 years software engineering / testing experience, preferably in the telecommunication related industry.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as python.
• Strong experience in testing and validating RESTful APIs.
• Experience with automated testing, debugging, and performance tuning using Jenkins, Robot etc.
• Strong experience with Pub/Sub messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Google Pub/Sub.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (e.g.Google Cloud) and cloud-native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and experience in building microservices-based applications.
• Experience with both relational (e.g. postgres) and NoSQL databases (e.g. redis)
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Highly collaborative, with excellent communication skills, and able to work independently.
• Knowledge with telecommunication systems (4G/5G), especially in and around Evolved Packet Core. (bonus points)
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and methodologies.
• Experience with Cloud-Native Telemetry Tools like Prometheus and Grafana.

What We Offer

With employees working across three continents, Skylo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Our worldwide and inclusive culture encourages a flexible approach to work, and we also offer an attractive range benefits such as: 

• Competitive compensation packages including a stock option based equity program 
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
• A generous time off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad
• Once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of developing and running world’s first commercial, live direct-to-device satellite network and service 
• Access to world-class team and talent across tech domains: software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite and network virtualization 
• Open, transparent, inclusive culture that blends the Silicon Valley, Nordic and South Asia characteristics

For certain international locations, hiring may be done through our Employer of Record (EOR) service, Deel.