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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 on millions of activated devices across five continents, with more than 60 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 in Espoo, Finland where we are onsite 3 days a week in office.

Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo

Skylo is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to implement a robust automated test and QA environment and process to ensure that our end-to-end system exceeds customer expectations on a consistent basis. The SDET will join our System Test team and play a leading role in all aspects of test automation (hardware, software and firmware) of a carrier-class wireless network to support the next generation of machine, consumer & sensor data mobility. This individual will leverage a strong background in Software Development Engineering in a test automation environment.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for quality and a minute attention to detail who is interested in participating in building a verification platform from the ground up, and seeing their work have global impact across industries.

How You Will Contribute

• Build, improve, implement and maintain automated test platforms and environments in collaboration with other test engineers/test developers.
• Develop tests in Robot Framework (including defining keywords and libraries in Robot/python), integrate tests in Jenkins to test end- to-end network and subsystems of end-to-end network.
• Support our System Test Engineering team to design, develop and maintain functional, regression, integration and end-to-end tests
• Support our Development Engineering teams to automate testing at a subsystem level so as to ensure that releases of these subsystems enter System Testing with a high degree of confidence
• Develop software code and automated tests that are maintainable and reusable.
• Generate API Level Automated Test Scripts using various technologies and tools
• Document, track and escalate issues as appropriate ability to build effective relationships through partnering and collaboration
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of the body of automation scripts and tools - understanding the intent of the test and having the ability to identify root causes of failures

What We Look For

• 5+ years relevant experience in the areas of DevOps engineering and/ or Software build and release engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and implementing test automation frameworks in a telecom environment. Experience must include creating and maintaining automated test cases from scratch — not just utilizing automation built by others.
• 3+ years of experience with one or more agile methodologies (scrum, kanban)
• Strong foundational knowledge of telecommunications principles, including LTE eNB, EPC, 3G, 4G, NB-IoT, and related 3GPP protocols, interfaces, and network architecture.
• Extensive experience implementing test automation using the Robot Framework, including developing custom keyword libraries in Python.
• Proficient in integrating automated tests into Jenkins pipelines (both declarative or scripted)
• Must have experience with Linux and Docker
• Experience with automation tools such as Jenkins, Git, GitLab, and Artifactory, and a strong understanding of how they support and enable the CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience with API testing including testing complex systems at the system level including the use of APIs, rather than a single application
• Expert in development of automated testing across multiple platforms and testing techniques
• Experience with Python or another automation scripting language
• Knowledge of Ansible / Terraform is a plus
• Knowledge of other testing frameworks is a plus
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, e.g. GCP
• Advanced level of Jira/Confluence knowledge or other bug tracking systems

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
  
  

EEO Statement
Skylo is an equal-opportunity employer and we celebrate diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, parent or caregiver status, political affiliation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. Please let us know if you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability.