About the role

Epsilon3 is the OS for spacecraft and complex operations. We are an experienced team of engineering and design leaders from SpaceX, Google, Northrop, and Stanford. Our team worked firsthand on over 100 launches, including training and coordinating operations for multiple astronauts who successfully traveled to space and back. Epsilon3 is the result of decades of learning and delivers on the promise of making testing and operations as efficient, error-free, and enjoyable as possible. We are backed by Y Combinator and other world-class investors.

We are looking for Test Engineers to join our team who are passionate about shipping reliable software for the space industry and beyond. You will be responsible for ensuring we are building performant and reliable software that delights and supports our customers.

Responsibilities

Test and certify our web-based operational dashboards, electronic procedure tools, and suite of specialized software solutions to support various space missions
Build manual and automated tests
Organize and run recurring regression, security, design, and accessibility testing
Join and actively participate in customer discovery calls and technical demonstrations
Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of software systems
Oversee software QA and user testing
Sign off on new releases and deployments
Assess third-party and open source software and develop integrations
Contribute to the growth and refinement of our engineering culture, processes, and tools

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent
3+ years of software engineering experience
3+ years of experience developing test and quality assurance automation software
Strong foundation in computer science concepts (algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, design, testing, etc.)
Passion for efficiency tools
Excitement around our industry (Spacecraft, Launch Vehicles, Transportation, etc.)
Good communicator with outstanding oral and written communication skills
Fluent in English (additional languages are a plus)
Self-starter and able to navigate ambiguity and assess rapidly evolving priorities
Strong team player with great communication skills and collaborative work ethic
Love of learning (technical and otherwise)
US Citizenship and/or Permanent Residency (future security clearance may be required)

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, other technical related field
Experience with Automation Frameworks/Testing, Integration Testing, Continuous Integration, and Test Design
Deep knowledge of test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases and debugging
Passionate about tooling with strong communication and collaboration skills
Experience in fast-growing tech startups is a plus

About the interview

The interview process starts off with a 45 minute, 1:1, technical interview with an engineer on our team. You’ll run through some coding exercises and CS fundamentals, learn more about the product and current tools used, plus get a quick overview of the day-to-day at Epsilon3. The second step will be additional 45 minute, 1:1 interviews with our co-founders and additional members of our engineering team. These interviews will focus on culture fit as well as technical skills. We like to keep our interview process short and sweet as we know time is valuable. After the second round of interviews, we'll be at the offer stage!

Why you should join Epsilon3

Epsilon3 is the OS for spacecraft and complex operations. We are a small growing team of engineers formerly from SpaceX, Google, and Stanford. Our team worked firsthand on over 100 launches, including training and coordinating operations for multiple astronauts who successfully traveled to space and back. We are taking everything we learned and building software to make testing and operations as efficient, error-free, and enjoyable as possible.