A bit about Cantina:

Cantina, founded by Sean Parker, is a new social platform with the most advanced AI character creator. Build, share, and interact with AI bots and your friends directly in the Cantina or across the internet.

Cantina bots are lifelike, social creatures, capable of interacting wherever humans go on the internet. Recreate yourself using powerful AI, imagine someone new, or choose from thousands of existing characters. Bots are a new media type that offer a way for creators to share infinitely scalable and personalized content experiences combined with seamless group chat across voice, video, and text.

If you're excited about the potential AI has to shape human creativity and social interactions, join us in building the future!

A bit about the role: 

The media team at Cantina is creating one of the most advanced platforms for real-time and streaming media in the world. Media services are all about stability and high quality video/audio, while also implementing new features for the AI bots. The media team is tasked with solving difficult problems and maintaining a high quality bar to ensure that users have positive, glitch-free experiences.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test to shape the development of our automated test infrastructure. You will work closely with software engineers in both development and test engineering, design and extend test frameworks, write automated tests, and mentor other members of the team.

Mentorship and leadership is a key component of this role. You will be expected to help other members of the automation team build their skill sets and to help quality engineers from outside the automation team learn to contribute to the base of automated tests. 

A bit about the work: 

• Develop automation from scratch and work on several different projects using distinct test automation frameworks 

• Test RESTful web services, client-side web and mobile SDKs, and real-time media services

• Architect new projects in multiple frameworks

• Tackle difficult problems in evaluating audio and video performance under different network conditions and device environments

• Set the direction and establish the path forward for automating testing of components and integrating automation testing into the overall development process 

A bit about you:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.

• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer or in a related field.

• Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript.

• Expertise with Mocha, TestCafe, Saucelabs or similar test automation tools.

• Expertise with GitHub, Jenkins, and other CI technologies.

• Experience developing asynchronous and multithreaded software.

• Experience as a full stack or web front end developer.

• Extremely strong written and oral communications skills.

• A strongly collaborative mindset, with a drive to teach and share knowledge.

• Ability to ramp up quickly on multiple platforms to troubleshoot and extend existing tests.

• Object-oriented programming and design skills.

Location:

We have offices located in Sunnyvale, CA, San Francisco, CA and Brooklyn, NY. Our Media Engineering team strongly desires candidates available to work in the Bay Area, in a hybrid setting. For reference, 95% of the Media Engineering team works from the Bay Area.

Pay Equity: 

In compliance with Pay Transparency Laws, the base salary range for this role is between $130,000-$160,000. When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered, including skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.

Benefits: 

• Health Care —  99% of premiums for medical, vision, dental are fully paid for by Cantina, as well as, an annual One Medical membership.

• Monthly Stipend — $500/month to use on whatever you’d like! 

• Rest and Recharge — 15 PTO days per year, 9 sick days, 13 paid company holidays, and offices closed for winter break (Christmas Eve to New Years Day)! 

• 401 (K) — Eligible to participate on day one of employment 

• Parental Leave & Fertility Support 

• Competitive Salary & Equity 

• Lunch and snacks provided for in-office employees 

• WFH equipment provided for full-time hybrid/remote employees