Why would you enjoy this new opportunity?
You have an analytical mind and a passion for the craft of software engineering, and you love solving problems and learning new things. You’re passionate about software quality and the opportunity to
make a meaningful, widespread impact through the work you do every day is important to you. You are looking for an opportunity to work for a company whose software is utilized by every Fortune 500
company and significantly impacts every industry. Our product is used across verticals including education, finance, retail, government, airlines, etc., enabling critical line of business use cases. You
want to be a part of a collaborative environment whose teams care about the product they are creating, how they create it, and the impact it has on customers’ business objectives.
What is the primary need, technical challenge, or most significant problem for this role?
Workspace ONE is a digital workspace platform that simply and securely delivers and manages any app on any device by integrating access control, application management, and multi-platform
endpoint management. It is available as a cloud service or for on-premises deployment. Our software scales to support millions of devices across multiple device platforms. We have a high bar for quality,
performance, scale, availability and supportability – our customers are counting on us to keep their business running. We support complex use cases that span across VMware and services/capabilities
provided by OS vendors. We integrate with customers enterprise infrastructure to provide a seamless management experience.
You will be the senior most architect on a team that is solely focused on ensuring we meet the high-quality standards that our product demands. This team will be responsible for building tools and
services that enable us to automate the complex use cases that we support. Responsibilities for this team will also include ensuring that the product being built is testable including designing and
refactoring core platform components to ensure so. Team members are expected to participate actively in product design discussions and work closely with functional engineering teams to ensure
that the product is built in parallel with the integrations, services and tooling required to effectively test it in an automated fashion. You will be owning engineering initiatives and champion a culture of high ownership, continuous
improvement, and engineering excellence.
Within the first 6-12 months, what are the 2-3 most important performance goals for you to be successful in this role?
Product and implement designs that improve test automation in the product
Be very active in code reviews, holding the highest bar of engineering standards
Participate in recruiting activities that help grow the team
What type of work will you be doing? What assignments or requirements will you be performing on a regular basis?
Architect and build frameworks, tools and services that enable us to automate the product
Automate complex testing scenarios and use cases to reduce test execution and triaging time and improve engineering efficiency
Drive automation efforts; build an automation platform that will enable team to write automation tests quickly and efficiently.
Work on initiatives that improve the testability and supportability of the code
Identify and address areas where test automation can be improved by either refactoring, building or adopting new tooling and technologies
Actively participating in design and code reviews from functional teams
Help grow and mentor a team of engineers
What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware?
You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights, or you can view the complete benefits package by visiting www.benefits.vmware.com.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Medical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All Family Types
- Generous Time Off Programs
- 40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community
- Rethink’s Neurodiversity program to support parents raising children with learning or behavior challenges, or developmental disabilities
- Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, training, course work, etc.)
- Healthy and local-inspired snacks in all our pantries
For US based candidates, the annual pay range (OTE for commissioned roles; Salary for other roles) for this position is: $116,000 – $277,000. The actual offer will be based on the role, location, and individual candidate experience. Bonus, commission, and/or equity may be eligible for this position. VMware offers comprehensive benefits including, but not limited to: medical, dental, and vision plans, company paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time. Additional benefits for this position can be found at https://benefits.vmware.com/. Your talent advisor can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
This job may require the candidate to travel and/or work from a facility that requires full vaccination prior to entry.
Category : Engineering and Technology
Subcategory: Software Engineering
Experience: Business Leadership
Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time
Posted Date: 2023-08-04
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