The InterSystems IRIS Data Platform is the foundation for industry-leading applications with demanding scalability, resilience, and high availability requirements. Quality Development helps deliver on that promise by subjecting the product to intense scrutiny and extreme workloads.
The Systems group is looking for a self-motivated software engineer in test (SEIT) / software development engineer in test (SDET) to complement a talented and collaborative team with your experience, skills, and creativity. As a Principal Quality Development Engineer, you'll act as the product’s first customer in a customer-first company. You’ll provide early feedback on new features and advocate for the best user experience, from design through implementation to deployment.
You’ll acquire expertise on features and the code that implements them in close partnership with Development. You will craft functional, integration, and stress tests, automating them whenever possible. You will also assist Support in the reproduction and diagnosis of customer-reported problems.
Key features under test include journaling for crash resiliency, mirroring for shared-nothing high-availability clustering, and Enterprise Cache Protocol for distributed caching, as well as ObjectScript and embedded Python.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in QA or a related engineering field
- Proficient with systems programming, especially C and C++
- Able to read code critically, with an emphasis on bugs, security, and performance
- Strong grasp of operating system concepts and TCP/IP networking
- Experience using debuggers such as GDB, LLDB, and dbx
- Comfortable with Windows, Mac, and Unix, especially AIX and Linux
Desirable:
- Source control using Perforce, Git, or similar
- Unix system administration and shell scripting
- Virtualization and containers
- Compiler theory and bytecode interpreter concepts
- Performance testing
- Read at least one technical book a year
Education: BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
About InterSystems
InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit InterSystems.com.
What the Team is Saying
Similar Jobs
What We Do
InterSystems builds the software that makes complex systems work—reliably, securely, and at scale. For more than 45 years, we’ve been the information engine behind some of the world’s most mission-critical applications in healthcare, government, and business.
Our data management, integration, and analytics technologies help organizations connect disparate systems, turn data into insight, and deliver better outcomes. From enabling interoperable healthcare and advancing clinical care, to powering national infrastructure and large-scale enterprise systems, our technology is used every day by millions of people in more than 80 countries.
What sets InterSystems apart is not just what we build, but how we build it. We focus on long-term innovation, deep engineering excellence, and solving hard problems that truly matter. Our teams work closely with customers to tackle real-world challenges—often behind the scenes, but always at the heart of what keeps essential systems running.
If you’re motivated by meaningful work, technical depth, and the opportunity to have a global impact, you’ll find it here.
Why Work With Us
Because we are a profitable, privately-held software company, we place our clients first in everything we do. You’ll work on meaningful, complex problems alongside deeply curious experts in a culture that values learning, ownership, and long-term growth—without the pressure of quarterly Wall Street demands.
Gallery
InterSystems Teams
InterSystems Offices
OnSite Workspace
For the first 3 or 6 months (experience and role dependent), we ask our employees to work in the office 5 days a week. After that time, our employees receive 24 work from home Fridays to use at their discretion throughout the year.
