Senior QE Engineer – Nifi

Business Area:

Engineering

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description: 

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we’re the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Cloudera is looking for a dedicated Senior QE Engineer with strong Java expertise to join the Data In Motion – Flow Management team, focusing on Apache NiFi. This role ensures the continued reliability, performance, and quality of NiFi across both on-prem and cloud (DataHub/CDP) environments through continuous testing, stabilization, and release readiness.

As a Senior QE Engineer, you will:

• Develop and maintain automated unit, integration, and end-to-end (E2E) tests.

• Diagnose and resolve defects, regressions, and customer-reported issues in NiFi.

• Contribute to NFQE (Non-Functional Quality Engineering) by designing performance and scalability tests.

• Participate in pre-release verification, ensuring stability and reliability for upcoming CDP and DataHub releases.

• Collaborate with the NiFi development teams to validate fixes and maintain overall product health.

• Enhance automation and CI/CD pipelines to improve test coverage, release efficiency, and quality assurance.

• Optionally, engage with the Apache NiFi open-source community to help validate and improve quality across versions.

We are excited about you if you have:

• 3+ years of experience in quality, sustaining, or software engineering roles.

• Strong Java development skills and familiarity with testing frameworks (JUnit, TestNG, or similar).

• Experience with CI/CD systems, automated testing, and debugging distributed systems.

• Solid understanding of testing methodologies for functional, regression, and performance validation.

• Passion for delivering stable, high-quality software and solving complex issues.

• Bachelors/Masters degree in a related field

• This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

You may also have:

• Experience with Apache NiFi or similar data flow technologies.

• Knowledge of Python or Groovy for automation scripting.

• Familiarity with containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes).

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field.

What you can expect from us:

• Generous PTO Policy 

• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

• Flexible WFH Policy 

• Mental & Physical Wellness programs 

• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program 

• Access to Continued Career Development 

• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages 

• Paid Volunteer Time

• Employee Resource Groups

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