Improve Your Team’s Testing Processes With an SDET Engineer

At New Relic, the Unified Data Streams (UDS) team focuses on ensuring the reliability and accuracy of their data platform by implementing robust testing practices. To enhance the reliability of their systems, they hired a software development engineer in test (SDET) to develop a comprehensive functional test framework named "Sea Dragon," which plays a crucial role in the team's deployment process. This framework includes an extensive suite of tests to validate the integrity of customer data and involves setting up an integration test environment in the public cloud, allowing for scalability and independence from internal data center constraints. The implementation of this framework has led to numerous benefits, such as reducing the time needed for feature development sprints, improving software confidence, and expediting issue resolution. The SDET's work has also facilitated a smoother deployment process and reduced the complexity of testing environments, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the UDS team in maintaining operational excellence as New Relic continues to grow.