# Proof Of Concept Test Engineer at Nexthop AI

- Company: Nexthop AI
- What the company does: Backed by a16z, Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://nexthop.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Santa Clara, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2025-04-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://nexthopai.bamboohr.com/careers/31
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/nexthop-ai-proof-of-concept-test-engineer/

## About the role

Qualifications : We're seeking individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative startup and possess exceptional problem-solving skills and a strong aptitude for taking initiative and learning. Additionally we value individuals who practice and instill customer empathy. The following skills are essential for this role,

## What they're looking for

- Deliver exceptional customer experiences by executing thorough technical proof of concepts for new products and solutions that match customer deployments
- Develop deep expertise in our products and solutions - collaborate closely with Software and Hardware Engineering teams to diagnose issues and with Customer Engineering team to ensure customer success
- Responsible for testing our products (hardware and software) for functionality, scale and performance, network operations and interoperability, benchmarking against customer specific requirements
- Maintain documentation of detailed test plans, topologies vetted by customers and drive fixes for issues encountered during POC to enhance our product offering and test coverage
- Present the POC findings to internal and external stakeholders
- Responsible to maintain the testbed across multiple product generations

Tags: Engr POC/Test