Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer-Kindle Content Job in Seattle, Washington US
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer-Kindle Content
Kindle is looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join their team. Our Quality Assurance Engineers test code at the user level, both manually and with automated tools. They are not pure black box testers; they are grey box testers able to understand software internals, debug problems using log files, and write automated tests with Perl/Java scripts and/or user-level automated tools. The Quality Assurance team is looking for a talented, detail, oriented Quality Assurance Engineer who is passionate about quality and enthusiastic about new cutting edge technology. Our Quality Assurance Engineers work with Software Development Engineers to understand features and technical implementation. They also work with groups such as Product Management, User Interaction, and Customer Support to understand customer usage models and develop test plans and suites that approximate real-world environments and regression tests driving the software development process toward quality-centric methodologies. BS in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience 8+ years of software testing experience Background in automation using Java or applicable languages Strong knowledge of QA methodology and tools Ability to understand technical specifications and analyze log files Comfortable communicating cross-functionally and across management levels in formal and informal settings Strong organizational skills, tracking multiple test executions simultaneously and be able to synthesize the results Familiar with Eclipse IDE or equivalent Shows creativity and initiative to improve product coverage and effectiveness.