Software Engineer in Test Job in Seattle, Washington US
Software Engineer in Test - Seattle/Kirkland
This position is based in Kirkland and Seattle, WA. There are related positions available in Irvine, CA; Mountain View, CA (global HQ); Boston, MA; and New York, NY.
The area: Test Engineering
Google Test Engineers guarantee that our company's software works every time for every user while scaling to the highest levels. We tackle huge technical challenges that push the limits of computer science. Our team is a collaborative, global organization consisting of engineers with the highest levels of technical depth, programming skill and a passion for quality.
The role: Software Engineer in Test
As a Software Engineer in Test on our Seattle and Kirkland teams, you will examine, validate, and test large scale software development and deployment projects as well as help design and build intelligent systems that can explore various use cases and scenarios.
Google's large variety of products offers an amazing range of opportunities for you to make a big impact on the quality of software seen by millions of people around the world. Your primary responsibility as a Software Engineer in Test will be to work with the development and test engineering teams to automate testing, create new test harnesses, implement new automation tools and create innovative automated test systems.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS degree in Computer Science (In lieu of degree, 4 years relevant working experience).
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS or PhD
- 1 year relevant work experience.
- 3 years of development and/or test automation experience. Experience in network programming and/or developing/designing large software systems.
- Strong programming skills in C, C++, Java and/or Python. Good scripting skills in at lease one common language (Perl, Python, Shell).
- Highly proficient in UNIX / Linux / Windows environments. Experience with Flash development and MySQL.
- Knowledge of internet technologies, distributed systems, TCP/IP networking, databases, and Linux kernel.
