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Amazon Quality Assurance Engineer II, Alexa Presentation in Seattle, Washington
Description
Come help us add new presentation capabilities to Alexa devices. Our goal is make Alexa an instantly familiar personal assistant that is always ready to help or entertain on devices with screens. At the core of this vision is a close-knit team that’s dedicated to providing software developers and AI systems with the primitives, services, and tools they need to easily create engaging consumer experiences across an increasingly diverse set of Alexa devices with screens – including smart screens, mobile, desktop, TVs, and automobiles.
As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will work closely with Product Management, Software Engineering, and User Experience design groups to understand product vision and customer use cases and translate them into test strategies. You will contribute to the team’s technical vision, toolchains, and roadmap, as well as execute tests against the plans you develop.
Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate has a strong customer focus and is obsessed with continuous quality improvement. They are committed to creating world class feature and regression test automation frameworks to help teams scale. They are able to develop and drive test strategies and take a hands-on approach implementing and executing them.
Responsibilities:
• Work with business and development teams to understand product vision and requirements.
• Understand how elements of the software ecosystem work together and develop test approaches to fit the overall strategy.
• Responsible for developing test plans, creating appropriate test harnesses, executing tests, reporting, and supporting teams though defect resolution.
• Work with a team of quality engineering professions to test code at a user level – both manually and with automated tools - to ensure highest quality product delivery.
• Collaborate with peers to help drive the software development process toward quality-centric methodologies.
A day in the life
Our team uses black box, gray box, and white box testing techniques. Team members are able to understand software internals, debug problems using log files, and write automated tests and/or user-level test automation tools. Software QA Engineers work with Software Development Engineers to understand features and technical implementations. You also work with groups such as Product Management, User Experience Design, and Customer Support to understand customer usage models and develop test plans and test suites that approximate real-world environments and regression tests.
Basic Qualifications
4+ years of quality assurance engineering experience
Experience in manual testing
Experience in automation testing
Experience as QA lead on medium to large sized projects
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with at least one automated test framework like Selenium or Appium
Experience in gathering test requirements to create detailed test plans and defining quality metrics to measure product quality
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $102,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.