Monday, April 15, 2013

Software Development Engineer, Test at Amazon


Kindle and Amazon are impacting the world with new technology that comes out at a frequent pace. You can help define that future with us. The Kindle Fire Core Technologies team is looking for the unique combination of development skills and passion for testing that will ensure we deliver the best possible solution to our customers. But unlike other SDET jobs we need you to be innovative, have an entrepeneur's approach and use creative solutions with the work you do on a daily basis. This is job is much more than defining tests for existing API's. In this job you will work with development and TPM's to drive testing of core Kindle components. You will also work with QAE's and QA Managers to identify and create tools that our group and Amazon in general need for advancing our testing efforts.

We work in a fun, fast-paced dynamic team environment. As a SDET, you will develop, execute and maintain software to test the product. SDETs at Amazon are expected to have industry-leading technical abilities that enable them to significantly improve product quality. You should have a combination of solid in-depth knowledge of Quality Assurance, solid understanding of computer science principles, as well as knowledge of how to architect software for maximum longevity. The test software you will build should expose API defects in production level code as well as defects at the component, feature and UI integration level.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar technical field.
• 3+ years of experience as a developer, QA Engineer, or SDET.
• 3+ years of expertise in an object oriented programming language.
• Proficient in an object oriented programming language.
• Must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with open source tools and resources.
• Practical coding experience on a mobile platform
• Automation architecture development and/or maintenance experience.
• Ability to programmatically test any software product and develop automation for it
• Familiar with Visual Studion, Eclipse IDE or logical equivalent.Comfort and familiarity with common data structures, algorithms and collections.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem solving skills.

How to Apply

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