Sr Quality Assurance Engineer, AFT Platform Engineering & Services
Amazon
- Location
- Onsite (Bellevue, Washington)
- Compensation
- $133k - $180k/yr
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
Posted 1 day ago
About the role
Join Amazon's AFT Platform Engineering & Services team to build and maintain learning systems reaching millions of users. As a Sr QA Engineer, you will drive quality strategies, implement test frameworks, and ensure high-quality software delivery across distributed systems.
Skills
Quality assurance
Software testing
Test strategy
Java
Python
Javascript
C#
Distributed systems
Test automation
Manual testing
UI automation
Test planning
Test execution
Debugging
Troubleshooting
Leadership
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Life insurance
Perks
- Restricted stock units
- Sign-on payments
Full job details
Do you want to share your passion for technology? Are you looking for your next challenge? Join us in building and maintaining the learning systems that are reaching millions of Customers, Partners, and Users as they learn how to maximize tools and services. We are constantly evolving our core systems to enable our customers in their journey to gain technical expertise.
As a QA Engineer-III on the team, you will collaborate with developers, product managers and customer support to identify unambiguous software requirements, understand all features and their implementation details, understand customer usage models and then develop and execute strategies to deliver that software into our customers' hands in an efficient fashion with a high degree of confidence in its quality.
Our preferred candidate possesses a demonstrated ability in driving a team towards higher quality delivery, not just through test execution but through organizational influence; including defining product’s quality SLAs, implementing/improving process and tools, and increasing the visibility of the product quality. Our QAEs develop and drive the team to implement effective test strategies to assess the quality of the system under test, at multiple levels including component, subsystem, system, and at workflow, and in multiple verticals including function, performance, scale security, and internationalization. Also s/he understands and affects the overall product delivery and operations chain with best quality practices such as pipeline health assessment, mirror testing. As a QAE on the team you will be a key voice in the design, coding, deployment, and post-deployment phases. You'll define and implement quality gates for code changes, ensuring our users' experience will be continually maintained or improved, while enhancing development efficiency/effectiveness with clearly delineated quality SLAs and timely presented data on confidence levels on quality.
Key job responsibilities
Experience with driving quality across an organization as a holistic plan and not just test execution
Strong experience with QA methodologies and software testing techniques and tools, especially for web-based software products.
Demonstrated experience in test strategy development, test planning, test designing, and test execution.
Ability write, debug and troubleshoot code in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Python, Javascript, or C#
Experience testing distributed systems
Experience using test cases management tools (like TCM or TestRail), issues management tools
Experience working closely with development and business teams to present quality/test data, read business data, negotiate on the scope of test coverage/timing/resources, and to actively pull business requirements out of data/partners and distill them to test/risk strategy.
Good oral and written communication skills
Experience leading small teams of QAEs Basic Qualifications: - 6+ years of quality assurance engineering experience
- 4+ years of delivering test frameworks, test tools, leading the QA projects and initiatives experience
- Knowledge of QA methodology and tools, with demonstrated experience in an QAE role
- Experience in automation testing
- Experience in manual testing Preferred Qualifications: - 2+ years of UI Automation (preferably on mobile platforms) experience
- Knowledge of at least one modern object-oriented programming language such as C++, Java, Objective C
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
USA, WA, Bellevue - 133,300.00 - 180,300.00 USD annually
As a QA Engineer-III on the team, you will collaborate with developers, product managers and customer support to identify unambiguous software requirements, understand all features and their implementation details, understand customer usage models and then develop and execute strategies to deliver that software into our customers' hands in an efficient fashion with a high degree of confidence in its quality.
Our preferred candidate possesses a demonstrated ability in driving a team towards higher quality delivery, not just through test execution but through organizational influence; including defining product’s quality SLAs, implementing/improving process and tools, and increasing the visibility of the product quality. Our QAEs develop and drive the team to implement effective test strategies to assess the quality of the system under test, at multiple levels including component, subsystem, system, and at workflow, and in multiple verticals including function, performance, scale security, and internationalization. Also s/he understands and affects the overall product delivery and operations chain with best quality practices such as pipeline health assessment, mirror testing. As a QAE on the team you will be a key voice in the design, coding, deployment, and post-deployment phases. You'll define and implement quality gates for code changes, ensuring our users' experience will be continually maintained or improved, while enhancing development efficiency/effectiveness with clearly delineated quality SLAs and timely presented data on confidence levels on quality.
Key job responsibilities
Experience with driving quality across an organization as a holistic plan and not just test execution
Strong experience with QA methodologies and software testing techniques and tools, especially for web-based software products.
Demonstrated experience in test strategy development, test planning, test designing, and test execution.
Ability write, debug and troubleshoot code in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Python, Javascript, or C#
Experience testing distributed systems
Experience using test cases management tools (like TCM or TestRail), issues management tools
Experience working closely with development and business teams to present quality/test data, read business data, negotiate on the scope of test coverage/timing/resources, and to actively pull business requirements out of data/partners and distill them to test/risk strategy.
Good oral and written communication skills
Experience leading small teams of QAEs Basic Qualifications: - 6+ years of quality assurance engineering experience
- 4+ years of delivering test frameworks, test tools, leading the QA projects and initiatives experience
- Knowledge of QA methodology and tools, with demonstrated experience in an QAE role
- Experience in automation testing
- Experience in manual testing Preferred Qualifications: - 2+ years of UI Automation (preferably on mobile platforms) experience
- Knowledge of at least one modern object-oriented programming language such as C++, Java, Objective C
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Bellevue - 133,300.00 - 180,300.00 USD annually