Software Development Engineer in Test

As a SDET-II within Emerging Devices Software (EDS) team, you will own automation framework development and execution of test strategy, tooling and automated performance test to deliver high quality software to meet customer requirements. You will see around corners to manage dependencies, dive deep with PEs, SDMs, QAMs and engineers across the EDS organization, and regularly communicate with senior leaders, and stakeholders at all levels. You will amplify your impact working closely with team members and software development managers to drive mindful discussions that lead to crisp decisions and high quality solutions.

The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, have strong organizational skills, able to work independently, juggle multiple tasks at once, and maintain professionalism under pressure; all while achieving high quality results. You should have deep knowledge of software engineering practices, understand how software and hardware systems interact, and can drive design and implementation of test strategies in highly complex and ambiguous systems. Familiarity with embedded systems is desired.


Key job responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of test infrastructure, framework, that encourages the optimal combination of unit/component/integration and end to end tests.
- Collaborate with software engineering teams, driving continuous development, integration and deployment
- Working with Principal Engineers and other Senior engineers to develop best practices for software quality assurance across multiple software teams
- Actively participate in cross team design reviews
- Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals
- Exert technical influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and expertise.
- You will have a profound impact on millions of customers.
- Report on status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to management

A day in the life
Although each day may bring new challenges, the majority of your time we will be creating test strategies, new automation, test tools and infrastructure. We collaborate closely with software development teams to achieve a high quality releases that meet tight timelines without introducing new regressions or lowering product quality.

About the team
The Amazon Emerging Devices Software (EDS) is part of the Amazon Devices team. We design and engineer high-profile consumer electronics, including the best-selling Echo devices. Our portfolio also includes innovative devices like Amazon Echo buds, Echo Frames and Echo Auto. What will you help us create next? - 3+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development testing experience
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience debugging, diagnosing, and troubleshooting complex, production software issues
- Experience designing or supporting low-maintenance automation frameworks