Software dev Engineer II - Test, Ads QA

Overview

- 3+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience - 2+ 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 in penetration testing and exploitability-focused vulnerability assessment - Experience in platform-level security mitigations and hardening for Linux and Windows
Are you looking to join a team that is among the fastest growing organizations at Amazon? Does wearing multiple hats and working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment sound like a good fit? Then consider joining Amazon Ads. Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of e-commerce and advertising, offering a range of digital advertising solutions with the goal of helping customers discover and shop for anything they want to buy. The Amazon Advertising business is growing at a fast pace and this team’s mission is to apply technology to accelerate that growth through best-in-class software engineering, data engineering, and business intelligence. Within Amazon's advertising ecosystem, the QA team serves as the cornerstone of quality assurance focusing on supporting testing for all initiatives that materially change the advertiser experience or involve significant re-architecture of the ad stack. This includes comprehensive testing of all Tier 1 launches, our most critical deployments that directly affect revenue and customer experience. We drive engineering excellence through automation, developing and maintaining tools that enhance developer productivity and solve testing challenges. We evangelize quality related best practices, building mechanisms to track and report them. We are hiring experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to drive quality excellence in our advertising systems. In this role, you will architect, design and build test frameworks and tools to push our advertising systems to their limits and beyond. You will work with program management, development teams and our QA organization to understand the customer requirements, scope out features and then work side-by-side with the team to ensure the quality of our system. You'll be responsible for raising our quality standards through innovative automation solutions and technical leadership, while consistently exceeding delivery expectations. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of designing and delivering scalable test solutions in a complex distributed environment, strong technical communication skills, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives effectively. Key job responsibilities * Participate in the full development life cycle, working within broadly defined parameters, including test plan execution and software quality needs. * Work closely with the technical leaders to develop the best technical design and approach for testing our functionality at scale. * Build software solutions where the problem is not well defined. You are capable of understanding the interaction between the components in a distributed system in order to ensure they are functioning properly. * Design, develop, and implement robust solutions across multiple layers of technology stack, while also collaborating in an away team model to support cross-functional initiatives. * Own the delivery of test frameworks and tools, debugging and reporting code bugs and pushing quality upstream. * Management and execution of project plans and meeting delivery commitments. * Create and execute appropriate test strategies and quality processes for development activities that align with business objectives and project management efforts. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS * 3+ years of building test automation frameworks and tools experience. * 3+ years of non-internship professional software development and testing experience. * Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java. * Experience debugging, diagnosing, and troubleshooting complex, production software issues. * Problem-solving and analytical mindset to identify and resolve issues. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical field * Experience working in a cloud based development and production environment such as AWS. * Experience working in an agile software development environment * 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience. * Knowledge of industry standard test automation tools and experience developing product test frameworks. * Experience with open source tools and resources. * Excellent communication, analytical and problem solving skills