QA Engineer III

Only U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. can be considered as W2 candidates. Title: QA Engineer IIIStart: 11/01/2021End: 02/01/2022Location: Cupertino, CAThe Music Apps team is looking for an experienced QA Engineer to work as part of our expanding mobile applications QA group.You will be joining a team dedicated to delivering the best in class music experience for our customers. Your main focus will be ensuring the quality of our music applications as well as interoperability with the entire Music ecosystem. You will be responsible for defining test approaches and plans for assigned functional areas, expanding our current test cases and executing required tests. You will own complete functional areas and must be able to define qualification strategies, as well as execute functionality, compatibility, integration and reliability testing for applications that are part of a complex mobile, desktop and cloud client/server ecosystem. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, dynamic and detail oriented individual with a strong technical background and excellent black box testing skills. In addition, this position requires an individual able to contribute in a fast paced team environment with excellent written and verbal communication skills.The ideal candidate has a passion for music, experience using Client Music in the Client ecosystem, a solid black box QA background and experience testing media applications on Android.Key Qualifications•Experience testing Android and iOS applications•Experience with the Client software and hardware Ecosystem.•Experience testing cloud based client/server technologies.•Music and/or audio mobile apps experience.•Must have a working knowledge of SQA methodologies and practices.•Proven bug detection and regression skills.•Experience testing Auto Head Unit embedded applications•Ability to work closely with a large team of testers & developers.•Experience reporting and tracking bugs & third-party issues.•Extensive use of QA tools and networking tools.•Excellent verbal and written communication skills.•Comfortable and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.•Ability to work cross-functionally with other teams to organize testing responsibilities.•Ability to lead projects and contribute as part of a team.•Experience with automation test tools and techniques.•5 years QA experience •Experience on Android, iOS, macOS, tvOS · Strong Android/iOS/macOS knowledge base •Experience with syncing data across applications/platforms. •Knowledge of media applications •Experience setting up networks and using network debugging tools. •Experience with automation test tools and techniques.EducationBS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.