Date: Dec 24, 2011
Location: Redmond, WA, US
Job Category: Software Engineering: Test
Location: Redmond, WA, US
Job ID: 775011-71121
Division: Windows Phone Division
Are you interested in being part of team on one of the most strategically important products in Microsoft? Do you love gadgets, devices and smartphones? Is your smartphone central to all your activities? Do you love the new Windows Phones, but want to help make each release better than the last? Do you want to see greater and better quality and cool software delivered to your loved ones’ Windows Phones with just a click? If this is your dream, this is a place for you. Come join us to make this dream into reality! With the mobile industry’s growth and several competitors playing in the field, we are going to have a challenging but fun time to show customers what Windows Phone can become in the next few years.
Come join the Windows Phone Backup, Migrate, and Restore team. Our goal is to ensure that no matter if someone loses their phone, drops their phone in a lake, buys a new windows phone, or just has their toddler wipe their phone by entering the wrong PIN over and over, a user can quickly and seamlessly get their phone back to a good state. The features we are producing will be new for the next version of Windows Phone and will help ensure Microsoft stays ahead of the competition when it comes to disaster recovery. Come be a part of defining this area.
What we require of you:
- 2+ Years' experience testing and/or development and shipping high quality software products
- 2+ Years' experience in C#, C/C++ coding and debugging skills.
- Minimum of 6 months experience of XML
- technical background in testing, test automation, and cross-platform development
- The ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Good understanding of software quality assurance processes
- Demonstrated customer focus and excellent communication skills
- Should have passion for quality, ability to quickly, understand and adopt emerging test methodologies.
- A BS or MS degree in CS or the equivalent work experience is required.
The ideal candidate will also possess:
- Experience with creating and enhancing existing automation systems and utilization of testing best practices is desired.
- A knowledge for Microsoft technologies is a plus.
- knowledge of various testing methodologies (scenario based, End2End, modeling …)
- problem solving skills, A demonstrated quality mindset and automation test design and implantation ability.
What you get from this assignment:
- You will own specific features through windows phone shipment
- You will be collaborating with Development, Program Management and other teams to drive the design of your feature and ensure testability into our product
- You will design and implement a set of test frameworks, automated tests that will ensure we have a safety net for our product quality
- You will be developing methods for measuring, analyzing, tracking and communicating test status for your features
- You will be creating and reviewing high quality test plans across a feature area
- You will be designing new and leveraging existing test automation infrastructure
If you think you’re ready for the challenge, bring your tenacity, passion around making people great and making great software. Serious candidates should have an excellent grasp of automation design skills, test methodologies and problem solving skills.
You are smart. You are skilled. You are passionate. You are ready for a big challenge. You are primed to contribute to a strategic initiative for Microsoft. You belong on a high-functioning team that focuses on having fun. Our team is the place to be!
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