Seattle Software Engineering Jobs

Quality Assurance Engineer - Digital Apps (Amazon)

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:11:48 GMT

Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer - Digital Apps
Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA

Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary reading device, the #1 best-selling product on all of Amazon, and one of the most innovative and fast growing businesses at Amazon. Amazon has also developed significant digital and mobile businesses include Amazon MP3, Amazon Instant Video, IMDb, Amazon Mobile store, and Audible. Many of these applications run on a range of mobile platforms including iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and WebOS.

Software QA Engineers test code at the user level, both manually and with automated tools. Our Software QA Engineers use black box, gray box, and white box testing techniques; they are able to understand software internals, debug problems using log files, and write automated tests using Java and/or user-level test automation tools. Software QA Engineers work with Software Development Engineers to understand features and technical implementation. Software QA Engineers also work with groups such as Product Management, User Experience Design, and Customer Support to understand customer usage models and develop test plans and test suites that approximate real-world environments and regression tests. Software QA Engineers are also responsible for driving the software development process toward quality-centric methodologies.

Responsibilities

� Responsible for working with business and development teams to understand product vision and requirements
� Responsible for development of test strategies and creation of appropriate test harnesses.
� Will work with a team of quality engineering professions to ensure the highest quality product delivery

Basic Qualifications

� 3-7+ years experience as part of a test team
� BS in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience
� Strong knowledge of QA methodology and tools
� Ability to understand technical specifications and analyze log files
� Experience in Java and user-level automation

Preferred Qualifications

� Experience working closely with development and business teams to communicate problem impacts and to understand business requirements.
� Strong organizational skills, tracking multiple test executions simultaneously and are able to synthesize the results
� Shows creativity and initiative to improve product test coverage and effectiveness
� Comfortable communicating cross-functionally and across management levels in formal and informal settings

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How to Apply:

ONLINE: http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1806849-2040-6020

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Software QA Engineer (Yoh)

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:32:17 GMT

Job Title: Software QA Engineer
Company: Yoh
Location: Seattle, WA

Yoh has a contract opportunity for a Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to join our client in Seattle, WA.

Job Overview:

The Associate SQA Engineer is responsible for assisting in the implementation of test plans for our websites, internal applications and tools as well as 3rd party software applications on a project release basis. The role applies testing techniques, structured SQA methods and process improvements to enhance overall software quality. We are seeking professionals who have either a Software Test Certificate or some QA experience and want to grow their career in a dynamic, fun environment.

Job Responsibilities:

- Create, execute and maintain test cases for our websites, internal applications, and 3rd party software applications.
- Work with test leads to develop task breakdowns, work assignments and schedules, resource and training requirements, and risk assessment.
- Contribute to summary and detail reports based on test results, test coverage, test pass progress and defect trends.
- Use defect tracking system to report software defects and work with developers and analysts on problem isolation and resolution. Verify bug fixes and close bugs.
- Contribute to test improving process development and improvement

Job Qualifications:

- BS or BA in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Business Administration, or related field, or demonstrate equivalent training or business experience is preferred.
- Minimum of one year software testing experience, or no experience with completion of a Software Testing Certificate.
- Ability to work effectively in dynamic project environments.
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills, both written and oral.
- Working knowledge of formal testing methods and practices, including structured testing methods and software metrics.

Discover all that's possible with Yoh. Apply now.

Yoh is a professional staffing provider with over 70 years of experience in the short and long-term staffing services industry; visit our website to learn more about our company.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

How to Apply:

ONLINE: http://jobs.yoh.com/job/Seattle-Software-QA-Engineer-Job-WA-98101/2575610/?feedId=975&campaignId=41&utm_source=EngineerJobs&utm_campaign=Yoh_ENG

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Systems Engineer (Amazon)

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:55:14 GMT

Job Title: Systems Engineer
Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA

Are you a Senior Systems Engineer or Systems Administrator with a deep understanding of Exchange and LYNC? Can you build and automate solutions that empower customers and reduce support costs? If the answer to these questions is YES, then the Corporate Infrastructure team at Amazon.com wants to talk to you.
The Corporate Infrastructure's team mission is to deliver robust, highly available, and easy to use services to our internal customers across the global enterprise. We are looking for an engineer who is an expert in Collaboration technologies, specifically Microsoft Exchange and LYNC. As a Senior Systems Engineer you will help design and build the future of Collaboration at Amazon while maintaining the current global infrastructure. To be successful in this position you must have a strong desire to automate, lead, and be comfortable taking imitative.

You will be responsible for implementation, monitoring and maintaining the critical systems that all Amazonians depend on. This also includes capacity planning, project coordination, and providing on-call technical support.This position requires the applicant selected to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) eligibility and access. A US Government administered polygraph examination will be required. TS/SCI eligibility is not required to start; however, the applicant selected will be subject to a Single-Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified national security information. Applicants with a current SSBI, SBPR or PPR, may be eligible for crossover in accordance with ICPG 704.4.

Basic Qualifications

� Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or 5+ years relevant work experience.
� 5+ years supporting Microsoft Exchange
� Ability to program to solve problems and automate repetitive tasks in a common scripting or programming language such as Perl, PowerShell, and/or VBScript.
� Clear, professional communication skills; able to contribute to team discussions, knowing when to contribute, when to listen, and when to ask questions.
� Strong leadership skills and a successful track record of driving projects to completion� Experience administrating Linux-based email systems and email firewall appliances
- Experience with Microsoft OCS or LYNC

Preferred Qualifications

� Flexibility, thinking on your feet, and strong problem solving skills
� Demonstrable track record dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering measurable results in an agile environment

How to Apply:

ONLINE: http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1803504-2040-4820

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Software Development Manager (Amazon)

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:04:59 GMT

Job Title: Software Development Manager
Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA

Amazon's Kindle is in Best Buy, Staples, and many other retail partners. Come and join the team that helps us reach new customers and put Kindle in their hands.

Amazon is looking for a Software Development Manager to help build the entire fulfillment platform from scratch. We're looking for passionate people who can anticipate problems in the short run and long run. Come help us design and build software to purchase and allocate inventory, onboard more retailers and help put Amazon product's in customer's hands.BS degree or higher in CS (or related program)

Basic Qualifications

� 5+ years of relevant, broad engineering experience, and at least 2 years of people management experience
� Strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated technical leadership
� Experience with large scale systems.
� Experience with Java, Linux/Unix, Perl and UNIX tools

Preferred Qualifications

� Masters Degree or higher preferred
� Strong business and technical vision
� Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
� A deep understanding of software development in a team, and a track record of shipping software on time
� Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions

How to Apply:

ONLINE: http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1799398-2040-8320

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Software Development Engineer, Digital Products (Amazon)

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:04:14 GMT

Job Title: Software Development Engineer, Digital Products
Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA

Amazon's Digital Products team develops innovative new products and services like the Kindle. Kindle is a revolutionary reading device, the #1 best-selling product on all of Amazon, and one of the most innovative and fast growing businesses at Amazon. Amazon has also developed significant digital and mobile businesses include Amazon MP3, Amazon Instant Video, IMDB, Amazon Mobile store, and Audible. Many of these applications run on a range of mobile platforms including iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Phone and WebOS.

We are looking for passionate, hard-working, and talented software engineers who have experience building innovative, mission critical, high volume products. You will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and implementation of cutting edge products used every day, by people you know.

Responsibilities include:

� Responsible for the development and maintenance of key system features
� Will work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility.
� Assist with Architecture and Design of new and current systems
� Will work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software.

Basic Qualifications

� Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
� 3+ years experience building successful production software systems.
� The ability to take raw product requirements and develop software architectures and designs to bring them to life.
� Experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs.
� Mastery of the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript, C/C++, Objective C, Python) and open-source technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

� Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
� Experience building applications in iOS or Android
� Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
� Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through launch of the project
� Desire to communicate with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply:

ONLINE: http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1799673-2040-5520

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Software Manager, Content Management (Amazon)

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:20:04 GMT

Job Title: Software Manager, Content Management
Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA

The Content Platform team is looking for a passionate, results-oriented, inventive software manager. You will have the opportunity to provide the core tools and storage systems used by Amazon retail store owners and merchandisers to manage the content surfaced on the websites.

As the development manager, you will have technical ownership of Amazon's core content management tools. You'll lead a talented and nimble team of engineers to deliver innovative ways for creating and managing content. Responsibilities include direct management of 5+ engineers, process and quality of service improvements, strategic planning, project management for software within the team, and management of resources across teams. Successful candidates will be strong leaders who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery. The content management team requires creative engineering balanced with high quality and customer focus.

Professional traits that are not unique to this position, but necessary for Amazon leaders:
� Exhibits excellent judgment
� Hires and develops great people
� Has relentlessly high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo)
� Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business or the technology
� Expects and requires innovation of her/his team
� Has passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others
� Strong results orientation
� Thinks big

Basic Qualifications

� Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline
� 7+ years of relevant engineering experience
� 2+ years people management experience in motivating and leading engineers in terms of day-to-day project management and performance management.
� Experience with OOD and object oriented languages
� Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Preferred Qualifications

� Deep hands-on technical expertise
� Strong business and technical vision
� Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
� A deep understanding of software development in a team, and a track record of shipping software on time
� Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions
� Detailed knowledge of software development lifecycles (RUP, Agile, XP)

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to Apply:

ONLINE: http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1797988-2040-8720

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Data Warehouse Engineer (Amazon)

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:35:03 GMT

Job Title: Data Warehouse Engineer
Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA

The Global Financial Systems team at Amazon is looking for a data warehouse engineer to play a key role in building their industry leading Financial Data Warehouse. If you have experience in building and maintaining very large data warehouses with high transaction volumes then we need you!!!

Job Summary
The Data Warehouse Engineer should be an expert familiar with all of the data warehousing technical components (e.g. ETL, Reporting, Data Model), infrastructure (e.g. hardware and software) and their integration. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing overall architecture and high level design. The candidate must have extensive experience with Star Schemas, Dimensional Models, and Datamarts. The individual is expected to bring a methodology and lead the framework development for the next generation data warehouse by designing an efficient, flexible, extensible, and scalable ETL design and mappings.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required as the candidate will work very closely with a diverse team. The candidate will also lead a small technical team (2 to 3 developers) while having an influencing role, and be accountable for deliverables. Ability to create and manage work plans, timelines and accommodate multiple priorities is required.

Responsibilities:

� Applies broad knowledge of technology options, technology platforms, design techniques and approaches across the data warehouse life cycle phases to design an integrated, quality solution to address the business requirements
� Meets and collaborates with business users on requirements, objectives and measures.
� Designs the technology infrastructure across all technical environments

� Ensures completeness and compatibility of the technical infrastructure to support system performance, availability and architecture requirements
� Designs and plans for the integration for all data warehouse technical components
� Supervises the technical implementation of the data warehouse and oversees hardware/software configuration

� Provides input and recommendations on technical issues to the project manager
� Reviews technical work of other team members
� Reviews and participate in testing of the data design, tool design, data extracts/transforms, networks and hardware selections
� Develops the implementation and operation support plans.

Basic Qualifications

� 7+ years experience with and detailed knowledge of data warehouse technical architectures, infrastructure components, ETL/ ELT and reporting/analytic tools and environments, data structures.

� 3+ years experience in architecting data warehouse solutions and integrating technical components

� 5+ years experience with relational and star schema data modeling concepts

� Experience in relational database concepts with a solid knowledge of Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL.

� 3+ years of working with very large data warehousing environment

Preferred Qualifications

� Demonstrated knowledge and experience in capacity planning for hardware and storage needs

� Experience with Informatica preferred

� Knowledge of OBIEE is preferred

� Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

� Strong ability to interact, communicate, present and influence within multiple levels of the organization

How to Apply:

ONLINE: http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1797035-2040-4320

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Software Engineer (Amazon)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:46:21 GMT

Job Title: Software Engineer
Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA

Amazon is looking for exceptional, motivated software engineers to work with Kindle Fire. Take a leadership role on a team that is innovating on the Reading experience on Tablets for millions of Amazon customers. Work with world-class engineers, business leaders, and other talented engineering teams while you design, architect, and code for Kindle Fire. Our team develops cutting edge Kindle applications for mobile platforms which blend seamlessly into the Kindle ecosystem and are at the forefront of reinventing our Customer's reading experience. We are looking for passionate, hard-working, and talented software engineers who have experience building mission critical, high volume applications that customers love. You will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and implementation of cutting edge products used every day, by people you know.

Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary reading device, the #1 best-selling product on all of Amazon, and one of the most innovative and fast growing businesses at Amazon. Amazon has also developed significant digital and mobile businesses include Amazon Kindle, Amazon MP3, Amazon Instant Video, IMDB, Amazon Mobile store, and Audible. To learn more about the broader Kindle team at Amazon, visit www.amazon.com/careers/kindle.

Basic Qualifications

� 4+ years of experience building production software
� A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (based on a BS or MS in CS or related field)
� Deftness at object-oriented design and systems architecture
� Mastery of the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript, C/C++, Objective C) and open-source technologies
� Experience providing high-performing, developer-centric tools and frameworks
� Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts

Preferred Qualifications

� Development experience writing application for a mobile platform (Android, iOS, etc.)

How to Apply:

ONLINE: http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1785917-2040-3520

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