A Software Design Engineer in Test (SDET) at Amazon is a developer with the primary responsibility of writing frameworks and tools to test products. It is a very unique and challenging role and provides immense opportunity to design and develop wide-reaching tools. It combines the "building" aspect of software design engineering with the "breaking" aspect of software test engineering. You’ll be writing code that automatically verifies that if anything does go wrong, your code will tell us. That means that you potentially write more code than the developers. We want you to be the best version of yourself – to continuously evolve and improve
Key job responsibilities
- Design and build the automated test frameworks and test suites for use in development and testing cycles
- Utilize innovative test technologies to develop a product's testing strategy
- Participating in design and code inspections.
- Perform manual testing, the scope of which will encompass all functionality of services to as a prequel to automation
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
BS degree in Computer Science from a reputed institution 5+ years core development experience as a Software EngineerUnderstanding of computer science fundamentals and data structuresAnalytical and problem-solving skillsDemonstrable experience in writing clean code quicklyUnderstanding of QA methodologies, life cycle and processesExperience in writing testing frameworks and automation tools is preferablePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Comfortable communicating cross-functionally and across management levels in formal and informal settingsOrganizational skills,Tracking multiple test executions simultaneously and ability to synthesize the resultsExperience working and coordinating with distributed worldwide teams preferredShows creativity and initiative to improve product test coverage and effectivenessOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.