QA Lead Engineer

QA Lead Engineer

Locations : San Francisco

Terms : FTE

Do you like music? Are you interested in solving complex problems? With us, you can be part of a growing team of talented engineers, music content experts, business teams, and thought leaders shaping the future of music licensing & distribution.

We are looking for a QA Lead Engineer. This individual will be responsible for ensuring quality of service, quality of data, and compliance of functionality of our MixBANK and MixSCAN platforms.

It is a key role in helping the company reach efficiency and scale to clear and distribute millions of DJ mixes / remixes.

You will be challenged in an ambitious, ever-evolving organization that values vision, drive, motivation, and flexibility.

The positions involves cross functional collaboration, hands on work and management.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Own and document test procedures

Define and implement testing and verification strategies

Design and implement regression testing

Develop plans for and manage load-testing efforts

Lead and execute test efforts during all stages of development cycles

Collaborate with product management, engineers, to improve testability, automation, and tools

Increase the test coverage to ensure stability and efficiency within MixBANK and MixSCAN platforms

Develop reports and monitoring tools to identify and manage development to release process

Partner with the development and product teams to improve efficiency and effectiveness of test automation

Be the voice of the product and the customers

Research and recommend automation tools and solutions

QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

B.S. in CS / EE preferred

5+ years of software development or equivalent test automation experience

5+ years of experience writing test cases and / or test plans

Experience in white-box testing SDKs

Experience in open-source automation testing tools

Experience writing test plans and strategies, executing detailed test cases, reporting test

Experience working in agile development environment

Strong Unix / Linux Shell scripting and network monitoring skills required

Knowledge with hands-on experience in writing SQL and MongoDB queries required

Experience with monitoring / troubleshooting tools like NewRelic and Loggly is a plus

Experience programing in Ruby on Rails, Java and C is a plus

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Excellent organizational skills

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent analytics skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and present complex concepts cross functionality and to management

Knowledge of entertainment media metadata, EDM music and information architecture principles is preferred

Hands-on experience with digital music technologies and services is preferred

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Self-starter

Takes ownership and drives issues to closure

Strong team player that thrives in a rapid-paced and fluid entrepreneurial environment

Critical thinker able to concisely represent a point of view

Professional demeanor, strong presence, and ability to interact with all levels of personnel within the organization

Makes colleagues more productive and successful

Genuine passion for music