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Job title

Senior Quality Engineer

Company PayPal, an eBay company
Wage Not specified
Location United States, California, San Jose
Employment type Full Time
Education Bachelor
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel Not Specified
Published on 8/19/2008
Description
Senior Quality EngineerSan JoseDescription:Primary Job Responsibilities This Quality engineering position will contribute to the implementation of multi-tier distributed software applications, specifically:* Design and lead eBay next generation QE initiative. As part of the V3 QA infrastructure organization, this team is responsible for the oversight and development of broad testing framework / unit testing leveraged by Bays QA / development organizations.* Be able to articulate, evaluate and evangelize testing strategies (including TDD, Test-First Programming, and Acceptance Testing) and possibly apply them in eBay context as well come up with metrics for realistic testing effort estimation.* Would be actively involved in auction kernel side of testing. Part of the kernel code base includes: Application and Component Frameworks, Presentation Infrastructure, Database Access Layer, Services Infrastructure including SOAP, Caching Systems, Common Rules Engine Services, Logging, Static and Dynamic Configuration Services and various Deployment Models.* Work with engineers, managers, Product Management, QA, Load & Performance, and Operations teams to develop innovative testing solutions that meet market needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to testing goals and principles.* Estimate testing effort, prioritize projects, plan implementations, and help rollout system changes. Help define, and supervise the testing of complex, multi-tier distributed software systems that provide value-add from site quality perspective. * Identify process, technology challenges and deficiencies that need to be addressed and drive those changes to successful adoption. * Mentor testing team members in design, coding techniques and time management * Proactively identify and resolve resource conflicts and set priorities for parallel projects. Work closely with Project Managers on resource and project reprioritization and subsequent impacts. Communicate these impacts effectively.* Identify project risks and be able to provide alternatives yielding reduced risk.* Communicate infrastructure changes to development/QA organizations and ensure successful testing as well as deployment.* Develop industry and product technical expertise relevant to eBay deployment and business model.Be able to work with large datasets and create a good mix of positive, negative, edge test cases. Be able to drive appropriate Load & Performance (L&P) testing with the L&P team as and when required. Job RequirementsThe duties will include developing test plans test cases & test tools, and working with the development and other QA teams to ensure standard QA processes are followed including usage of Test Case management systems.An individual with a development background interested in broadening experience into testing will be highly desirable.Job Requirements include:Leading the effort and defining the platform testing approach and needs.Creating test plans and test cases for new assigned features, developing test tools for white-box testing. Executing planned testing tasks and providing timely and accurate analysis of findings. Keeping management informed of progress.Communicating effectively with developers, operations, release management, and PD/QA peers.Proactively solving problems.Education Bachelors Degree or Equivalentdf-tc

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Senior Quality Engineer
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