Amazon Software Development Engineer Test Dash Cart 

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

656749626

The Role:
As a hands-on SDET, you will make a large impact on our dynamic, fast moving Amazon Dash Cart team by improving efficiency and approach to testing. Working backwards from customer needs, you will identify the right sets of tools to build to achieve the best quality and customer experience. You will lead test automation efforts for critical and complex technical projects spanning multiple software and hardware teams and merchants. You will be responsible for driving improvements in test tools, test environments and reporting mechanisms as well as influence the implementation of the right solutions.As a Software Development champion on the engineering team, you will own the vision for test infrastructures, build frameworks that allow developers to easily write reliable tests, and invent new mechanisms for ensuring that every change we make can be deployed safely and quickly. You will help solve our most difficult challenges, and you will coach other engineers to foster a culture of relentless high-standards.Key job responsibilities
- 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.
- Envision, design and develop tools, frameworks and testing infrastructure to facilitate the testing by multiple teams and cross-functional engineers. This includes analyzing requirements, assessing testability, identifying automation opportunities and implementing them for projects where the work will be run by multiple businesses in parallel.- Lead effort towards simplifying test tools and technologies in terms of efficiency, effectiveness stability, extensibility, and scalability.
- Demonstrated ability to own, design, lead and implement test strategies for complex applications and deployment topologies.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and create/explain/defend technical designs.
- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs.- Actively participate in employee hiring and development process.
- Contribute to intellectual property (e.g., invent, submit patents, etc.).Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
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- 2+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development testing experience
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

- Knowledge of overall system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance in a database environment
- Experience with security in service-oriented architectures and web services
- Experience debugging, diagnosing, and troubleshooting complex, production software issues
- Experience with web services and REST APIs
- Experience designing or supporting low-maintenance automation frameworks