The Amazon Devices team designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics, including the best-selling Kindle family of products.
We have also produced exciting new devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply advances in Gen AI and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even imagine yet. As a QA Engineer in this team, you will be working with a unique and gifted team building exciting products for consumers and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, including Hardware Technologies.
Key job responsibilities
As a QAE on the team, you will champion the quality of our features in our development pipeline using both automated and manual tests, reporting and verifying defects, and signing-off on features and release candidates. You will own authoring and the execution of test plans and test cases. You will have a significant impact in the quality and delivery speed of our software, our business, and most importantly our customers. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and other QA in order to ensure the features we deliver to our customers have a high level of quality. In addition, you will also have the opportunity to propose improvements to our existing processes and automated tools in order to improve the team’s speed, quality and efficiency. The candidate will have good hands-on experience in test automation and testing, with good knowledge of the core software testing techniques.
A day in the life
* Design, develop, and execute test plans and test cases for Echo devices and related software.
* Perform thorough functional, performance, and reliability testing of products
* Conduct acoustic measurements and audio quality evaluations using specialized equipment
* Document and track software bugs and hardware issues using bug tracking systems
* Analyze test results, debug failures and provide detailed reports on product quality metrics
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, software, acoustic engineers) to resolve quality issues
* Participate in design reviews and provide feedback on product specifications
* Develop and maintain automated test frameworks for audio testing
* Mentor junior QA team members
About the team
The Echo Platform team is a dynamic group of talented engineers passionate about advancing voice technology. We power the framework that brings Alexa, the world's most sophisticated voice assistant, enhanced with Gen AI capabilities. Our collaborative environment celebrates innovation, offering significant opportunities to own impactful projects and work with cutting-edge technologies. Team members shape the future of voice interaction while growing their careers. If you're excited about being at the forefront of AI-powered voice technology and want to work alongside passionate innovators, join our mission to make Alexa even smarter.
