Wowza Media Systems is currently seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer to work on legacy and new product initiatives while helping to drive product quality.?The ideal candidate will have web services and web applications testing experience, is a good communicator, lives in the Berlin area and speaks English fluently.
Responsibilities
- Help ensure the delivery of high-quality software and services to our customers.
- Active participant and test resource in the SDLC of any assigned product team.
- Experience in web automation frameworks, such as selenium.
- Experience testing and automating APIs.
- Configure workflow environments with 3rd party applications, services, and devices.
- Document, review and maintain test plans, test suites, and test cases in Testrail.
- Enter, track and regress well-documented defects against Wowza products.
- Work with engineering, support and product teams to triage issues and assign appropriately.
- Work with development engineers to understand and efficiently test software deliverables.
- Actively identify testing coverage gaps and strive to continuously improve the overall testing approach.
- Provide best practice QA methodologies throughout the software lifecycle.
Requirements
Skills and Experience
- At least 5-7 years QA experience in a development environment.
- Able to define a comprehensive Test Strategy for new feature development.
- Can help mentor and guide the day-to-day test efforts of junior resources.
- Has accumulated enough product expertise to act as a resource for other team members (docs, product, support, etc.)
- Works with support to characterize and isolate root cause for any customer reported issues (escaped bugs) and Closes gaps in test coverage by creating new tests that are incorporated into regression cycles
- Broad-based knowledge of operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and OSX.
- Practical knowledge of compiled and/or interpreted programming languages (e.g., Java, Ruby, bash).
- Ability to self-motivate and work independently.
- Comfortable executing tests via the command-line.
- Experience developing, maintaining and/or using automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, page object model).
- Understanding of the Agile development lifecycle and iteration-based development.
- Superior communication and problem-solving skills along with a desire to continue to learn new technologies.
Nice to Have
- Some understanding of the streaming media industry.
- Familiar with TestRail, a web-based test management application.
- Background with CI/CD methodologies and tool sets.
- Fluency with version control systems, such as git and GitHub.
- Familiar with system networking concepts and tools.
- Experience with cloud-based computing platforms, such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
- Background with CircleCI, Docker and/or Kubernetes.
- Experience with load and performance testing.
- Familiar with ffmpeg and/or other video encoding software.
- Understanding of streaming media protocols and technologies (e.g., HLS, MPEG-DASH, WebRTC, RTSP).
- Knowledge of audio and video coding formats (e.g., AAC, MP3, H264, HEVC, VP9).
Benefits
- Bonus Eligible
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Working remotely from home is accepted
- Training amp; Development
Who We Are
Wowza Media Systems is a Colorado-based, globally known leader providing video and media streaming software solutions to customers for whom video is mission critical but not a core competency. Wowza’s software enables its customers to deliver high fidelity video streams from (m)any sources to (m)any destinations, with low latency, reliable at large scale. Wowza’s solutions are implemented across video platforms, gaming, fitness, auction and commerce, education and government applications. The Company is backed by private equity firm Clearhaven Partners.
Wowza Berlin GmbH:
Wowza Media Systems has an office in Berlin, Germany. You will be an employee of the Wowza Berlin GmbH as part of our team of engineers. Our office is in the heart of Berlin, in Mitte, Sophienstrasse 21, 10178 Berlin.
Working remotely is fully accepted, coming to the office is much appreciated.
Why Work for Wowza:
Wowza’s team works to connect the larger community with our passion for tech. From live-streaming graduation ceremonies for local high schools to participating in events like SheTech, employees are able to cultivate the same creative energy that first brought the company to life. Employees are encouraged to take ownership of their role with limited oversight and cowork