QA Engineer

Job Description

About the Team

You will be part of the Inscape QA team focused on the quality of our front-end embedded client / TV as well as back-end core / cloud / data pipelines that report high quality data to customers. The Inscape QA team is responsible for testing various embedded clients and firmware for a variety of Vizio TVs as well as the core / cloud services / ETLs / data pipelines. The QA team is responsible for validating our award-winning Inscape data set which is used by millions of people every day. We have top-notch software engineers, but with this many data, occasionally, there are errors. That is where you come in! We are looking for detail-oriented testers to join our QA team and help validate the Inscape data and alert us of critical bugs and errors before actual users are affected.

What You Will Do

Solid understanding of the software development life cycle and where QA fits in.

Create Test strategy and update the strategy for each scheduled release as needed

Review requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback

Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases

Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities

Design, develop and execute automation scripts for internal QA use as well as Operations

You are excellent with Linux / bash to comb through various system level logs for debugging

You have a data driven testing mindset and ability to translate functional impacts of the system into a broader system level data impact

You are good in SQL

You have experience with distributed systems and testing systems that are built with high throughput technologies like Kafka

You are comfortable working with Databricks, Python / Spark, and big data technologies to analyze data as well as writing tools to monitor data

Identify, record, document thoroughly and track / triage bugs

Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved

Catalog and maintain test scenario library

Present testing results and progress to management team

Forward Plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio

Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality

Ability to break software with out of box thinking approaches towards load and performance testing strategies

Participate in early SDLC in evolution of features with Product Managers and Developers

About You

Require 3+ years of overall experience as a Quality Engineer in Complex system level architecture / Core systems / Big data services

Experience in working on large scale integration projects that involve ETLs / Big data / databases / streaming technologies like Kafka

Experience testing Big Data environments and have defined test approaches for testing platform projects powering Big Data such as in Snowflake / Databricks

Experience in creating testing strategies and engineering best practices related to software test engineering for both manual and automated testing

Experience in root cause analysis and defect diagnosis techniques

Experience with implementation of test automation for data warehouse testing

Experience writing scripts to automate test cases

Experience working in Agile

Experienced with SQL / Python / Spark and big data technologies

Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion

Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills

Advanced written and verbal communication skills

Advanced hands-on experience in building automated regression testing capabilities using current technologies

Ability to work independently within a quickly changing environment with strict deadlines; to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Ability to summarize and present test results and progress to management

Exceptional customer service orientation

Scripting and troubleshooting skills in Linux as well as writing complex tools

About VIZIO

We are Beautifully Simple.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, VIZIO is a leading HDTV brand in America and the #1 Sound Bar Brand in America. VIZIO's mission is to deliver high performance, smarter products with the latest innovations at a significant savings that we can pass along to our consumers. Our loyal following and industry-wide praise continues to grow as we redefine what it means to be smart.

VIZIO, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. We will not pay fees to any third-party agency, outside recruiter or firm without a mutually agreed-upon contract and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.

For Colorado-based employment : The target salary range is $70,000 - $90,000. In addition to base salary, the compensation package also includes eligibility for an annual bonus, as well as equity and a range of medical, dental, vision and other benefits.