IT Jobs
Manchester
Oct 29, 2018
Software Test Engineer / Test Automation Engineer – Music & Audio Technology
Audio Technology / Music Technology / Consumer Electronics
Manchester
Junior, Mid-Level and Senior salaries / roles available
Opportunity for a music loving Software Test Engineer to join a highly skilled R&D team at a music technology company and work on ground-breaking products used by musicians, producers and DJs all over the world.
They’re flexible about how much testing experience you need, and whether you’re just starting out in music tech or you’ve been in the game a long time, they can offer growth and development opportunities at all levels.
The team environment is really collaborative, the atmosphere is relaxed, and you’ll also have access to the latest music, acoustic and audio technology.
Working across a large, friendly R&D team, you’ll be running and automating tests on all kinds of music software and hardware, to analyse software quality and reliability, identify issues and produce reports on bugs and performance.
The team are looking for a Test Engineer who already has experience of scripting test procedures using Python, and a person who is good at communicating technical information as you’ll be working closely with Software Engineers to understand software and test requirements, and feeding back to them on information on issues and quality.
This role is a really good fit for someone who already has some software testing experience but is looking for a more interesting industry to work in, or someone graduating from a music tech or software development based course who would like to gain commercial experience in software testing.
What you’ll be doing….
- Analysing new and existing products for software quality and suitability
- Tracking reported software issues and producing bug reports
- Defining testing requirements for new products
- Producing test plans and test scripts
- Working with Software Development Engineers to resolve issues
- Designing, deploying and maintaining automated tests and test setups
The person I’m looking for….
- Has a good technical understanding of audio software and equipment
- Knows about audio signal processing
- Has experience of carrying out software testing and /or quality control procedures
- Is able to communicate clearly with a wide range of people
- Has used Python for scripting test procedures
- Has experience of using bug tracking tools
If you would like to be a part of this super friendly team, please apply and I will contact you with more details. If this isn’t the right role for you but you are interested in working in audio or music, please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or Twitter at NoiseyTess.
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