Quality Engineer, Level 5

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Spectacles org is home to the Spectacles brand and a world-class research & development team, working together to pave the way for the future of the camera and innovating how creative computing will be overlaid on the world around us.

The Spectacles Software Engineering Team works at the intersection of the latest in camera technology and software systems. We are responsible for innovating and developing products that will change the paradigms of computing and, ultimately, impact how we interact with the world around us. We work on wearables and look to push the boundaries of what is possible.

We're looking for a Quality Engineer to join the Spectacles Software Engineering Team at Snap!  As a member of the team, you'll be responsible for designing and developing software testing frameworks, tests, and tooling for operating systems used by the next generation of Snap wearable computing devices such as Spectacles. Working from our Santa Monica office, you'll be collaborating closely with the Snap Product, Design, and Software teams locally and around the world.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and maintain innovative testing approaches, including automation ensuring all products meet the highest standards of performance and reliability before release.

• Create and maintain detailed documentation of QA processes, test plans, and test cases.

• Test across various devices and platforms and report critical information to aid in debugging.

• Develop, document, and execute comprehensive test plans. Identify, document, and track bugs using Jira.

• Monitor and triage reports from Jira and Crash Report Tooling.

• Support manual testing of builds to identify regressions.

• Develop lenses in Lens Studio to support manual and automated testing.

• Develop tools and scripts to improve the efficiency of the manual testing team.

• Collaborate closely with the QA team, Developers, Product and Program Managers to drive issues to resolution.

• Support the integration and release process through managing and reviewing fixes.

• Organize and run test sessions in the Santa Monica office with the local team.

• Identify areas for process and product improvement, providing recommendations and driving initiatives to enhance product quality.

• Manage and prioritize multiple projects, ensuring timely and successful execution of QA deliverables.

• Regularly use the products to continuously improve test coverage and maintain stability.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong debugging, tracing, and bisecting skills.

• Team player with strong communication and customer-focused skills.

• Knowledge of IoT, consumer/networking electronics implementing BLE and WiFi.

• Proven track record of designing and implementing test cases at the application and system level, integrating them into an automated test infrastructure.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 5+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 2+ years of post-grad software development experience

• Experience with Python, C/C++, Java, or other scripting languages for writing and maintaining automation and unit tests.

• Proficiency with QA tools (e.g. Jira / Git), and familiarity with common development environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing, implementing, executing, and supporting stress and load testing against hardware devices, UI, and Cloud.

• Familiarity with agile test tools and methodologies 

• Experience testing IoT devices running Android.

• Experience testing in the fields of AR, VR or Gaming

• Passion for identifying and classifying issues to improve quality.

• Strong passion for creativity and solving cutting-edge industry problems.

• Natural curiosity for products, new technology, and innovation.

• High attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills.

• Ability to thrive in uncertain, early prototype stages of a project.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

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This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.