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Job Summary

Company
Personal Capital Corporation
Location
San Francisco, CA 94105
Industries
Computer Software
Job Type
Full Time
Employee
Years of Experience
5+ to 7 Years
Education Level
Bachelor's Degree
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Reference Code
SQA1

Senior QA Engineer

About the Job

Personal Capital Corporation is a small San Francisco-based company offering a web-based wealth management platform that helps clients invest wisely in stocks, bonds, and pooled funds using sophisticated investing techniques formerly reserved for the ultra wealthy. We use technology – both web user interface and quantitative applications to offer investing services at lower costs and higher after-tax returns than anyone else in the industry.

We look for individuals who are self-starters, positive team-members, and innovative thinkers. We seek a Senior Software QA Engineer. If you are passionate about software quality assurance and want be part of a team changing the way people invest, we would like to hear from you.

Job Description:

Your primary responsibilities will be to:

-Determine and implement test strategies and quality assurance best practices for complex online applications and services
-Gather test requirements from functional specifications and design documents
-Develop and execute functional, integration, system, performance, stress, and load test plans
-Construct, maintain and execute automated test scripts
-Identify, reproduce and track defects
-Determine release readiness
-Improve the release process
-Hire QA team based on business need

The successful candidate will need:

-4+ years hands-on experience in Software Quality Assurance for enterprise or high availability internet services
-Demonstrated ability to design test methodology and execute test plans to deliver high quality software in a startup company environment
-Strong skill in back-end white box testing using tools such as: Unix shell scripts, SQL queries, PL/SQL, JUnit, TestNG
-Experience with integrated system testing using diagnostic tools to measure CPU, IO, and memory utilization
-Strong experience with automated, performance and load testing (using tools such as Silk Test or Load Runner) on complex enterprise or internet software systems
-Possess drive and passion to see a project from inception to successful completion
-A desire to work in a rapidly growing and dynamic environment and show ability and willingness to proactively interact creatively and achieve results
-Excellent communications and problem solving skills
-BE/BS/BA in technology or related field


Additional preferred skills:

Strong understanding of relational databases such as Oracle or MySQL
Release management including:
-Upgrading test environments
-Upgrading production environments
-Upgrade verification
-Automation of the release process
-Development of processes and programs to allow release of the application to a third party


Our office is convenient to BART. We offer competitive salary, full benefits, stock options, and a truly great place to work.


Please go to www.myvest.com for more information on Personal Capital Corporation. While there, check out our management team.
 
 

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