Amazon is hiring: Quality Assurance Engineer, Visual Search in Palo Alto

Description Are you ready to drive the next generation of shopping innovations at Amazon? When words just aren’t enough to describe what customers are looking for, they often turn to other methods such as camera-based search, or using the picture of a celebrity to find inspiration for their fashion purchases. When images aren’t enough to convince customers that a piece of furniture will look good, they want to turn to Augmented Reality to envision how that furniture item would match their living room décor. Based in Palo Alto, our team is responsible for building computer-vision based solutions for shopping - from using the phone’s camera to search for a product to previewing it in your own living space using Augmented Reality. Our solutions are available in the Amazon Mobile Shopping app and Amazon.com, and used by millions of people worldwide every day. We tackle complex problems in computer vision, deep learning, image recognition, machine learning, and large-scale distributed systems. We are a full stack shop and our team has amazing software engineers, scientists, program managers, designers and product managers. We all share a single mission: Build the world’s best visual shopping experiences. However, it’s still Day 1, and this is your chance to make history in the new era of shopping. We’re looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer who can be highly impactful with their overall Quality influence for the organization. You will have the opportunity to work closely with talented teams of software engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers (QAEs) and Product Managers. Successful candidate must be innovative, flexible, self-directed, and able to test and automate at the same time. In this role, you will be testing the cutting edge features implemented in the Amazon Mobile application related to visual search and augmented reality. Key job responsibilities Own testing responsibilities of the Amazon Mobile Shopping app for Visual Search and Augmented Reality features. Create Test plan/Test cases, define automation strategy. Work with Dev on daily basis. Deliver feature to Production. Regression with automation in CI/CD pipeline. Basic Qualifications 4+ years of quality assurance engineering experience BS degree in computer science or equivalent, or 4+ years of technical work experience Experience in manual testing Experience in automation testing Experience scripting or coding Experience as QA lead on medium to large sized projects Preferred Qualifications Experience with at least one automated test framework like Selenium or Appium Experience in gathering test requirements to create detailed test plans and defining quality metrics to measure product quality Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $102,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.