Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in coding, developing test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases, and debugging.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Development, or a related field.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
- 2 years of experience providing technical leadership and leading projects (e.g., test, release, etc.).
- 1 year of experience working with executive leaders.
About the job
At Google, our philosophy is build it, break it and then rebuild it better. That thinking is at the core of how we approach testing at Google. Unlike roles with similar names at the other companies, Test Engineers at Google aren't manual testers -- you write scripts to automate testing and create tools so developers can test their own code. As a Test Engineer, you navigate Google's massive codebase, identify weak spots and constantly design better and creative ways to break software and identify potential problems. You'll have a huge impact on the quality of Google's growing suite of products and services.
The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.
Responsibilities
- Lead the utilization or development of automation tools or scripts to improve product and engineering health.
- Develop test plans based on Product Excellence/test strategies. Lead test plan reviews with developers and other stakeholders across teams.
- Define the test framework, test preconditions, and other test control and reporting functions to enable others to test functionality.
- Drive opportunities and lead efforts to improve existing test infrastructure or create new test infrastructure to increase efficiency and productivity in test case development, scheduling, or deployment.
- Participate in product design review with product managers, software/hardware developers, and other stakeholders to contribute to product design, testability, and implementation.
