Senior QA Engineer – AutoCAD Windows in Vancouver, British Columbia

Job Requisition ID #

24WD80397

Position Overview

At Autodesk, we are obsessed with building tools for people who imagine, design, and make a better world for the 10 billion people living on our planet. Our clients make the tallest buildings in the world, innovate on new green, affordable housing for low income communities, put rockets into space, invent solutions for bringing fresh water to famine affected countries, 3d print cheap prosthetic limbs for the needy in 3rd world countries, design and make the products in your home and in your pocket, and bring stories and experiences to life that leap off the screen and inspire the world.

Our focus on the AutoCAD product development team is to continue the success of the world’s leading CAD family of applications and deliver value to a new generation of customers, on whatever platforms they choose. Our efforts to bring AutoCAD to new platforms has been publicly recognized by some of the biggest tech companies in the world (e.g. Apple, Google, Microsoft) in their various keynote events and helps set the industry standard for how cross platform development is done.

You will use knowledge of end-user processes to plan, develop, execute, and maintain test strategies with the objective of early detection of defects that impact customers, in assigned features or products, bringing customer perspective into the software development process to ensure product goals are met, and ensuring our customers receive exceptional functionality and services. Your involvement in presenting and demonstrating these functionalities to partners will be crucial to our project’s success.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Scrum ceremonies for requirement gathering, test planning, execution, and progress reporting

• Lead to develop comprehensive software test plans, focusing on UI, functionality, performance, and workflow

• Organize and participate in customer testing through gold site program and internal test fest.

• Collect customer feedback, response to beta customers

• Analyze customer requirement and behavior to define and perform customer-oriented solution test

• Manually executes test design to find defects in features or products and prioritize defects

• Receives defect reports from other sources (customers, product support, newsgroups, Applications Engineers) and confirms and tracks specific issues for use by development.

• Writes test cases based on real production work, and creates scripts for automation

• Uphold high-quality standards for the products you work on

• Support customers by addressing training issues and identifying defects

• Partner with experienced engineers, absorbing best practices in software development

Minimum Qualifications

• Background in Software Engineering / Computer Science, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, or relevant domains

• 35 years’ experience in Software QA, Design Institute, or relevant industries

• Knowledge of approaches, tools, and techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving problems (analyzing alternatives, risks and benefits)

• Experience in application testing

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Agile Software Development Processes and Product Development Life Cycle

• Experience with CAD software, scripting or Auto LISP programming, C++/C# experience

• Keen interest in new technologies and their timely adoption

• Ability to learn large software systems quickly

• Ability to work well in a team to deliver on team goals

• Flexibility under changing conditions and ability to multi-task between projects

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada-BC based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $79,500 and $116,600. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Diversity & Belonging

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