Lead Automation & QA Engineer

Dropbox is one of the fastest growing startups on the Internet. We want to become the way the world stores and shares files, and we're well on our way.

We're looking for someone great to join our small, hardcore team that manages billions of files and petabytes of data for millions of users; someone who would take pride in the very high standards we set for product quality and reliability.

This is a salaried full-time position with benefits. There is a two-week paid trial period. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Role & Responsibilities

• Ensure the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of the Dropbox client are thoroughly tested.
• Create an automated testing framework for the Dropbox client (end-to-end tests, regression tests, GUI tests).
• Instrument the Dropbox client to improve reporting and visibility into product quality. Find ways to be smarter about QA.
• Create and manage a bug-tracking system.
• Prioritize bugs, write bug reports and repro cases.
• Be creative at finding unhandled edge cases.
• Stay abreast of all the latest developments, and keep the testing framework up-to-date.
• Heavily involved in the release cycle and release approval.
• Act as intermediary between engineering team and Customer Support. Keep both groups informed of known bugs and their symptoms.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from a top-tier institution.
• Excellent work ethic and attention to detail. Very organized.
• Fast learner.
• Passionate and obsessive about quality and correctness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in all 3 of the operating systems that we support.
• Significant experience in a QA role for sophisticated desktop software.
• Proficient in Python or equivalent (C/C++ is a plus).
• Significant experience creating custom automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with VMWare and VM automation.

Nice-to-Have's

• Startup experience.
• Familiarity with the engineering challenges of file sync.

About Dropbox

At Dropbox we’re revolutionizing the way that people think about and access their files. In particular, we make it easy to securely share files with other people, sync them across multiple computers, access them from anywhere, and keep them safe.

Dropbox is a tech startup based in San Francisco. We’re well-funded by Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners (investors in Google and Facebook, respectively.)

Since launching publicly a little over a year ago we’ve attracted several million users and are growing rapidly. We’ve been featured in publications like the New York Times and TechCrunch, and have won awards from places like PC Magazine.

Our passion is making a product that rocks and putting it in millions of people’s hands. We offer competitive salaries and benefits, interesting challenges, and a fun work environment. We’re looking for great people to join us.

If you think you’re up to the challenge, please submit your resume and a brief cover letter (1 paragraph max).

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