Software Tester - Music Technology
Department: Quality Assurance
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Cambridge, UK
Reporting To: Software QA Managers
Description Our Software Testers adopt a variety of user personas, creating and executing simple to complex real world test cases for a wide range of music industry products introduced by inMusic's global development teams.
Their test creation and execution is hands-on and informed by a general love for audio gear, production, and performance. They are keen troubleshooters. They are strong communicators, and work independently or in a collaborative project setting. They learn how new products work quickly and share knowledge. They bring new ideas to enhance our methods.
Please note: We are hiring for Junior, Graduate, and Software Tester positions. We are not accepting any services provided by 3rd party recruiters at this time.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and execute detailed test plans for new products.
- Maintain software quality for existing products.
- Maintain testing status/progress using standard bug tracking tools.
- Advise approval of final code/hardware components.
- Create FAQ, release notes, and support materials for end-user support groups.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Must-Have: - Commercial experience in test or quality assurance roles
- Skilled with creative software and hardware, especially music technology products
- Proven ability to design high-quality, reliable software test assets including test design, approach, scripts, and bugs
- Full lifecycle experience in multiple software projects, from inception, planning, development, test, deployment, and maintenance
- Experienced with Microsoft Office Suite
- Experienced with both Windows and MacOS platforms
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving approach
- Fluent spoken and good written English
- Located in United Kingdom, within commuting distance
Nice to have: - A degree-level qualification in Computer Science, Music Production, Audio Engineering, general music practices/performance, or a related field
- Experience with scripting languages and test automation frameworks
- Software development background.
Benefits
- 24 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
- Private healthcare
- Pension scheme
- inMusic UK Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle To Work scheme
- Staff discount on inMusic products (for personal use only)
- £1,000 annual allowance for training and development
- Sick pay