Quality Engineer - Embedded Platform Porting

The Brief

About Skype

Skype is software that enables the world's conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles. Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com

The Business Specific brief

Skype has been much more than just Windows desktop application for severals years now. There has been active research and development going on to bring Skype onto variety of hardware and software platforms. After releasing Skype on various WiFi-phones, cordless phones and a videophone, Skype has now turned its attention to conquer mobile phone platforms and consumer electronics. Symbian and
Embedded Linux are two of the key operating systems, where active development of Skype software is happening. Therefore we need you in our team, to maximize the Quality of Skype experience.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for quality evaluation and quality control of Skype software on these platforms. This will include both developing current tools and methodologies further and also using these tools and principles to measure and analyze the quality of the software.

Candidate Profile

Pre-requisite Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Expertise/Experience

• Experience in Quality Assurance and Engineering process and Testing methodologies
• Experience in java programming
• Experience in android platform is a big plus
• Basic understanding of x86 and ARM architectures
• Good knowledge about Linux and Symbian operating systems
• Fluent in bash, python, familiar with C and C++
• Good understanding of networking basics

Personality

• You are always a bit paranoid in a good way and won't believe that something works, until you
  have seen it with your own eyes.
• You like to experiment with new ideas, spot possibilities and explore the areas where nobody
  has gone before.
• You are not afraid to tell the truth - even if it hurts developers' and managers' feelings.
• You have good communication skills and are not afraid to work in multicultural company which
  is spread across the globe.
• Wish to learn something new and making use of that in your work is a regular thing for you.
• Last but not least is that you are a team player and are not afraid of working together with other
  developers in a big team.

Values

• User Focused & Humble
• Disruptive & Fun
• Fast & Decisive
• Respectful & Honest

Location: Tallinn, Estonia