Software Quality Assurance Tester

inMusic Brands (the parent company which owns Akai Professional, Alesis, Numark, Air, Denon DJ, M-Audio and other pro-audio brands) is looking for a full-time QA professional to join our team developing industry-leading audio products, electronic musical instruments, music production kit, the iconic MPC line, DJ products, and more.

Our UK development office is based in central Cambridge.

We have a great development team, and the projects are genuinely interesting.

Job Description

The Quality Assurance Tester is responsible for creating and executing test cases for a wide range of music industry products introduced by inMusic Brand’s global development teams. The ideal tester brings a keen troubleshooting mind and a general love for audio gear, production and performance. He or she should also possess strong written and oral communications skills, and the ability to work independently or in a collaborative setting.

The inMusic Brands family, with headquarters in Rhode Island, USA, has offices all over the world. You will interact with an international team of professionals.

Job responsibilities include:

• 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.

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 2- 4 years’ commercial experience in test or quality assurance roles
• Good electronic and digital music production skills
• Proven ability to design and architect 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 Mac OSX platforms.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving approach
• Fluent spoken and good written English.

Nice to have

• A degree-level qualification in Computer Sciences, Electronic Music Production, Audio Engineering, general music practices/performance, or a related field.
• Experience with scripting languages and test automation frameworks.
• In depth knowledge of MIDI Communications protocol.
• Software development background.

We will not consider agency applications for this post.
Please send application and CV to: Jaclyn Garforth

inMusic celebrates diversity. We are an equal opportunities employer, recognising that future success in a highly competitive marketplace depends on our employees and their development.

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment at inMusic and we encourage everyone to apply – regardless of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion or belief or disability or any other characteristic protected by law.