Quality Assurance Engineer

at  BLACKMAGIC DESIGN TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com
Blackmagic Design has grown rapidly to become one of the world’s leading innovators and manufacturers of creative video technology. The company creates professional cameras, advanced video editing, color grading and visual effects products, production switchers, broadcast converters and large array of other products for the feature film, post production and broadcast industries.
Blackmagic Design’s founders have had a long history in post-production editing and engineering. With extensive experiences in high-end telecine, film and post, harnessed with a real passion for perfection, Blackmagic set out to change the industry forever. Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia.
In November 2002, Blackmagic launched the DeckLink capture card and in doing so single handedly made working in true 10-bit uncompressed video on a Macintosh OS X™ system an affordable reality. The DeckLink card has become a market-leading product due to Blackmagic Design’s philosophy of delivering “whatever it takes to give creative editors and designers the very best quality tools”.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS in Computer Engineering or related fields.
• Understanding of software testing concepts and Experience with full product life cycles.
• Demonstrable problem solving, prioritization and organizational skills.
• Experience in Quality Assurance of Software Applications is a plus.
• Experience with python (other) scripting.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

• Experience in white box testing and a decent knowledge of programming is a plus.
• Experience with automation on multiple operating systems (Mac, Windows & Linux) is a plus.
• Experience of performance testing and automating it.
• Experience with UI automation tools like Squish will be beneficial.
• Familiarity with various video/audio file formats and codecs.
• Familiarity with the workflows and processes of the post production industry.

ROLE:

The software engineers in Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve team work on creating the world’s most popular and advanced on-set, online editing, color correction and finishing application for macOS, Windows and Linux.
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
DaVinci Resolve combines professional non-linear video editing, AI based visual effects and audio tools with the world’s most advanced color corrector. Our goal is to continue evolving our product by creating pioneering tools and providing a state-of-the-art application that simplifies the post-production process while making it accessible to everyone. DaVinci Resolve’s user base continues to grow rapidly with well over a million users.
We are looking for an Quality Assurance Engineer for testing a professional post-production software application with a large user base.
We are a tight knit engineering team that constantly innovates. We produce professional post-production software applications that are used on a variety of mediums ranging from commercials and TV shows to the biggest Hollywood movies. We value the importance of Quality Assurance and are looking for someone who can be an integral part of our engineering team.
The right candidate for this role must have a passion for technology and an awareness of the current and future state of technology. He or she must have an aptitude to test and break things along with a strong curiosity about how things work. An ability to constantly adapt and learn based on the project or task being worked on, is required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and maintain a collection of automated tests to thoroughly test all workflows, the application supports.
• Enhance and maintain the existing python scripting automation framework.
• Perform testing of the software products and generate comprehensive bug reports.
• Reproduce the issues faced by customers, locally with the limited information available.
• Analyze and figure out precise bugs from vague reports at times and log in a simple format.
• Learn about the DaVinci Resolve application and understand its features.