Software QA Engineer II - Axon
Scottsdale, AZ
About the Job
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you'll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
QA Engineer II: Axon VR
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities, and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, questioning, and meaningful. Here, you'll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity, and fosters inclusion. We're committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work.
Your Impact - #VRforGood
We are working with cutting edge technology and need your help to make it all come together. You will join an interdisciplinary team tackling the biggest obstacles in public safety training head-on, including immersive VR based empathy, coping, and de-escalation training to help officers engage with the communities they serve, with greater awareness and safety. We seek to revolutionize how training is implemented within public safety and we seek to accomplish this while abiding to the following guiding principles:
- Build VR and AR Solutions for Social Good: With our mission to Protect Life, we develop VR & AR solutions that benefit both law enforcement and the community, while addressing key issues in society.
- Empower Agencies with Data: Deliver ongoing data and analysis that provide agencies with key insights that enable them to find resolutions that result in building better, more efficient, and positive programs.
- Develop a Dynamic and Diverse Virtual Platform: Leverage the latest in VR technologies to create a robust portfolio of solutions and the highest-quality content, that enable users to be more effective in their roles and manage the difficulties of 21st century public safety.
As a members of Axon's VR team, you will work with the engineering team and QA team to support automation efforts across our Community Engagement Training and Simulator Training products in Virtual Reality. The role focuses on creating and executing automations for multiple applications. This is a fast-paced role that works directly with other QA, developers, designers and product to evaluate and isolate software and hardware failures resulting in thorough, actionable bugs.
What You'll Do
You will be a core member of the VR QA team, testing new experiences and technologies and developing our core shipping products. You will be a strategic partner to UX, Art, Product Management and Design when identifying product features. On any given day you may find yourself:
- Designing and developing test cases for releases and feature branches
- Identify use cases and defining test strategies to create test cases for validating software
- Identify tools and processes required to create a scalable solution
- Define and implement metrics to discover test effectiveness, efficiency and overall product quality
- Work with product management and engineering team to understand product vision and requirements
- Analyze test logs, create test reports, and perform root cause analysis of issues found
- Work with software engineers to understand overall technical architecture and how each feature is implemented
- Execute, maintain, and collaborate on test cases
- Investigate and report on software and hardware bugs
- Review bug reports from other team members
- Review hardware, firmware, and software architecture to ensure testability
- Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
Location: Scottsdale, AZ (Hybrid)
Reports to: Manager of SWE QA Engineering
What You Bring
- 3-7+ years experience in a QA
- Experience designing and building test frameworks that can scale with the product
- Experience reviewing logs to derive the root-cause of bugs
- Experience with commonly used bug-tracking software such as Jira, Bugzilla, Mantis, etc
- Experience writing test cases, test plans and implementing test strategy
- Clear, accurate and succinct written and verbal communication
- Experience with Android debugging tools
- Nice to have experience with Github Actions, Jenkins
- Nice to have experience with the command line
Benefits That Benefit You
- Get paid to play (in VR)
- An award-winning working environment
- Work with cutting edge software and hardware
- Competitive salary and 401K with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Robust parental leave policy
- Ride along with real police officers in real life situations, see them use technology, get inspired
- And more...
The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 90,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 150,000 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits(http://www.axon.com/careers/benefits).
Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you're excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Axon's mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon's impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We're committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.