After Effects Software Quality Engineer
Seattle, OR - USA
Job Summary
The challenge
At Adobe we are on a mission to deliver world-class products that empower creativity. We are looking for dedicated individuals familiar with After Effects. They enjoy finding software bugs (a.k.a breaking things) and want to ship the highest quality products. This role offers an outstanding opportunity to work with the latest digital video and animation technology. Quality Engineers are passionate about testing features writing clear and concise bug reports crafting test cases verifying bug fixes communicating effectively with developers other quality engineers and customers. As a Quality Engineer you will collaborate with a dedicated team to strictly uphold our high standards ensuring our products meet and exceed user expectations.
What youll do
- Advocate for customers and recommend features and fixes that improve their workflow.
- Work with customers to better understand user workflows and reproduce their bugs.
- Write clear documentation for projects and features for which you are responsible.
- Implement test cases ad hoc testing and performance testing on new and existing features.
- Perform interoperability testing between After Effects and other Adobe applications.
- Collaborate with development and user experience team members to build test cases for new features.
- Identify and use existing tools and test materials from other Adobe QE teams.
- Isolate bugs write detailed bug reports and verify and regress bugs.
What you need to succeed
- 5yrs experience using Adobe After Effects (familiarity with other animation video editing and digital audio programs is an advantage).
- Experience using ExtendScript/JavaScript/typescript to build scripts.
- Proven track record in testing commercially released applications.
- Must meet deadlines and demonstrate outstanding attention to detail.
- Strong organization skills are critical.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Solid understanding of Agile development processes and scrum.
- Familiarity with Windows and Mac platforms.
- Strong ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both verbal and written forms.
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
- A college degree in film or a related area is advantageous.
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobes industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio Adobe Express Adobe Firefly Creative Cloud Adobe Experience Platform Adobe Experience Manager and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30000 employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. Were on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
Lets Adobe together
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Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $$221750 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge skillsand experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.In Washington the pay range for this position is $142500 - $206275
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Colorado:
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Required Experience:
IC