Job Description

Software Tester - Music Technology

Department: Quality Assurance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Cambridge, UK

Reporting To: Software QA Managers

Our Software Testers adopt a variety of user personas, creating and executing simple to complex real world test cases for a wide range of music industry products introduced by inMusic's global development teams.

Their test creation and execution is hands-on and informed by a general love for audio gear, production, and performance. They are keen troubleshooters. They are strong communicators, and work independently or in a collaborative project setting. They learn how new products work quickly and share knowledge. They bring new ideas to enhance our methods.

Please note: We are hiring for Junior, Graduate, and Software Tester positions. We are not accepting any services provided by 3rd party recruiters at this time.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Create FAQ, release notes, and support materials for end-user support groups.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Must-Have:

• Commercial experience in test or quality assurance roles
• Skilled with creative software and hardware, especially music technology products
• Proven ability to design 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 MacOS platforms
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving approach
• Fluent spoken and good written English
• Located in United Kingdom, within commuting distance

Nice to have:

• A degree-level qualification in Computer Science, Music Production, Audio Engineering, general music practices/performance, or a related field
• Experience with scripting languages and test automation frameworks
• Software development background.

Benefits

• 24 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• inMusic UK Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle To Work scheme
• Staff discount on inMusic products (for personal use only)
• £1,000 annual allowance for training and development
• Sick pay