Position: Lead Software Design Engineer in Test

Location: Seattle, Washington

Department: Innovation, Software Engineering Team
Status: Full-time

Do you want to define the next generation of connected consumer devices? Are you interested in developing new products from the ground up?

The Innovation Branch of HTC America researches, designs, and develops software and hardware for cutting edge mobile devices. We currently seek bright, vibrant technologists to join experienced teams of dedicated professionals within our exciting company.

ABOUT HTC
HTC is the world's leading manufacturer of Smartphones and Pocket PCs. Additionally, the company recently delivered to market the first production phone based on Google's Android platform: the T-Mobile G1.

Founded in 1997 in Taoyuan, Taiwan, today HTC makes 80% of all mobile phones that run the Windows Mobile operating system and will continue to develop for the Android platform as well. Our client list is a Hall of Fame of the wireless industry: HP, Dell, Palm, Alltel, mmO2, Orange, TIM, T-Mobile, Sprint, Cingular, Verizon, Rogers, Telefonica, NTT DoCoMo, Qwest, Microsoft and Google. Business Week's "InfoTech 100" for 2006 put HTC at #3 with the comment, "Can anything stop HTC?"

INNOVATION BRANCH
The company's Innovation Branch has recently moved from HTC America's Bellevue, WA headquarters into new offices in downtown Seattle. This group of designers, device architects, and software engineers reports to the company's Chief Innovation Officer. The charter? To deliver devices and software experiences which delight users and continuously improve quality, brand loyalty, and business growth for HTC and its partners.

LEAD SOFTWARE DESIGN ENGINEER in TEST
HTC is looking for a great Software Design Engineer in Test (SDET) to design and lead the development of test tools and automation frameworks for next generation mobile devices. The Lead SDET will work with the Test Manager to design and architect an advanced software test environment and then lead the coding and delivery of that framework with the SDET team. The qualified candidate will have strong coding skills and software test experience, be fluent in test automation technologies, have a knack for breaking code, and have previous team leadership experience.

HTC's SDETs are responsible for building test frameworks, automation, and tools for ensuring the robustness, scalability, and security of mobile device applications. This requires the ability to model, design, and implement complex testing tools. The candidate should be self-driven, organized, creative, have strong communication skills, and be able to work under minimal supervision with tight and shifting deadlines.

	Strong C/C++ coding experience - strongly prefer recent C# or Java as well
	Knowledge of and experience on both Windows (Mobile) and Linux/Unix (Android) operating systems is strongly preferred.
	Experience designing and building test automation systems, test case management tools, or build systems.
	Experience in shipping and/or deploying one or more large scale products
	Experience leading small teams
	Strong testing and debugging skills
	Experience in SQL / MySQL
	Experience with mobile application development
	Experience with unit testing frameworks such as HttpUnit
	Comfortable working in a fast-paced short-cycle product team environment.
	BS in Computer Science or related field as well as a minimum of 6-10 years industry experience.

Above all, candidates must be passionate about meeting the highest standards of quality and utility while developing powerful software test frameworks. If you have what it takes, contact us now!

To apply please submit your resume referencing the desired position title to careers_innovation@htc.com