Software Test Engineer– Online/Mobile Advertising Network
Location: Tempe, AZ

Company Background:

AdOn Network is a premier online Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising company that provides innovative contextual and audience based advertising solutions for advertisers and publishers and delivers high-quality traffic from U.S. and international sources. The company was established in 1999 and has headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz. And wholly owned by Blinx, http://www.blinkx.com/about is the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine.

Founded in 2004 by Suranga Chandratillake, the company completed a tremendously successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange (AIM) in May, 2007 rising in the first week of trading to a market capitalization of US$350M, with headquarters in San Francisco, CA and the UK.

Blinkx has built a reputation as the Remote Control for the Video Web. Now, with an index of over 35 million hours of searchable video and more than 720 media partnerships, including national broadcasters, commercial media giants, and private video libraries, it has cemented its position as the premier destination for online TV.

Blinkx pioneered video search on the Internet, developing an engine based on technology that was conceived at Cambridge University, enhanced by $150M in R&D over 12 years, and is now protected by 111 patents.

Products and Services:

AdOn Network is one of the fastest growing multi-format (CPM, CPC, CPA) online advertising networks, serving over 15 Billion Ad impressions per month. For Advertisers, AdOn provides performance based online advertising solutions with robust campaign management, industry leading account management and reporting tools, targeting, and optimization to maximize ROI. For Publishers, AdOn provides a suite of customizable ad units, including, Display, Text, Rich Media and Mobile to enhance user engagement and maximize site monetization.

Role:

This opening is for an experienced software test engineer to join our fast-paced software engineering team and be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and scalability of our front-end and back-end software systems.

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
2. At least 3 years professional experience in software testing / quality assurance
3. Professional experience in software development preferred
4. Establish test plans to verify accuracy and appropriateness of implemented features and bug fixes.
5. Perform tests for solution acceptance, regression, performance, and troubleshooting purposes.
6. Design/implement an automated test framework to monitor for problems, stress test, etc.
7. Develop custom test tools to investigate reported or suspected problems.
8. Serve as a quality advocate to identify product weaknesses and improve processes and procedures.
9. Work closely with all project stakeholders to ensure successful, high-quality software releases.
10. Work with others on the engineering team to establish and maintain a suitable testing environment.

Skills

1. Expertise with linux scripting and automation, including standard linux CLI utilities
2. Expertise with testing methodologies, including load and performance testing
3. Experience performing risk assessment and prioritizing tests accordingly
4. Demonstrated ability to understand/solve problems in source code for complex systems
5. Proficiency writing SQL queries
6. Comfortable understanding of web technologies (including apache2 webserver, HTML, javascript, and web browser behavior)
7. Excellent organization skills
8. Thorough, detail-oriented mindset
9. Ability to learn quickly and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Compensation: Competitive salary and bonus based on level of experience.

Benefits: 401(k), 3 weeks of Vacation, training and development, medical, dental, and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, free snacks, drinks, and games.

Apply: Please send Resume, Cover Letter, and compensation requirements to careers@blinkx.com

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• Location: Tempe, AZ
• Compensation: Based On Experience
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