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Menlo Innovations
Posted 159 days agoVerified live 13h ago
Quality Advocate
Brief overview
Ann Arbor, MIIn-person
1 green cardsCertified filings
Exploratory testingSoftware development understandingRapid learning of software systemsContext switching between projectsProblem identification and edge case analysisCross-functional collaborationClient communication and liaisonTrade-off decision supportTask and project prioritizationCoaching and mentoringTeam-based workCommunication skillsIn-person collaboration
About the company
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Menlo Innovationsmenloinnovations.com
Menlo Innovations is a computer software company providing custom software development services.
Visa sponsorship history
1 year sponsoring, last filed FY2023
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Sponsored employees from
Ethiopia
Job description
Summary
Menlo Innovations is a company focused on quality in software development, and they are seeking a Quality Advocate to ensure quality throughout the software development life cycle. The role involves exploratory testing, collaborating with team members to refine processes, and serving as a liaison between roles and clients to prioritize quality in project decisions.
Responsibilities
- Exploratory testing to ensure software solutions have been implemented completely, do not contain bugs, and fulfill end-user and client requirements
- Working with the other roles to decide when each feature is complete, and identifying key issues (such as performance problems, design gaps, and bugs)
- Identifying edge cases and working with the team (particularly Developers and High-Tech Anthropologists®) to determine those that need to be addressed
- Serving as a liaison between roles and clients to ensure they are considering quality and how their work fits into the overall architecture and that it supports the business model
- Helping clients and team members make informed trade-off decisions and being the voice for quality in those decisions
- Prioritizing tasks and projects in coordination with Project Managers to ensure client needs are met in a timely fashion
- Coaching and mentoring other personnel in subject areas in which you have knowledge
- Assisting Project Managers, High-tech Anthropologists®, Software Developers, and others with their project responsibilities
- Assisting the Menlo Factory Floor Manager with the operation of the Menlo Software Factory
- Assisting the Experience team with marketing activities
- Assisting the Menlo Factory Floor Manager with sales qualification and proposal activities
- Evaluating interim and finished systems
- Evaluating and providing feedback to other personnel
- Supporting Menlo’s relationships with its clients and personnel
Skills
- Experience working in software development or other technical experience
- Quickly learns and understands a number of software systems
- Able to retain what has been learned, and 'context switch' between multiple projects
- A 'make mistakes faster' attitude
- Asks questions often
- Plays well with others - Adjusts pairing and consulting approach as needed
- Pleasant working in pairs and teams
- Great communication skills
- Commitment to work full time, in-person in Ann Arbor, MI (This is not a hybrid or remote work assignment)
- Our interview process requires candidates to fulfill a 1-day and 3-week trial period on-site in Ann Arbor, MI
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Experience working in software development or other technical experience
- Quickly learns and understands a number of software systems
- Able to retain what has been learned, and 'context switch' between multiple projects
- A 'make mistakes faster' attitude
- Asks questions often
- Plays well with others - Adjusts pairing and consulting approach as needed
- Pleasant working in pairs and teams
- Great communication skills
- Commitment to work full time, in-person in Ann Arbor, MI (This is not a hybrid or remote work assignment)
- Our interview process requires candidates to fulfill a 1-day and 3-week trial period on-site in Ann Arbor, MI
