Senior Software Quality Assurance - Analytics

Senior Software Quality Assurance - Analytics

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Senior Software Quality Assurance - Analytics

Job Description

OVERVIEW

CoStar delivers real-time, verified commercial real estate data that helps clients confidently spot great opportunities and make smart choices ahead of competitors. By combining the power of CoStar's independent research organization - the industry's largest - with global data delivery, software, and application solutions, clients can act on opportunities with confidence.

The Analytics team is responsible for the development of CoStar's customer-facing Real Estate Analytics products. We think big, creating innovative data-intensive applications that take the vast amount of data collected by our CoStar Research teams to create a fast, reliable and intuitive analytics platform for our customers. We are a collaborative group with a mix of big data, API/platform and front-end skills, and we are growing rapidly to help invent the future of Real Estate Analytics.

We are searching for an exceptional Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team and develop testing solutions within our agile product teams. This role is critical to the quality and success of our products and includes the design, development and execution of tests for products we are developing, as well as the continued improvement of our testing process and architecture. This role will collaborate closely with technical leadership and developers to ensure we have the tests and processes necessary to release stable, high quality products. As a senior member of the group, you will have the opportunity to drive the technical strategy and architecture of our platform.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing, developing, executing and maintaining tests based on product requirements and specifications
  

• Investigating, logging and escalating as appropriate the defects identified during testing
  
• Working with the development team to analyze project requirements with the goal of increasing test coverage
  
• Collaborating with other Software Quality Assurance Engineer on the continual improvement of our testing methods and strategies
  
• Acting as an advocate for testing and train and support other team members as appropriate
  
• Coordinating testing for releases and participate as necessary
  

• Gaining a deep understanding of the CoStar business, including the Analytic products
  

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BS degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
  
• 5+ years of industry experience as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer
  

• Understanding of quality assurance testing methodologies and the software development life cycle
  
• Must be detail-oriented and possess strong organizational, written and verbal skills
  
• Experience testing mission-critical relational database applications and web-based enterprise systems
  
• Experience reporting, regressing and reproducing software problems
  
• Fluent in SQL and relational databases, including experience testing relational database-backed applications
  

• History of partnering and collaborating with software development teams
  

OVERVIEW OF COMPANY

Founded in 1987, CoStar Group is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Our suite of online services enables clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched insight on commercial property values, market conditions and current availability. Behind some of the most well-known brands in the industry, CoStar Group includes CoStar, the largest provider of CRE research and real-time data; LoopNet, the most heavily trafficked mobile and online real estate marketplace; Apartments.com, the premier rental home resource for renters, property managers and owners; STR, the leading provider of performance benchmarking and comparative analytics to the hotel industry; BizBuySell , the largest online marketplace for businesses-for-sales; and Lands of America, the leading operator of online marketplaces for rural real estate.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar Group maintains offices throughout the U.S. and in Europe, Canada, and Asia with a staff of over 4,300 worldwide.

WHAT ' S IN IT FOR YOU

Working at CoStar Group means you'll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. In addition to generous compensation and performance-based incentives, you'll be supported in both your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
  

• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
  
• Commuter and parking benefits
  
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
  
• Employee stock purchase plan
  
• Paid time off
  

• Tuition reimbursement
  
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, prepared foods, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks
  

Be part of a team of professionals enjoying the opportunity to learn, do, and grow in a rewarding atmosphere. But don't just take our word for it see why our team chose to work at and stay at CoStar Group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVbJRnJ2sX0

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position .

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing