Principal Member of Technical Staff – Java Core Libraries

The Java Software Quality Engineering team partners with the Java feature development teams. Our engineers work on the product source code as well as the test code and automation/tooling to find issues early and provide adequate coverage for the components under test. Growth in this role means growing as an engineer: strong designs that are built to last, deep component knowledge, and broad scenario experience will be measures of success as a candidate grows in this role.

We hire developers to write code to test code. Our goal is to have engineers writing well-designed, robust, reliable, repeatable, and maintainable open-source tests that find issues early and provide adequate coverage for the component under testing. Our engineers are in the product source code as much as they are working with test source code and are working on various frameworks used in testing. The work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. The successful candidate will be a leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop tooling and test frameworks for one of the world’s most popular and influential development platforms

• Work and communicate well with a wide range of features and component teams to drive quality in the Java core libraries

• Work closely with other engineering teams to understand new technologies, design, and develop functional tests to ensure the quality of the product

• Impact the evolution of the JDK platform and the next generation of testing tools, code analysis and test infrastructure

Skills & Experience:

• BS in a technical discipline. MS desirable. At least 7 years of software engineering experience

• Motivated and results-oriented individual

• A very strong programming background, ideally Java or C/C++

• Familiarity with Java core libraries and the JDK

• Working experience on Linux/Windows/macOS

• Extensive test and troubleshooting experience

• Experience with shell scripting

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to thrive and grow in a fast-paced team environment.

• Ability to conceive, plan, implement, and collaborate with distributed teams across geographies

• A desire to learn new skills

Desirable:

• Java Certified Developer

• Experience with platform development