Manual QA Test Engineer

  • Tokyo
  • Partial Remote
  • Full-time
  • March 13, 2023
Conditions
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Apply from Japan Only
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No relocation to Japan
(No visa sponsorship from overseas)
Requirements
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Language Requirements
Japanese: Not Required 👍
English: Business Level
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Minimum Experience
Mid-level or above

About Us

Our Mission: Smarter, safer, connected driving in any vehicle

Driving technology always feels old. Not by a little bit. Years and years out of date. Is that really just “the way things are”? We don’t think so and we’re here to fix that. We believe vehicles can be 1000x smarter, safer, and more connected to the world around us. We’ve started on this mission by building a mobile-based connected vehicle platform used by millions of drivers in over 150 countries. In 2019, we joined forces with Honda as their first startup acquisition, and now we’re expanding our vision by bringing together software and hardware to build new products that solve real needs for millions of drivers around the world.


About the Role

The Manual QA Engineer is responsible for test design and the execution of tests, contributing to the mission of "creating valuable products for end-users" by detecting and exposing quality issues early in time.

You will also be expected to contribute to improving our QA process and reporting, helping product owners/managers to take well-informed decisions by providing clear, comprehensive and timely product quality assessment reports. 


What You Will Do

  • Understand/review specifications deeply, report found specification defects and provide advice.
  • Design, create and review test cases based on specifications/bug fixes impact by closely collaborating with the QA team. 
  • Maintain and update test cases.
  • Prepare test data, tools, and environment needed for the test.
  • Execute Functional and Non-Functional cases. Collect and organize test results for reporting to the QA manager.
  • Report found defects, track status and verify fixes.
  • Develop and maintain the QA knowledge, guidelines of testing processes.
  • Provide support and advice to QA engineers in the team.

  • What We Are Looking For

  • 4+ years of QA Engineer designing and executing test cases.
  • 1+ year of testing mobile applications on Android and iOS.
  • Background on IT or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to understand and analyze technical specifications.
  • Experience in working under a fast-paced development environment.
  •  Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail, strong ownership, self-driven and proactive, team worker, open-minded, good communication style.
  • English: Intermediate level.

  • Nice to have

  • Basic coding ability.
  • Able to understand API specifications and setup your own environment to perform API calls based on it.
  • Basic knowledge/experience on embedded systems.
  • ISTQB or equivalent certificate.
  • Experience of Agile development.
  • Experience of project management.
  • Experience on test execution planning to meet project targets.
  • Experience in developing the standardization of QA processes, proposing improvement in QA processes.
  • Experience in the development or QA of systems in the voice control, navigation, Bluetooth connection sector.
  • Conversational Japanese.

  • EEOC Statement 

    Drivemode is proud of a very diverse team with employees coming from 5 continents/11 countries as of today. Diversity in our workplace has played an important part in our success; we recognize each employee’s unique background, knowledge, experiences, ideas, and viewpoints which are all critical in developing a product that has the greatest impacts on drivers all over the world.

    Drivemode provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other characteristics that make you unique. 

    Drivemode (ドライブモード) は、ZipcarとTesla Motorsの起業家によって2014年に米国シリコンバレーで設立されたスタートアップ企業です。ドライバー向けスマートフォンの安全運転アプリの開発を手がけ、すでに150か国以上で数百万人のドライバーに使用されています。どの車両であっても、よりスマートで安全な運転を可能にするという、ドライバーの運転体験を根本的に変えるイノベーションに挑戦しています。

    Drivemodeは、車両とダイレクトに連結し、主要な通信やナビゲーション機能を提供すると同時に、車両のデータをすぐに活用できるような、モバイルベースのプラットフォームを構築しました。Drivemodeが提供するアプリは、気に入ったアプリに安全にアクセスするためのもので、音声制御により運転中でも手を使わずに通話やカーナビ、音楽の再生、メールなどを行うことを可能にします。

    2019年には、Drivemodeのプラットフォームを世界中のホンダ車にダイレクトに連結するために、独立子会社としてホンダに買収されました。

    Honda Smartphone Voice Control system

    公用語は英語で、シリコンバレーと東京にオフィスを構える約20人の小さなチームです。スピード、学習、柔軟性、データを使った意思決定に重点を置いており、1人1人が起業家のように考え、行動します。ダイバシティ豊かで、職種に関係なく、アイディアや意見を共有するため、積極的に発言することを奨励しています。

    小さなチームですが世界を変えるテクノロジープロダクトの開発に挑戦することが大好きです。 DrivemodeのCEOは「チャンスさえあれば日本の技術力でシリコンバレーに勝負できる」と信じている経営者です。そんな思いを体現する会社を目指す、ベンチャー精神溢れるDrivemodeのカルチャーに共感いただける方に、ぜひジョインいただきたいと思っています!

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