Junior Software Tester - 17213

Junior Software Tester - 17213

Length of Assignment: 6+ months

Work Location: Plano, TX

Work Schedule: Fully Onsite

**NO C2C due to client restrictions**

Top Skills:

• Computer Science
• Engineering or Computational Linguistics

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented tester to evaluate the call voice quality performance on various devices. The role focuses on ensuring a reliable call quality for customers and internal users, and the robustness of the Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) engine across diverse languages, accents, and real-world noise conditions. The ideal candidate combines a passion for audio editing and music with strong coding and analytical abilities that can quickly master audio testing methodologies.

Responsibilities:

• Perform functional, regression, performance, and stress tests on voice calls using both automated scripts and manual procedures.
• Simulate real world network impairments to evaluate the received and transmitted audio signal
• Calculate objective quality metrics and correlate them with subjective user feedback
• Work closely with codec developers, and test leads to diagnose issues (e.g., codec mismatches, echo cancellation failures, hardware limitations)
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts
• Collaborate closely with developers, QA engineers, and cross-functional teams
• Detect, track, and document software defects, performance issues, and inconsistencies
• Design, execute, and maintain functional, regression, and performance test cases for mobile apps and system features
• Analyze test results and provide detailed reports and feedback to the development team
• Passionate about new technology, audio, music, coding and AI
• Work with a wide range of media, audio editing and music software
• Understanding audio equalizer concept and audio signal

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Fluently read, write and speak English
• Tech savvy - Intermediate-level skills using computers, mobile devices, spreadsheets
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail, ability to follow instructions, work independently as well as working on a team
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines
• Understanding of cultural/linguistic nuances and political correctness for respective language/country
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant linguistic, regional, and cultural trends

Education and Years of Experience:

• Preferred- bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, computational linguistics or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 0-5 years of applicable experience