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Palo Alto, CA Server Side Quality Assurance Engineer You are an experienced Software QA Engineer who is energetic, motivated, smart, and interested in working with a team comprised of same. You leverage your technical and analytical background to successfully perform your trade, and you get that detail-orientation isn’t a soft requirement but an absolute necessity for outstanding work. If working in an enterprise level position on a complex and highly-extensible platform sounds like something exciting, you meet the requirements listed below, and you’ve read about (and identified with our company culture) then we’re ready to talk! Responsibilities Review preliminary spec designs Design test cases using functional requirements Run test scripts and validate functionality Perform regression/verification testing Find and file defects; verify fixed deficiencies Debug server side/problem solve Test for scale Maintain enterprise deployments Work with developers to insure a successful, high quality release Requirements B.S. in computer science, engineering, information systems, or equivalent experience Finance or Mathematics background is a plus Firm grasp of Back End QA methodologies with a focus on scale performance Experience with Linux/Unix Strong Shell scripting, Python or Perl Oracle, Postgres and/or other database know-how Working knowledge of SQL Systems administration experience highly preferred Ability to work in a fast moving environment with quick turnaround objectives Excellent teamwork, independent decision making, and written/verbal communication skills Analytical thinking, problem solving, trouble shooting and attention to detail a must