Job Description
Our mission is to redefine the home experience through intelligently designed products and services delivered to every home by people who care.
Who Are We:
Vivint Smart Home is a leading smart home company in North America. Vivint delivers an integrated smart home system with in-home consultation, professional installation and support delivered by its Smart Home Pros, as well as 24-7 customer care and monitoring. Dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services, Vivint serves more than 2 million customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Vivint is on the Forbes 2018 list of “America’s Best Employers, as well as the Forbes 2019 list of “America’s Best Employers for Diversity.” The company is the largest tech employer in Utah, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Fast Company ’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2017. For more information, visit www.vivint.com .
Find out more about what it's like to work here:
Behind the big orange logo: an inside look at Vivint Smart Home (https://www.ksl.com/article/46306469/behind-the-big-orange-logo-an-inside-look-at-vivint-smart-home)
Why Vivint Smart Home is One of the Most Innovative Companies
Vivint's Culture (https://www.vivint.com/company/careers/culture)
The Role:
Vivint is seeking a QA Engineer to help deliver test for our next generation products. Work with a highly skilled QA Team. Validate software fixes and proper operation of embedded linux devices. Manually test and validate fixes, run automation, write and updates defects for the products. Develop test automation in Python. Work closely with development teams and have a key role in delivering high quality products. Participate in Alpha and Beta testing, collaborate with mobile, platform and video QA teams on complex end to end issues. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting edge IoT devices, code and maintain automation which directly impacts the quality of our products and ensure superior customer experience.
What we are looking for:
Hands on experience with Linux and Python.
Exposure to Embedded devices
CS or EE educational background
Exposure to C and C++
Exposure to troubleshooting approaches and techniques
Understanding of networking technology such as Wifi, Cell and Zwave
Ability to triage issues, react well to changes, work with teams and ability to multi-task
Solid verbal/written communication
Organized and excited about technology!
WORKING CONDITIONS:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
SAFETY:
Vivint enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe working environment. Each new employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. Additionally, the employee must accept they have responsibility for maintaining the safety of themselves, their co-workers, and the public. Employee must adhere to all written and verbal instructions, promptly report and correct all hazards or unsafe conditions, question non-standard operations or unmitigated hazards, and provide feedback to management on all safety issues.
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Vivint is a leading smart home company in North America. Vivint delivers an integrated smart home system with in-home consultation, professional installation and support delivered by its Smart Home Pros, as well as 24/7 customer care and monitoring. Dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services, Vivint serves more than 1.8 million customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Vivint was named by Forbes as the “Best Home Security Company of 2022” as well as making Forbes’ list of “Best Employers for Diversity 2022”. The company is the largest tech employer in Utah while being Newsweek’s Top 100 “Most Loved Workplaces” in the US for 2021 and is on Inc Magazine’s Best Led Companies list. For more information, visit www.vivint.com.
Vivint Smart Home is aware and addressing the rapidly evolving situation with the COVID-19 virus. We want you to know that we are monitoring the virus and impact closely and taking actions to keep our workplace healthy and minimize disruptions to our customers. Now more than ever we appreciate the importance of coming together to protect families and their homes. Some of these measures that relate to candidates include virtual interviews, and work-from-home opportunities. We value you as a candidate and hope you and your families stay healthy and appreciate your support in keeping our global community safe during these unprecedented times. Thank you.