Martin Bakewell
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COMPANY: MySpace
JOB TITLE: QA Engineer
Go through contact received overnight from MySpace in the USA who will have flagged up several issues to check. Test what developers in the UK have created and go through the bug fixes to make sure they are correct and have fixed the problems. Find more bugs.
RELATED DEGREE:
- A Levels – English Literature, History
- Computer Science Degree with a Sandwich year in the field undertaking programming work
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Wanted to become a Developer but saw that there were more opportunities in QA.
- Worked for television company before joining MySpace
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Good technical knowledge. Good, solid understanding of scripting Languages such as Java Script.
- Attention to detail
- Ability to think from the perspective of others
BENEFITS OF THE JOB:
- Challenging role
- Thinking from other people’s point of view, thinking about people’s behaviours.
- Playing a big part in making a great site
CAREER GOALS:
- Still in QA but moving through senior positions into QA management.
- Moving away from technical into more of a management role.
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