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Quality Assurance Engineer III - AMZ21815.4

Amazon

Austin, TXFull-time$133–180K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$133–180K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Amazon seeks a Quality Assurance Engineer III to create quality plans, define test strategies, and execute testing for software systems. The role develops automated tests and scripts, reports quality metrics, and collaborates with product, engineering, project management, and development teams to ensure test coverage and advise on testing procedures. The position is based in Austin, Texas, and is scheduled for 40 hours per week.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Java, requiredShell Scripting, requiredWindows, requiredUNIX, requiredLinux, requiredTest Development, requiredTest Deployment Coordination, requiredManual Testing, requiredAutomated Testing, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Related Field or Equivalent Experience, requiredOne Year of Relevant Experience, required

Full job description

Description

Employer: Amazon.com Services LLC

Position: Quality Assurance Engineer III - AMZ21815.4

Location: Austin, TX

Multiple Positions Available:

  • Create appropriate quality plans, define test strategies, and drive test execution processes;

  • Execute functional, regression, performance, and accessibility testing;

  • Develop and maintain testing strategies, including manual and automation testing;

  • Develop scripts and automated test cases, increasing efficiency;

  • Gather and report relevant and actionable quality metrics;

  • Participate in design and specification reviews, as well as use this information to design test plans;

  • Promote QA productivity through automation, tools, and other best practices;

  • Ensure comprehensive test coverage by working closely with the product and engineering teams to prioritize testing execution and report on test execution progress and results; and

  • Advise project management and development teams on technical issues related to planning, developing, implementing, and modifying testing procedures.

(40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $133300 - $180300)

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

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Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered, or as a Programmer/Analyst, Quality Assurance Engineer, Software Test Developer, or a related occupation. Employer will accept three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Bachelor's degree and one year of experience.

Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s):

(1) developing tests for large-scale software systems using Java or Shell Scripts in a Windows, UNIX, or Linux environment; and

(2) documenting and coordinating the deployment of manual and automated tests for complex systems.

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Preferred Qualifications

All applicants must meet all the above listed requirements.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

How this job compares

Set against the 452 open Quality Assurance Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$133–180K/yr
  • Texas median$82–137K/yr21 salary ranges
  • US median$95–150K/yr284 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $157K, is 43% above the Texas median midpoint ($109K) — in the top quarter of Quality Assurance Engineer salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 41 open Quality Assurance Engineer jobs in Texas and 452 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Quality Assurance Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 399 postings).
Education
184 of the 452 open Quality Assurance Engineer jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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