Engineering
Engineering Project Manager, San Jose, CA
Telephony Architect, San Jose, CA
Engineering Project Manager
Location: San Jose, CA
Job Number: 2270
Overall Responsibilities
- This position is responsible for planning, tracking and reporting on projects through all phases of development including design, specification, implementation, testing, release, and maintenance.
- Work with engineering and product management group to define the product requirements and feature scoping.
- Own project and release schedules. Act as a point of contact and escalation.
- Track projects status, identify key milestones, critical path, dependency. Identify and mitigate risks among project tasks.
- Make proposal on workable plan for issues and drive the development schedule efficiently to ensure the on time delivery.
- Coordinate cross-functional project team meetings and communicate project status.
- Drive implementation and deployment decisions on the automated project management system. Produce high-level requirements and functional specifications.
- Proactively identify and resolve issues on project resource allocation and conflicts.
Desired Qualifications and Experience:
- The ideal candidate will have had proven project leadership and can drive cross functional groups in a highly collaborative work environment.
- Strong analytical, communication, problem solving skill and adaptability are all skills that are critical to this role.
- Strong sense of methodology, process, and metrics in managing projects.
- Adequate expertise in the web and related technologies including HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, J2EE, XML, and Web Service.
- Knowledge of database concepts, relational database design, data modeling and system architecture.
- Ability to work well with diverse engineering and non-engineering groups.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks, work under pressure and still maintain the quality of work.
- Minimum 6 years experience in areas of web-based software development and project management.
- Experience establishing project management processes and methodologies is a major plus.
- BS/MS CS/CE/EE or equivalent.
Project Manager
Location: San Jose, CA
Job Number: 0000
The Project Manager in the Technology Group drives the planning and execution of exciting new prototype deliverables, balancing schedule and resources, managing project risks and communications, and accounting for project on-time delivery and quality. Candidates must be able to anticipate difficult situations and to proactively plan appropriate actions; have strong interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills; have the ability to work effectively in situations involving uncertainty or lack of information and respond flexibly to change; and be able to achieve objectives working with others across teams and locations.
Overall Responsibilities:- Accountable for on time, high quality delivery of new prototypes.
- Ensure clarity and facilitate communications across teams and locations.
- Balance schedule and resources, maintain project plans and conduct project status meetings.
- Assist pilot deployment and beta rollout.
- 2+ years experience in successfully performing project management of complex projects involving diverse groups.
- Technical background in software development is highly desirable.
- Strong interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills.
- Process driven, attention to details.
- Prior experience in creating product demos is a plus.
- Fluent in Chinese is a plus
- B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent work experience
Senior QA Lead
Location: San Jose, CA
Job Number: 2232
Overall Responsibilities
- Accountable for the quality of one plus WebEx Client Application product in Components.
- Work with China QA team members to create and review Test Plan and Test Cases.
- Work closely with Engineering, Product Marketing, and Technical Support
- Participate in software design reviews, testing, configuration control, reporting and resolution, and change control.
- Work with project manager to set and evaluate milestone criteria to ensure released products are on schedule with high quality.
- Test the product through all phases of the development life cycle.
- Review, maintain and improve current software test methodologies and processes.
- Gather and present quality metrics of the responsible product, with satisfactory correlation with customer feedback.
- Optionally, lead the effort to automate a significant portion of testing.
Desired Qualifications and Experience:
- 5+ years experience in technology industries. Experience working with established company preferred.
- 2+ experience in quality assurance and/or testing in a lead role.
- Ability to manage QA project, provide accurate and objective quality assessment, and be able to assure the quality at project level independently. Experience in managing at least 2 major QA projects successfully with high quality and on time.
- Ability to gain deep understanding of product features, functions, use cases, core technology and architecture design, and apply the knowledge to test planning and test execution.
- Ability to develop comprehensive test plan and test suites, and able to fully fulfill the listed criteria in test plan.
- Solid understanding of QA processes, approaches, methodologies and software development lifecycle, and apply the knowledge into daily operation.
- Ability to supervise and coach QA engineers to fulfill their tasks and responsibility
- Strong ability in root cause analysis of issues, resolving testing issues, and driving issues to closure.
- Ability to communicate effectively within team or cross other teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skill and critical thinking abilities. Ability to understand and speak Chinese.
- Good understanding of Internet related technologies. Experience with testing on networking protocol and ActiveX/NS Plug-in will be a major plus.
- Self-starter able to excel in a fast-pace environment. Strong leadership skills.
- Experience with test automation
- BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent education/experience.Excellent written and verbal communication skill and critical thinking abilities. Ability to understand and speak Chinese.\par
- Good understanding of Internet related technologies. Experience with testing on networking protocol and ActiveX/NS Plug-in will be a major plus. \par
- Self-starter able to excel in a fast-pace environment. Strong leadership skills. \par
- Experience with test automation \par
- BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent education/experience.
Telephony Architect
Location: San Jose, CA
Job Number: 2290
As a member of the architecture group, you are responsible for designing the WebEx telephony architecture using state-of-the-art technologies, and guiding robust implementations of PSTN and IP-based telephony and integration with other WebEx services.
Responsibilities
- Define vision of WebEx telephony architecture, and provide technical leadership and directions throughout the company.
- Review marketing requirements and work with the telephony engineering group to produce architecture designs utilizing industry standards and state-of-the-art technologies.
- Work effectively with groups inside and outside of WebEx.
- Research, evaluate and prototype telephony-related technologies.
Qualifications
- Solid understanding of both PSTN and IP telephony technologies, including but not limited to ISUP, T1 RBS, E1 CAS, 5ESS, SIP, RTP and H.323 protocol suite.
- Working experience with CTI systems like Dialogic, Voyant, etc.
- Extensive experience with large-scale telephony software architecture and implementation.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, and experience playing key roles on multiple system development project teams with a proven history of delivering high quality work.
- Ability to work well with diverse engineering and non-engineering groups, vendors and customers.
- Telecommunication industry experience preferred.
- Minimum 8 years experience in software development.
- BSCS/CE/EE or equivalent.
Web Architect
Location: San Jose, CA
Job Number: 2216
As a member of the architecture group, the web architect is responsible for enhancing the existing WebEx web and database architecture and delivering new architecture using the state-of-the-art technologies.
Responsibilities
- Foresee web technology evolution and ensure long-term viability for the underlying WebEx web applications.
- Perform high-level web application and database designs utilizing industry standards and state-of-the-art technologies.
- Review current WebEx web architecture and provide future directions and plans.
- Provide leadership and direction to the organization in the areas of J2EE, XML, Web Services, and database design and development.
- Mentor junior engineers and lead developers to prototype advanced technologies.
Qualifications
- Extensive expertise in the web and related technologies including HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, J2EE, XML, and Web Service.
- Strong knowledge of database concepts, relational database design, data modeling and system architecture.
- Extensive experience with large-scale software architecture and implementation.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, and ability to work well with diverse non-engineering groups and customers.
- Minimum 8 years experience in software development.
- BSCS/CE/EE or equivalent.