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AIX Organization primarily owns the AIX/VIOS development, with having yearly release cycle. As a Software Backend Developer, you shall understand the AIX/VIOS development, test and support process, and develop an overall functional verification plan by understanding the products, layers, and components. In addition, it’s important to understand and grasp the technical architecture of the components. The AIX organization primarily works through three functions – Development, Test, and L3 Support. A person should be able to work seamlessly in any of the functions as well as cross-function, own the product delivery end-to-end and yield the tangible results as set forth by the product owner/ Lead.
A Software Backend developer works in an agile, collaborative environment to recommend and develop testing standards and the application of quality technologies. Encourages application development that builds testability from the ground up. Ensures the product is robust and failure scenarios are considered and refactored. Collaborates with cross-functional team members on story development, from before definition through final deployment. Performs exploratory testing using industry-leading practices. Discovers defects/bugs and works with coders and POs to determine root cause and how to prevent similar issues from happening in the future. Drives adoption of test automation - unit tests, integration tests, functional tests.
Minimum 4 years of experience in functional verification of software developed mainly handling C/C++ applications in UNIX domain.
- Good understanding of Unix OS Internals - Kernel programming, Process management, Memory management, Virtualization - CPU, Memory.
- Good knowledge in file systems, storage disk management and Unix networking.
- Good knowledge in UNIX shell scripting, Perl, and Python.
- Proven debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Proven knowledge of test processes, test development, test tools, test plan, and execution records.
- Should have a fair understanding of functional verification of the network protocols/fibre channel protocols, device drivers available in Unix/Linux Operating Systems.
- 3-4 years of development/functional verification experience involving UNIX/OS internals.
- 3-4 years of experience in product development
- Passionate about Functional Verification
- Ability to articulate and compare alternative approaches.