How to find (and keep) a tester who is developer
I work for a software vendor whose market is developer tools and we have been looking for a QA person for our products. Since we are a small shop the position will be a combination of Support and QA however since we make developer tools our support consists in large part of actual development (in that the person must read and understand our customers code and find and point out bugs in it). The QA portion will also consist of writing applications (in a variety of platforms and languages) and testing how they work with our tools. The main issue I am running into is when you tell someone with development experience that the position contains "QA" it its title (or even in the job description) they shy away from considering the job. I'm very interested in feedback and suggestions for how I can find a good person to fill this job and ensure that they are happy doing it. Any ideas?
How to find (and keep) a tester who is developer
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I work for a software vendor whose market is developer tools and we have been looking for a QA person for our products. Since we are a small shop the position will be a combination of Support and QA however since we make developer tools our support consists in large part of actual development (in that the person must read and understand our customers code and find and point out bugs in it). The QA portion will also consist of writing applications (in a variety of platforms and languages) and testing how they work with our tools. The main issue I am running into is when you tell someone with development experience that the position contains "QA" it its title (or even in the job description) they shy away from considering the job. I'm very interested in feedback and suggestions for how I can find a good person to fill this job and ensure that they are happy doing it. Any ideas?