[dandrews at visi.com: [nfbcs] Fwd: Job at Apple for C developer, Braille required]

[Buddy Brannan]

How 'bout this for one of y'all talented peeps?

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>Title:  Spoken Interface and Speech QA Engineer
>  Req. ID:  2123414
>Location:  Santa Clara Valley, California
>  Country:  United States
>
>  Do you want to join the team that develops the Mac OS X software and
>applications? Have you been looking for a challenging new project to
>work on that will have a significant, lasting impact on the lives of
>many Macintosh users? If so, then this is the group for you.
>
>We are looking for a QA engineer with excellent communication skills to
>test the spoken interface for Mac OS X. It enables a blind or partially
>sighted user to use a Macintosh. You'll be responsible for testing
>spoken interface for functionality and UI. You will also assess system
>responsiveness when the spoken interface is enabled. The spoken
>interface relies heavily on our text to speech engine. You will be
>testing the TTS engine to ensure quality of speech (clarity and speed).
>
>Job responsibilities include :
>- defining the team's testing and performance strategy
>- developing test suites and scripts which work with Apple's automated
>test tools
>- testing the functionality of the spoken interface
>- helping the development team improve the UI for spoken interface
>- testing speech quality at various rates of speech
>
>Required Experience:
>* BSCS or equivalent with 2+ years experience
>* Must be a C developer on Mac, Unix, or Windows
>* Must have experience writing scripts to automate testing
>* Must have experience using screen readers and knowledge of
>accessibility issues
>* Must have experience testing speech synthesis or recognition
>* Must be a fluent Braille reader
>* Solid testing skills
>* Strong communication skills is a must
>
>Preferred Experience:
>* Experience in testing or designing accessibility technology
>* Knowledge of accessibility APIs and techniques
>* Familiarity with Mac OS X applications and frameworks
>* Familiarity with linguistics
>
>
>
>Please email me at pburke at apple.com or apply online. Thanks!

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