Employment at CodeWeavers

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Quality Assurance Analyst [July 2020]

[Who we are]

CodeWeavers is a small international company based in St. Paul, Minnesota that enables customers to run Windows programs on macOS, Linux and Chrome OS using the open source Wine technology. We are currently looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst to join our team.

[About the position]

We are currently looking for talented individuals to join our Quality Assurance team. As a QA Analyst, you’ll work closely alongside our Development and Customer Support teams to improve our commercial software product (CrossOver) as well as OEM versions that we deliver to our professional services customers. This is a wide and varied role that includes games and productivity application testing, managing bugs from discovery to release, and delivering fabulous customer support.

[What you do]

Test Windows programs and games on our software and report bugs against the behavior on Windows

Build test versions of our software to confirm bug fixes

Ensure that release versions are suitable for customers before they go into the wild

Provide support and testing capacity for developers

Evaluate software for potential new customers and determine quantity and severity of bugs that would need to be fixed

Work with customers to reproduce problems and turn them into internal bugs

Tackle your own projects while simultaneously assisting other team members with theirs

[Who you are]

Familiar with 2 or more of the following: Linux, macOS, Windows or Chrome OS operating systems

Highly motivated to learn new skills

Previous software testing or tech support experience

Flexible and able to quickly pivot in response to oscillating priorities

Comfortable communicating with a team to coordinate on projects and convey availability as individual work-load fluctuates

Desired or working knowledge of the command line and Git

Long term, we expect a candidate to work primarily at our office in St. Paul. However, for so long as the Covid pandemic is an issue, except for a small amount of distanced orientation, we will encourage you to work from home.

Benefits:

Self-directed work that offers a high level of autonomy and ownership

Relaxed work environment that promotes work-life balance

Small company. No strict policies or forms to fill out. You will get to know all of your coworkers.

To apply for this position, please submit a resume and cover letter telling us (informally) a bit about yourself and why you’d be a good fit for the CodeWeavers team.

This position is open to applicants who are new to tech and eager to learn.

CrossOver Software Product Manager [July 2020]

[Who we are]

CodeWeavers is a small international company based in St. Paul, Minnesota that enables customers to run Windows programs on macOS, Linux and Chrome OS using the open source Wine technology. We are currently looking for a CrossOver Product Manager to join our team.

[About the position]

This person will be responsible for leading the development of CodeWeavers’ software, CrossOver, that allows the ability to run Windows software on non-Windows platforms for people around the world. This is a cross-functional role working closely with Engineering, Marketing, and our executive leadership team to bring valued software that delights customers on a daily basis. This is not just a programming role as it expected that the successful candidate will help define and execute a strategy and roadmap for the product. Position is currently remote, but must be willing to eventually work out of our Saint Paul office or willing to relocate.

[What you do]

Lead and implement the customer-facing elements of CrossOver using PyGTK for Linux and Cocoa for macOS.

Work with internal teams (Wine developers, quality assurance engineers and operations) to ensure that software implementation plans match expectations.

Define success criteria for testing and product acceptance.

Coordinate beta tests.

Serve as a product evangelist and subject matter expert to the technical/developer community.

Work with Marketing and Support to uncover and understand customer needs and translate them into requirements.

Facilitate creation and maintenance of proper product documentation.

Understand, research and follow technical trends in the industry and in general.

Assess emerging products and companies to measure their potential value or threat to the company and its products, as well as make recommendations on which new technologies to invest in or leverage.

Analyze a variety of data sources to understand the needs, performance, and trends with the CrossOver product.

[Who you are]

Experience building and shipping multi-platform consumer-oriented software products

Experience with C, Objective-C and Python

Experience with Xcode and NIB/XIB-based development

Experience with Git or similar

Passionate about user interface design

Familiar with Unix conventions

Understand the platform conventions on macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS

Passionate about open source software and creating connected communities

Self-motivated, self-directed, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Ability to translate and articulate complicated business problems into easily understood solutions and functional requirements

Ability to work cross-functionally with a distributed team across Engineering, Design, Customer Success, Marketing and Business Development

To apply for this position, please submit a resume and cover letter telling us (informally) a bit about yourself and why you’d be a good fit for the CodeWeavers team.