Senior Test Engineer (L5) - Games Platform Quality
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
The Games Platform team is on a mission to delight members by empowering Game Developers to do the best work of their lives and bridge Netflix’s unique superpowers and technologies to the vibrant, complex world of Gaming. As a member of the Games Platform Quality team, you will play a pivotal role in evaluating and improving the quality of Games Platform features. We are seeking a Senior Test Engineer who will play a pivotal role in evaluating and improving the quality of Games platform to deliver best-in-class experiences for both players and game developers alike.
Who You Are
A highly technical test engineer with a deep understanding of the games industry testing and tooling.
Adapt quickly to new information, switch context when needed and constantly drive to resolution.
Experienced across a variety of technologies with a focus on TypeScript, Javascript, React and familiarity with Mobile WebView / JS Bridge.
Familiarity with mobile engineering: Android (Kotlin, Java) or iOS (Swift UI & Objective-C) experience
Expert at multi-device testing, building controller test framework and tools to verify different components of the complex architecture
A product testing expert, skilled at systematically identifying issues, root cause analysis, and partnering with developers to drive resolution
A self-starter who proactively questions the status quo and drives process improvements to enhance efficiency in testing, debugging, and release cycles.
Exceptional collaborator with a proven ability to bridge communication between cross-functional teams, driving alignment between manual QA and core engineering.
What you will do
Define and champion the overall long-term testing strategy and quality roadmap for Games Platform.
Drive design and implementation of test infrastructure, automation tests and the tools needed to support automation
Debug issues with a variety of tools and identify root causes by closely partnering with several internal teams that contribute to the E2E flow of the product
Improve release predictability and confidence by optimizing continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Manually test new features and integration points that are difficult to automate and collaborate with manual QA vendors to execute exploratory tests.
Gather and analyze operational data to gain insights on how to improve test stability, performance, and developer engagement.
Bonus Skills
Familiar with working in game engines, such as Unreal Engine, Unity3D, and Defold.
Experience working with cloud gaming platforms and TV testing.
Comfortable working across multiple gaming platforms, including web, mobile, and console.
Advocate thoughtful collaboration, take pride in your work and enjoy taking full ownership of projects from conception to production.
A few more things about us:
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $170,000 - $720,000.
Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefitshere.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn morehere.
Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversitybuilds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.
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Senior Test Engineer (L5) - Games Platform Quality
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
The Games Platform team is on a mission to delight members by empowering Game Developers to do the best work of their lives and bridge Netflix’s unique superpowers and technologies to the vibrant, complex world of Gaming. As a member of the Games Platform Quality team, you will play a pivotal role in evaluating and improving the quality of Games Platform features. We are seeking a Senior Test Engineer who will play a pivotal role in evaluating and improving the quality of Games platform to deliver best-in-class experiences for both players and game developers alike.
Who You Are
A highly technical test engineer with a deep understanding of the games industry testing and tooling.
Adapt quickly to new information, switch context when needed and constantly drive to resolution.
Experienced across a variety of technologies with a focus on TypeScript, Javascript, React and familiarity with Mobile WebView / JS Bridge.
Familiarity with mobile engineering: Android (Kotlin, Java) or iOS (Swift UI & Objective-C) experience
Expert at multi-device testing, building controller test framework and tools to verify different components of the complex architecture
A product testing expert, skilled at systematically identifying issues, root cause analysis, and partnering with developers to drive resolution
A self-starter who proactively questions the status quo and drives process improvements to enhance efficiency in testing, debugging, and release cycles.
Exceptional collaborator with a proven ability to bridge communication between cross-functional teams, driving alignment between manual QA and core engineering.
What you will do
Define and champion the overall long-term testing strategy and quality roadmap for Games Platform.
Drive design and implementation of test infrastructure, automation tests and the tools needed to support automation
Debug issues with a variety of tools and identify root causes by closely partnering with several internal teams that contribute to the E2E flow of the product
Improve release predictability and confidence by optimizing continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Manually test new features and integration points that are difficult to automate and collaborate with manual QA vendors to execute exploratory tests.
Gather and analyze operational data to gain insights on how to improve test stability, performance, and developer engagement.
Bonus Skills
Familiar with working in game engines, such as Unreal Engine, Unity3D, and Defold.
Experience working with cloud gaming platforms and TV testing.
Comfortable working across multiple gaming platforms, including web, mobile, and console.
Advocate thoughtful collaboration, take pride in your work and enjoy taking full ownership of projects from conception to production.
A few more things about us:
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $170,000 - $720,000.
Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefitshere.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn morehere.
Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversitybuilds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.