Senior Test Engineer (L5) - Games SDK
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Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with over 270 million paid memberships in over 190 countries. In addition to great shows and movies, our membership also includes exclusive access to a growing portfolio of high-quality games. On the Games SDK team, we are passionate about bringing a new kind of ✨joy✨ to hundreds of millions of Netflix members around the world, whether they’re traveling to a remote location or at home with family. We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer to help us evolve the way people develop and play games.
The Games SDK team is responsible for the SDK libraries that game developers use to access the functionality of the Netflix Games Platform, implementing it across several supported platforms and game engines for mobile and cloud. As a member of the Games SDK team, you will play a pivotal role in evaluating and improving the quality of our SDK product. This role will focus on the quality of both the experience that game developers have when integrating the SDK into their games and the experience of Netflix customers using SDK functionality in games.
Netflix is redefining what it means to make games along with new ways to engage with content and we welcome you to join us in our journey!
What you will do:
Contribute to the overall quality and testing strategy for the SDK team, advocating for improvements to test infrastructure and tools where necessary.
Drive design and implementation of automation tests and the tools and infrastructure needed to support automation.
Debug issues with a variety of tools and identify root causes in close partnership with SDK engineers.
Manually test new features and integration points that are difficult to automate.
Contribute to test games and sample code that integrate and utilize the SDK.
Gather and analyze operational data to gain insights on how to improve test stability, performance, and developer engagement.
What sets you apart?
You are comfortable with some degree of uncertainty and ambiguity. This new game platform is evolving quickly as we learn what drives member joy in the gaming space.
You exude developer empathy. You have a deep understanding of game development and great intuition for crafting and testing clean, easy-to-use API for game developers.
You thrive on cross-functional collaboration. You have excellent communication skills and can translate objectives and concerns between different teams, creating greater alignment between all the stakeholders on a project.
You are self-motivated. You proactively look for solutions to bridge the needs of the business with technology.
You have strong analytical skills. You are adept at analyzing data to gain insights that drive improvements in app quality.
We value aptitude over experience, but here are some key skills that will make you successful on this team:
Experience writing automated tests and using them to power short feedback cycles in a continuous integration environment.
Strong programming knowledge and hands-on experience with C/C++.
Experience with game engines such as Unity and Unreal, native plugins, and bindings.
Experience developing third-party SDKs is a plus.
Experience with Golang is a plus.
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 $270,000 - $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 Benefits here.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds 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.
About the job
Senior Test Engineer (L5) - Games SDK
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Development jobs
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with over 270 million paid memberships in over 190 countries. In addition to great shows and movies, our membership also includes exclusive access to a growing portfolio of high-quality games. On the Games SDK team, we are passionate about bringing a new kind of ✨joy✨ to hundreds of millions of Netflix members around the world, whether they’re traveling to a remote location or at home with family. We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer to help us evolve the way people develop and play games.
The Games SDK team is responsible for the SDK libraries that game developers use to access the functionality of the Netflix Games Platform, implementing it across several supported platforms and game engines for mobile and cloud. As a member of the Games SDK team, you will play a pivotal role in evaluating and improving the quality of our SDK product. This role will focus on the quality of both the experience that game developers have when integrating the SDK into their games and the experience of Netflix customers using SDK functionality in games.
Netflix is redefining what it means to make games along with new ways to engage with content and we welcome you to join us in our journey!
What you will do:
Contribute to the overall quality and testing strategy for the SDK team, advocating for improvements to test infrastructure and tools where necessary.
Drive design and implementation of automation tests and the tools and infrastructure needed to support automation.
Debug issues with a variety of tools and identify root causes in close partnership with SDK engineers.
Manually test new features and integration points that are difficult to automate.
Contribute to test games and sample code that integrate and utilize the SDK.
Gather and analyze operational data to gain insights on how to improve test stability, performance, and developer engagement.
What sets you apart?
You are comfortable with some degree of uncertainty and ambiguity. This new game platform is evolving quickly as we learn what drives member joy in the gaming space.
You exude developer empathy. You have a deep understanding of game development and great intuition for crafting and testing clean, easy-to-use API for game developers.
You thrive on cross-functional collaboration. You have excellent communication skills and can translate objectives and concerns between different teams, creating greater alignment between all the stakeholders on a project.
You are self-motivated. You proactively look for solutions to bridge the needs of the business with technology.
You have strong analytical skills. You are adept at analyzing data to gain insights that drive improvements in app quality.
We value aptitude over experience, but here are some key skills that will make you successful on this team:
Experience writing automated tests and using them to power short feedback cycles in a continuous integration environment.
Strong programming knowledge and hands-on experience with C/C++.
Experience with game engines such as Unity and Unreal, native plugins, and bindings.
Experience developing third-party SDKs is a plus.
Experience with Golang is a plus.
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 $270,000 - $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 Benefits here.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds 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.