Senior SDET Online - Platform

3 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Quality Assurance

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you'll be a QA expert, mentor, and developer, building testing tools, automation frameworks, and identifying areas for automation. You'll design and implement complex system-level test scenarios, enabling developers and testers to author automated tests. Responsibilities include developing backend services for testing, owning large initiatives across multiple teams, tracking performance metrics, optimizing release processes, and collaborating with engineers and QA across projects. You'll mentor junior SDETs and build relationships with stakeholders. Experience with Java is required, while Python, Typescript are a plus. Experience with microservices, databases (Mongo, SQL, Dynamo, Spark), and cloud infrastructure (AWS) is highly valued.
Must have:
  • Proven experience building automation frameworks
  • Java proficiency
  • Microservices knowledge
  • Experience with databases
  • Collaboration and mentorship skills
Good to have:
  • Python, Typescript experience
  • Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS)
  • Games industry experience
  • GitHub Actions experience
  • Polyglot development experience
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, vision
  • Long-term disability and life insurance
  • 401k with competitive match
  • Mental well-being program
  • Unlimited PTO and sick time
  • Paid sabbatical after 7 years

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

What We Do

The Quality Assurance team owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of all products and functions across Epic. Our team works closely with developers and production to ensure the best possible user experience for our community and customers.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, you are a QA expert, mentor, and developer who thrives and excels at delivering results at scale. Your primary role will be building testing tools, automation frameworks, and collaborating to identify areas suitable for automated testing. You will develop test framework features to enable developers and testers to author automated tests. SDETs will look to your guidance and expertise to further improve the testing space at Epic. We are looking for teammates who are passionate about upstream technical testing while developing tools, automation, and capacity engineering to raise the quality bar while advancing your technical capabilities and knowledge.

In this role, you will

  • Work on a team that aims to grow test automation and scale services and tooling to meet the needs of Epic’s portfolio
  • Design, develop, and maintain test tools and automation frameworks. This includes building backend services to facilitate testing needs
  • Have autonomy and ownership of large initiatives, spanning across multiple teams, determining the goals for the team
  • Plan, design and implement complex system level test scenarios
  • Enable developers, testers, and analysts to author automation test scripts, implement automation best practices, and help lay the foundation of scalable automated test solutions; mentor SDET/QAE members across the organization
  • Track performance metrics, testing patterns, optimize product verification and release processes, collaborate with Engineers, QA, and other SDETs across teams and projects
  • Build relationships and partnerships with internal customers and stakeholders across Epic

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience owning design, implementation, deployment, and maintenance of tooling, services, and automation frameworks - ideally built from the ground up
  • Experience with Java required; proficiency with Python, Typescript, and other languages a big plus
  • Good knowledge of how micro-services work and operate in the eco-system of an application
  • Experience working collaboratively with team members on a common codebase using version control tools (e.g., Perforce, Git)
  • Experience with databases (Mongo, SQL, Dynamo, Spark); development in backend services and integrations are a huge plus
  • Knowledge or experience with build and test orchestration tools. GitHub Actions is a plus
  • Hands-on experience with building and implementing cloud infrastructure into testing infrastructure (AWS is a plus)
  • Experience with Polyglot development, working between full-stack systems; i.e. a full-stack web application (service and frontend)
  • Games industry experience is a plus

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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