Senior Test Engineer, Games Platform Test Engineering

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 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.

On the Games Engineering 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 Platform Engineering 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 Test Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in evaluating and improving the quality of our SDK and Games Platform features. 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 various functionalities 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 Test Engineering team, with a focus on our game engine plugins, SDK and UI experiences, 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 and Games Experience Engineers

• Enhance merge and release confidence by improving our continuous integration and deployment pipelines.

• 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

What skills are important to us?

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

• Experience with any game engine like Unity, Unreal, or Defold and automated testing of plugins and bindings in those environments (other game engines a plus)

• Strong programming knowledge and hands-on experience with Javascript, C++, C or Lua

• Experience with native mobile automation like XCUITest, Espresso, EspressoWeb or UIAutomator

• Experience with build and test orchestration tools such as Jenkins

• Experience developing or testing third-party SDKs is a plus

• Experience with native mobile development (iOS and Android) or other cross-platform experience 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 $100,000 - $720,000.

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.