Senior Software Engineer Test (SDET) at Activision Publishing Inc in Foster City, California

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Job Description:

Staff/Sr Software Engineer in Test
Job Responsibilities

• Work with architects and engineering teams to improve and automate test strategies


• Design, develop and maintain automation framework for backend system including services, message queues, key-value stores, caches, databases etc. Own the test automation framework and architecture


• Work with the product team to translate functional requirements into well-structured and maintainable automation code


• Create overall test plan strategy and test plan based on functional requirements for the product


• Implement test cases, evaluate results, prepare test data and design functional tests in required framework


• Work with our team to trouble-shoot test failures in the test or live environment. This may include trouble-shooting database issues using SQL queries, reviewing web server and application server logs, checking data in Kafka etc.


• Develop performance test automation using Jmeter


• Mentor less senior QA testers in testing and documentation best practices

Qualifications :

• 5+ years of experience in automation testing


• Strong programming skills in Java & Python


• Extensive experience with service automation and automation framework development e.g. TestNG


• Strong experience in stress testing scalable, high throughput, low latency APIs that handles 200K+ QPS


• Familiar with AWS/GCP cloud technologies


• Familiar with CI/CD Automation and capable of designing CI Automation


• Ability to work in a fast paced, iterative development environment with short turn-around times


• BS in Computer Science or Equivalent

About Activision Blizzard Media

Activision Blizzard Media is the gateway for brands to the #1 cross-platform gaming company in the western world, with hundreds of millions of players across over 190 countries. Our legendary portfolio includes iconic mobile game franchises such as Candy Crush™, esports opportunities like the Call of Duty® and Overwatch® Leagues, and some of the top PC and console gaming franchises such as World of Warcraft®, Call of Duty®, and StarCraft®.

The idea is simple: great game experiences offer great marketing experiences. We have built a new team to introduce innovative, impactful, and rewarding advertising experiences to our huge audience of highly-engaged players. We are looking for new talents to help take our emergent media offering to the next level.

We need all sorts of heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace, great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply can't expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people.

Ready to play?

Come join our world and work alongside some of the best and brightest minds in the business.

All applications should be made in English.

Discover more at https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/