Software Engineer In Test (Contracted)

Requisition Number: 160344

Position Title: Software Engineer in Test 1

External Description:

Contract Term: 6 months (with potential to extend)

EA’s Quality Verification team is currently seeking a Software Engineer in Test to join the Industrial Toys, an AAA mobile development team to support creating innovative experiences that will reach mobile players around the world. Located in the vibrant neighborhood of Old Pasadena, Industrial Toys is growing and generating buzz in the mobile games industry. Experience the dynamic, creative, and challenging environment of AAA game development.

In this role, you will be part of a testing team that aims to deliver automation scripts of game features to execute against real devices. You will be receiving requirements and test cases from QA, writing C++ code to perform the tests, participating in code review, and delivering the scripts back to QA. You will be responsible for the accurate delivery of scripts, as well as maintenance and bug fixing as needed. You will be leveraging your knowledge of C++ and game features to satisfy the provided requirements in the most efficient and re-usable manner possible. 

Our ideal candidate will be comfortable delivering on shared goals in this setting. The candidate should have experience in C++, have a passion for games, and have a strong interest in software testing. The candidate should have experience working with international team members from various backgrounds best practices for producing code that is reusable, extensible, and bug-free.

 

Scope and Impact:

In this role your responsibilities would include:

• Design and development of new automated test scripts for a mobile game, as per QA/QV requirements.
• Maintenance of test script codebase as needed to respond to feature changes.
• Participation in code reviews for all completed work.
• Understand game features, screens, and navigation into various gameplay modes to effectively develop libraries and help the process of developing test code.

 

Required Skills

• 2+ years of professional experience with the Object-Oriented Programming concepts, ideally C++. 
• Excellent problem-solving skills, debugging ability, and able to detect and fix defects. 
• Experience with a testing framework (Nunit, Xunit, Junit), developing and executing regressions, ad-hoc, smoke and sanity tests.
• Understanding of SDLC, STLC processes, software testing best practices and testing methodologies.
• Experience participating in all aspects of Scrum: planning, daily standup, and retrospectives.
• Strong communication skills, having a positive attitude and a solutions mindset.
• A love for making and playing games, and passion for quality.
• College or Bachelor's in Computer, Software Engineering, Computer Science Degree or related concentration, equivalent and/or combination of education and work experience

 

Bonus Skills

• Demonstrated experience with iOS and/or Android software development. 
• A strong understanding of testing methodologies and experience with building test strategies. 
• Experience with using or building automated software testing frameworks.
• Experience with large-scale game engines, ideally UE4, otherwise Unity.

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter interaktiver Unterhaltungssoftware. EA bietet Spiele, Inhalte und Online-Dienste für internetfähige Spielkonsolen, Personalcomputer, Mobiltelefone und Tablets an.

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Days Open: 36

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA engagiert sich für Chancengleichheit und Gleichstellung. Alle Personalentscheidungen werden unabhängig von Ethnie, Hautfarbe, Herkunft, Abstammung, Geschlecht, Geschlechtsidentität oder ausgelebtem Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung, Alter, genetischer Information, Religion, Behinderung, Krankheit, Schwangerschaft, Familienstand oder Veteranenstatus getroffen. EA sorgt außerdem für die durch geltendes Gesetz vorgeschriebenen Anpassungen am Arbeitsplatz für Individuen mit anerkannten Behinderungen.