Senior Software Quality Engineer

Adobe

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Seattle · San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CA Posted 10 days ago $153,200$221,750 / year

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TL;DR

As a Senior Quality Engineer on the video rendering team at Adobe, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the high performance and reliability of Premiere Pro’s rendering pipeline. Your responsibilities include developing comprehensive test plans for complex workflows involving rendering, playback, editing, color grading, and export functionalities. You will collaborate closely with developers to assess user impact, functionality, and regression risks, while also leveraging automation tools like TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python to maintain high-quality standards. With a strong background in video concepts such as codecs, frame rates, and resolutions, you will contribute to defining performance metrics and improving release confidence across engineering teams. This role demands expertise in quality engineering fundamentals, experience with CI systems, and the ability to communicate effectively about technical risks and user experiences.

Skills

TypeScript JavaScript Python Jenkins CI/CD PostgreSQL Premiere Pro Adobe Creative Cloud video editing codecs media formats frame rate resolution bit depth color management automation regression testing performance metrics dashboards logs metrics interpretation

What you'll do

  • Own quality strategy and execution for features and workflow areas in Premiere Pro.
  • Create test plans for complex rendering, playback, editing, color, and export workflows.
  • Evaluate user impact, functionality, performance, and regression risks across feature work.
  • Validate behavior across various media formats, codecs, frame rates, resolutions, and hardware configurations.
  • Use and extend automation to ship features with high confidence at high velocity.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of quality engineering experience in complex desktop or media applications.
  • Strong expertise in test planning, risk assessment, and regression testing.
  • Deep understanding of video concepts including codecs, formats, frame rates, and resolutions.
  • Proficient in automated testing with TypeScript, JavaScript, Python.
  • Experience owning quality for large features and multi-functional initiatives.
  • Ability to partner effectively with developers and understand technical risks.

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About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

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