Software Engineer in Test 5 - Games Platform Quality

Netflix

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $266,000–$442,000 / yr
Posted: 28 days ago

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About Netflix

Netflix is the world''s leading streaming entertainment service, offering a vast library of TV series, films, documentaries, and original content to subscribers in over 190 countries. Industry: Streaming Entertainment & Media

Netflix currently has 117 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer in Test 5 - Games Platform Quality

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As a senior test engineer on the Games Platform Quality team at Netflix, you will shape the test infrastructure and quality strategy for a platform that powers games across TV, mobile, and cloud devices. Your daily responsibilities include defining and championing the testing strategy, owning the certification infrastructure, establishing performance baselines, building CI pipelines to catch regressions, and validating platform behavior across various game engines and device targets. You will work with TypeScript or JavaScript, familiarize yourself with graphics APIs like WebGL and WebGPU, and use real-device orchestration tools for automated tests. Additionally, you must have experience in game engine ecosystems such as Unity3D or Unreal, understand performance metrics relevant to game streaming, and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams to drive resolution of issues and improve testing efficiency.

Skills

CI/CD TypeScript JavaScript Unity3D Unreal WebGL WebGPU WebAssembly Terraform AWS Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana LLM/AI based tools Performance dashboards Telemetry pipelines

What you'll do

Define and champion the testing strategy and quality roadmap for Games Platform.
Own test and certification infrastructure, integrating with shared tooling across TV platform.
Establish game performance baselines across various devices.
Build CI pipelines to catch regressions before they impact game teams.
Validate platform behavior across multiple game engines and device targets.
Partner with engineering teams to debug issues and drive resolution.

What we're looking for

Deep experience in CI/CD pipeline design and test automation infrastructure.
Proficient in TypeScript or JavaScript with familiarity in graphics APIs like WebGL.
Experience working with game engines such as Unity3D or Unreal for platform testing.
Expertise in defining and establishing performance baselines across various devices.
Skilled in real device orchestration and automated testing on heterogeneous devices.
Strong background in systematic issue identification, root cause analysis, and resolution.
Proven ability to bridge communication between cross-functional teams effectively.

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