Senior QA Programmer

Job Description

QUALITY ASSURANCE
What We Do
The Quality Assurance team owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of all products and functions across Epic. Our team works closely with developers and production to ensure the best possible user experience for our community and customers.
What You'll Do
As a member of our team, the Senior QA Programmer will own the test planning, automation efforts, risk management, and quality evaluation of core areas within our Fortnite Audio team. This individual is responsible for regular communication and coordination with the development team and QA staff and for identifying and implementing automation initiatives and process improvements.
In this role, you will
• Plan and coordinate automated and manual testing efforts; preferably using a mix of manual and whitebox testing techniques to analyze quality across a variety of features of varying scale and complexity
• Contribute automated test cases and tools; perform and own the process for automation code reviews with developers and other QA team members
• Drive conversations with product owners, developers, and QA management to identify requirements, anticipate risks, and plan testing coverage for existing and upcoming Audio features; build automation strategies and test plans to cover the features in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Report and track quality-centric metrics to upper management, and use that data to drive conversations around quality and development health
• Execute self-guided coordination of analyses and testing with other internal game development QA teams
What we're looking for
• 3+ years of software testing experience in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritize and work independently, as well as in a team environment
• Solid understanding of testing approaches, terminology, and testing types, including functional and non-functional testing
• Experience creating test plans in accordance with design requirements and expectations set by the development team
• Experience using a variety of operating systems and gaming platforms such as PC, Mac, Mobile, and Consoles
• 1+ years of experience creating automated test cases and/or creating testing tools, preferably in C++, Python, and Unreal Engine Blueprints, Unreal's UMG/Slate UI frameworks
• Technical understanding of game engines such as Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar development engines
• Programming or scripting skills such as C++/C#/Python/JavaScript and experience running, designing, and maintaining automated tests
• Experience working on Audio development features and systems–such as knowledge of DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations); scripting audio functionality in C++, Python, or audio domain-specific languages or environments such as Max, SuperCollider, PureData, FAUST, ChucK, etc.
• Problem-solving experience, especially in technical environments, utilizing debugging tools and IDEs (Visual Studio, XCode, etc.) to investigate and report on results

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