SDET Engineer

Job Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

FANDANGO
Over the past twenty years, Fandango has built a network of direct-to-consumer digital brands, where 50 million+ fans unite to celebrate their love for movies, TV and streaming. We take pride in serving fans throughout their entertainment journey from content discovery to theatrical moviegoing to watching at home. Our portfolio includes leading online movie ticketer, Fandango, which tickets for more than 31,000 US movie screens; world-renowned entertainment review site, Rotten Tomatoes; and Fandango at Home (previously known as Vudu), the on-demand streaming service offering the industry's best selection of 4K UHD titles and more than 250,000 new release and catalogue movies and next day TV shows.
Job Description
About the role
We are looking for a Software Developer Engineer in Test to join our Platform Engineering & Playback team with Fandango at Home. As an Automation SDET, you'll be responsible for designing and building scalable test automation frameworks that ensure the integrity and quality of our streaming platform. You'll work across teams to validate video playback, API reliability, cross-device compatibility, and more-ultimately helping us deliver uninterrupted entertainment to a global audience.

Key Responsibilities:
• Architect and develop robust, reusable automated test frameworks for APIs, UI, and video playback components
• Validate streaming applications workflows across web, mobile, smart TVs, and OTT devices
• Automate testing for adaptive bitrate streaming, playback metrics, and buffering scenarios
• Architect a solution for testing the TVs and OTT devices workflows.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous delivery
• Write clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Work closely with developers and QA to ensure high-quality test coverage
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback on testability and design
• Champion quality engineering practices within the development teams
• Mentor QA engineers on automation strategies and best practices
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in test automation, ideally in media or streaming environments
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript, C#)
• Experience developing test frameworks and reusable testing libraries
• Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit)
• Solid understanding of HTTP, REST APIs, and API testing tools (e.g., Postman, REST Assured)
• Experience with version control (Git), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and build systems
• Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills
Desired Qualifications
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Exposure to OTT platforms or smart TV development environments
• Experience testing cross-platform apps (iOS, Android, Roku, Fire TV, etc.)
• Familiarity with streaming protocols (HLS, DASH) and media playback components
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
Salary Range: $90,000 - 100,000

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-3662zx-18-97-14-86-42 in your application.