Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

At AccelByte, our mission is to empower game creators by providing them with the backend platform and tools required to make scalable, reliable AAA-quality games. The company was founded in 2016 by industry veterans who have engineered online systems for some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world including Fortnite, Epic Store, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and EA Origin. We are backed by top investors including Softbank, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Galaxy Interactive, NetEase, and Krafton. Our latest Series B funding has firmly solidified our place as a top player in the gaming industry.  AccelByte’s talent has decades of experience building and shipping some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world.

We believe that the best companies empower employees to make decisions, obsess about the best user experience, and are not afraid to make and learn from their mistakes. Our culture is based on humility, openness to feedback, drive, and collaboration, which we feel results in the best performing teams.  As a company that values diversity, inclusion, and employee growth, our employees have opportunities to work with and learn from teams all over the world.  We offer competitive salaries, a full range of health benefits, social activities, career growth opportunities, and an amazing team. Come join us!

Position Summary

In this position, you will work with clients to help design, develop and advise on developing and testing highly performant and maintainable code using the latest automated testing techniques.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

The Software Development in Test (SDET) is accountable for the following functions and responsibilities:

• Report to the SDET Lead for the AccelByte platform development department, working alongside developers as well as business stakeholders automating the acceptance criteria validation.
• Collaborate with the software developers, manual QA, and project managers to build robust and high-quality test automation solutions for functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Contribute to both functional and non-functional testing areas such as performance and security aspects.
• Develop, maintain and integrate automation script as part of the release pipeline.
• Evaluate and analyze automation test results on each release process
• Perform any other design-related duties as required

Qualifications/Experience Required:

• 2+ years of software engineering or software testing
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Ability to design test cases documentation
• Experience in testing REST API or Web
• Prior experience in automated testing and building systems
• Experience with testing tools such as Postman, Gatling, K6, or Cypress.
• Comfortable with programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, etc.
• Solid performance troubleshooting skills
• Good English communication skills both written and verbal, able to explain defects and provide steps to reproduce clearly
• Ability to work with clients on tight deadlines and fluid requirements
• Flexibility in working with people with different timezones

Qualifications/Experience Preferred:

• Contribute to open-source projects and participate in technical communities
• Solid security best practices
• Experience working for or with AAA game studios
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure

AccelByte Inc is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, all qualified candidates and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or disability. Our culture is innovative and inclusive, and we value our people the highest.

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