Senior Tools Engineer

Job Description

Treyarch, the studio behind the best-selling Call of Duty – Black Ops franchise is seeking a passionate Senior Tools Engineer focused on Test Automation to help us take our cutting-edge games to the next level.

Automated tests are an essential technique we use to detect and report defects in our products. This enables developers to efficiently collaborate and iterate on compelling and exciting gameplay, while unburdening our QA team and increasing overall coverage.

If you are passionate about writing tests and tools, developing frameworks, and orchestrating data center automation, this opportunity will allow you to have an impact on a game played by millions of fans across the globe.

As a Senior Tools Engineer on the team, you will work closely with Quality Assurance and Engineering leadership to realize our vision for automated tests. You'll write and maintain tools and develop stress tests, collect and visualize data, analyze and report results. Effective communication skills will be used to build relationships with and influence developers across the organization.

Your Mission:
• Collaborate with developers to create and implement automated tests to efficiently detect defects.
• Conduct analysis of test results and partner with feature developers to understand unexpected outcomes.
• Identify, design, and implement solutions to increase and improve automated test coverage
• Support tests running on consoles in our data centers and at developers' desks
• Ownership and responsibility for a rich automation infrastructure covering areas such as performance, stability, build verification, and data integrity.
• Work with colleagues across multiple departments and studios to design automation strategies that solve some of our most complex problems.
• Identify risk areas and proactively mitigate.
• Create and support tools to improve workflows and productivity for QA team
• Conduct research to develop new techniques and maintain a process of technological evolution.
• Meet regularly with QA leadership to develop plans and roadmaps
• Mentor other engineers on the automation team.

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience
• Strong passion for automation and software testing
• Experience developing test frameworks
• Advanced understanding of Python, C/C++, and SQL
• Deep grasp of computer architecture, networks, and operating systems
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment
• Self-motivated, strong sense of independence

Extra Points:
• Experience developing console games
• Familiarity with QA methodologies
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment
• Knowledge of Git, Puppet, Grafana, Perforce, Linux, Flask
• Experience in a management or leadership position
• Passion for video games, especially FPS games

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0y16e-3-145-66-104-42 in your application.