SDET Manager

Epic Games • Bellevue, WA

24d

About The Position

Epic Games is seeking an SDET Manager to lead and grow a team of software development engineers in test supporting Unreal Engine. SDETs act as software engineers who strengthen quality efforts across the business by building tools and frameworks and providing coaching and education. The manager will guide the team’s technical direction and test engineering strategy, while remaining hands-on with production code and ownership of the team’s systems from design through reliability and maintenance.

The role includes setting a test roadmap spanning unit and API coverage through end-to-end testing of the editor and runtime; extending existing test frameworks; automating manual test cases; and ensuring committed tests are deterministic and reproducible. The manager will also use AI-assisted tools in engineering workflows, improve visibility into test coverage and continuous-integration health, and influence the broader SDET organization. The position is open to multiple locations across the United States, including Washington.

Requirements

• Experience leading software engineering teams, including mentorship, technical roadmaps, trade-offs, and prioritization.
• Track record of writing and shipping production code while leading a team.
• Current, hands-on proficiency in C++ and at least one of C#, Python, or TypeScript.
• Strong knowledge of how game engines work.
• Experience with automation frameworks and continuous integration at scale.
• Experience setting test strategy across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels.
• Experience using AI coding tools in engineering work, with judgment about when their output can be trusted.
• Ability to learn complex technology stacks quickly and extend existing investments rather than bypass them.
• Clear written communication with engineers, producers, and leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Unreal Engine 5 experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of SDETs building automated test coverage across Unreal Engine, and mentor and coach SDETs at every career stage.
• Write and ship production code in the team’s test frameworks, tools, and CI integrations; own the team’s systems end to end, including design, reliability, and maintenance.
• Set the team’s test roadmap, from unit and API coverage through input-driven end-to-end tests of the editor and runtime.
• Extend existing low-level, integration, and end-to-end test frameworks.
• Turn manual test cases into automated coverage and keep committed tests deterministic and reproducible on any machine.
• Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate tool and framework development, test authoring, failure triage, and flake analysis.
• Increase visibility into test coverage and CI health for engineering leadership.
• Influence the vision for the wider SDET organization at Epic.

Benefits

• Most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs, subject to the terms of those plans or programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed