Sr Software Engineer in Test
About The Position
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Sr. Software Development in Test Engineer for its Engineering Services team. The role focuses on building test automation and processes to ensure the quality of advertising systems. Reliable advertising systems help deliver relevant ads to viewers, support business revenue, and maintain the viewer experience. The engineer will have a visible impact on quality engineering and automation practices and on products released by the organization. The role works closely with software engineers to understand the advertising ecosystem and develop automated UI, API, and integration tests. It contributes to platform design, end-to-end acceptance testing, issue triage and resolution, and conversion of manual testing to automation when possible. The engineer also helps build robust, fault-tolerant, cloud-native architectures and scalable solutions, leads projects using Agile methods, reviews code, and advances software engineering practices and frameworks. The position requires at least five years of hands-on software test development experience, proficiency in Python or another object-oriented language, experience with test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, UI automation, and Gherkin. A B.S. in Computer Science or an equivalent degree or work experience is required. The hiring range for Glendale, California is $119,200–$159,800 per year. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided, along with medical, financial, and/or other benefits depending on level and position.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on software test development experience, including functional and non-functional test development.
- Passion for driving best practices in testing.
- Proficiency in Python or another object-oriented language.
- Knowledge of software engineering practices and Agile approaches.
- Strong desire to establish and improve product quality.
- Experience building or improving test automation frameworks.
- Proficiency in CI/CD integration and pipeline development using Jenkins, Spinnaker, or similar tools.
- Proficiency in UI automation using Selenium, Robot, Watir, or similar tools.
- Experience with Gherkin (BDD/TDD).
- Willingness to take on challenges while working as part of a team.
- B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent degree or work experience.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with software engineers to understand the advertising ecosystem at DE&E Technology.
- Develop automated test frameworks and suites for UI, API, and integration testing using Python or another object-oriented language.
- Participate in platform design discussions to enable richer testing scenarios and simplify defect detection and prevention.
- Assist with triage, diagnosis, and resolution of issues discovered across teams.
- Contribute to end-to-end acceptance tests.
- Develop and execute manual test cases when issues cannot be detected through automated testing.
- Drive conversion of manual tests to automated tests whenever possible.
- Participate in product teams building robust, fault-tolerant, cloud-native architectures.
- Build and deploy solutions for problems of sizeable scope and complexity.
- Influence and drive software engineering best practices within the team.
- Technically lead and deliver multiple projects using Agile methodology, including reviewing team members’ code.
- Participate in developing technical and business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.
- Own the design of software programs or systems within the team and organization.
- Write code that establishes and enhances frameworks.
- Review code for design, testability, and usability.
- Build scalable, high-performing solutions.
- Identify opportunities to improve systems, products, and services with each iteration.
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
- Medical, financial, and/or other benefits may be provided depending on the level and position offered.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
