QA Programming Specialist, EPIC Games
CA$141.8-207.9k
+ Incentive Program
Interactive entertainment company
Be an early applicant
Interactive entertainment company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$141.8-207.9k
+ Incentive Program
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create fun games we want to play and building the art and tools we need to bring those games to life.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years experience programming with C++, Java or C# required
- Ability to confidently collaborate with senior members on technical topics and features
- Ability to assess scope and requirements and help drive project timeline/milestones/plans
- Must have a strong background in reporting and tracking for data quality
- Software or games testing experience in a fast-paced environment
- Technical understanding of game engine or entertainment technologies, including automation, functional, qualitative, and performance against consistently iterative development
- Previous experience working with data and/or analytics
What the job involves
- The Quality Assurance team owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of all products and functions across Epic
- Our team works closely with developers and production to ensure the best possible user experience for our community and customers
- People within the QA Programmer career track work with product owners, developers, and QA management to own technical feature sets within Unreal Engine Tools
- You will develop a test plan for tooling features
- You will develop and implement automation test coverage and utilize technical tooling to expand breadth and add depth to QA coverage of multiple features in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- In addition, you will facilitate functional, qualitative, and performance testing efforts while using a mix of manual and technical testing skills to execute a variety of testing techniques across your product to analyze and report on quality
- You are expected to work in a highly autonomous environment embedded on a specific team or product while working closely with designers, programmers, and production staff, using a combination of quality assurance, data analysis, and technical skills to drive appropriate testing techniques early on in development through release cycles and beyond
- Develop and implement automated test cases within a framework as well as assist in debugging issues for peers to ensure the team stays as productive as possible
- Responsible for feature level test planning and test execution of individual features, and conduct whitebox functional testing as well as technical testing including performance tests, defect exploration and verifications using various OOP languages
- Generate analysis of outstanding defect load and recommend new areas of testing and areas to prioritize for fixes as well as proactively manage incoming defects and work autonomously on highest value tasks, be it test writing or test execution
- Work with product owners, developers and QA management to define acceptance criteria, identify risks, and plan testing coverage for upcoming features / releases, as well as examine technical gaps and automation initiatives between geographically distributed teams, vendors, and agencies to deliver the highest quality product
- Assist SDETs and QA Programmers to investigate and design proposals for automated solutions
- Using a mix of manual and technical testing skills to execute a variety of testing techniques across your product to analyze the quality of said product while troubleshooting reported defects and internal issues
- Reporting and tracking for data quality, and using that data to drive conversations around product quality and development health, supporting developers before, during, and after deployments
Our take
Epic Games is the creator of Fortnite, Unreal, Gears of War, Shadow Complex, and the Infinity Blade series of games. Epic's Unreal Engine technology brings high-fidelity, interactive experiences to PC, console, mobile, AR, VR and the Web. Its recent announcement - Unreal Engine 5 - is set to lay the technical foundations for countless future releases.
Epic Games' model focuses on two key areas: creating games and offering its game engine technology to other developers. Doing this means that Epic Games' brand stretches beyond their own direct creations. The company has been able to put its name to some of the most iconic games of the last 20 years. Its most recent success is undoubtedly the creation of Fortnite, which has gained hundreds of millions of users since its launch in 2017.
Long-established as one of the leaders in their field, these are undoubtedly exciting times for Epic Games. The release of next-generation consoles like the PS5 has enabled Epic Games to push the limits of their software, meaning it'll lead the charge in the creation of next-gen games. 2024 saw an unprecedented investment in Epic Games by Disney, amounting to $1.5 billion. This will enable Disney to promote iconic characters through the Fortnite game. With the number of people enjoying video games continuing to grow, there is no sign of Epic Games slowing down any time soon.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2024
$1.5bn
LATE VC
Apr 2022
$2bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $8.6bn
Company benefits
- Insurance: Health, dental, and vision
- Retirement plan, 401(k) plan
- Performance bonuses (quarterly)
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Employee discounts at the Epic Store
- Free lunches and snacks on site
- Pet-friendly offices so you can bring your well-behaved pet to work
- Company-sponsored social events such as happy hours and special events
Company values
- BE EPIC - Contribute to the unrelenting focus on innovation, quality and community that defines us
Company HQ
Cary, NC
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Leadership
Tim Sweeney
(CEO)Founded 'Potomac Computer Systems', which would later become Epic Games, in 1991, from his parents' house in Maryland.
Mark Rein
(Vice President)Joined Sweeney in 1992, when the two renamed Sweeney's company into 'Epic Games'.
People progressing
Joined as a UI/UX Developer in 2018, promoted to Lead Software Engineer after 18 months
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