SDET – Game & Platform at SHRAPNEL STUDIO

The Shrapnel team is seeking bright minds from every culture, discipline, and background to join us on a new creative endeavor. 

We’re a mission-focused team with industry roots in world-class game development, studio building, and platform creation. 

Our goal is empowering the world to share in our playful collaboration at the intersection of gaming, creation, and ownership. 

This is a Senior SDET role for both our game and platform. You will work with the Senior Test Manager and other SDETs to design and develop test tools, test automation, and test frameworks to improve the quality of Shrapnel. The ideal candidate will make our quality and development teams more efficient and reduce development downtime. You will work across our game, platform, website, UGC tools, and web3 features. You will guide and mentor other SDETS, and always advocate for the customer experience. Experience with both games and web projects is highly desired.  

The Job  

• Identify, design, and deliver technical solutions (frameworks, tests, API hooks, tools) increasing test effectiveness and coverage, while reducing the cost of test execution. 
• Implement metrics, analyze test data and results to identify patterns, report on risk status to development partners, and influence software quality.  
• Mentor engineers and analysts to provide technical guidance to individuals and teams. 
• Ensure clear and regular cadence of collaboration with technical leads and development teams while providing feedback and communication with product owners. 
• Have extensive knowledge of all projects in development and ensure that work is being done efficiently and to benefit the overall ecosystem. 
• Work with the Senior Test Manager, Executive Producers, and Development leads to ensure technical test coverage across all of our products. 
• Create and improve processes for tracking, verifying, and presenting the status of tasks, sprints, milestones, and releases. 

Who Will Be A Great Fit  

We welcome your uniqueness. Research shows that diverse teams do the best work. Our customers are all over the world, and from all walks of life. It's important that we’re not all the same, so that we can draw on our differences, what we’ve experienced, and how we think.  

• Strong programming skills in C++ and/or Python, Javascript/Typescript, and Unreal Blueprints 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience 
• 5+ years of experience as a QA Engineer, SDET, software engineer or similar role with focus on quality 
• Expert with testing practices, including regression, acceptance, functional, and load testing 
• Experience in team collaboration and development of engineering talent 
• Experience in the architecture and creation of automation frameworks, test harnesses and/or QA focused tools 
• Experience with performance and stress testing 
• Experience with CICD pipeline solutions 
• Experience working with 3D game engines such as Unreal & Unity. 
• Experience with strategic goal setting and execution. 
• Experience working within agile and waterfall methodologies. 
• Development experience across various platforms: Web, PC, Mobile, Consoles, backend services. 

Nice to Have 

• A mindset of continuous improvement; humble and ambitious. 
• Experience working with large code bases 
• Experience working with Scrum and Agile 
• Experience with console tools for platforms such as PlayStation and Xbox 
• Experience with enterprise software automation solutions. 
• Experience with TestRail and JIRA 
• Ability to create data analysis tools and interpret large data sets 
• Experience with Web3 & blockchain technology. 
• Prior experience in a startup environment or small business. 
• Adaptable, with a good sense of humor.  
• Multi-lingual  

The Perks 

• Competitive Salary and excellent Benefits.  
• Visibility and input to business strategy, including technology and creative partners. 
• Autonomy and latitude within your role.  
• Seattle’s healthy living and vibrant city culture. 
• Tight knit, highly experienced, fun-loving team.   

 Additional Information: 

The base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 - $180,000 + stocks + tokens + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Seniority Level: Senior IC-Level 

Industry: Video Games, Blockchain  

Employment Type: Full-time – Onsite/Hybrid  

Job Functions: Software Development Engineer in Test. Games & platform quality. Management. 

The Fine Print 

At Shrapnel we prefer working in-office, together. We believe working in the same space can accelerate progress, improve collaboration, and is definitely more fun. But in-office work doesn't make sense for everyone at this time, and technology makes certain remote work possible. So for certain roles we are open to discussing remote work. Please apply and we’ll decide case by case.    

NEON Machine Inc and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.