Senior QA Engineer, Audio Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Senior QA Engineer, Audio (R26591)
Department
Quality Assurance & Test
Location
Montreal, Canada
Product
Unreal Engine
Company
Epic Games
Requisition ID
R26591
WHAT

MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

What We Do
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.
What You’ll Do
As a member of our team, the Senior QA Programmer will own the test planning, automation efforts, risk management, and quality evaluation of core areas within our Unreal Engine Audio team. This individual is responsible for regular communication and coordination with the development team and QA staff, as well as identifying and implementing automation initiatives and process improvements.
In this role, you will
Coordinate automated, functional, qualitative, and performance testing efforts; preferably using a mix of manual and whitebox testing techniques to analyze quality across the UE Audio feature sets
Contribute automated test cases or tools within the Unreal Engine framework; perform and own the process for automation code reviews with developers and other QA team members
Drive conversations with product owners, developers, and QA management to identify requirements, anticipate risks, and plan testing coverage for existing and upcoming UE Audio features; build test strategies and test plans to cover the features in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Report and track quality-centric metrics to upper management, and use that data to drive conversations around quality and development health
Execute self-guided coordination of analyses and testing with other internal game development QA teams, such as the Fortnite team
What we’re looking for
1+ years of experience creating automated test cases and and/or creating testing tools, preferably in C++, Python, and Unreal Engine Blueprints
2+ years of experience creating/generating Audio-this can be via a game engine, working with Audio software, and/or working in a technical audio field
3+ years of software testing experience in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritize and work independently, as well as in a team environment
Technical understanding of game engines such as Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar development engines
Programming or scripting skills such as C++/C#/Python/Javascript and experience running, designing and maintaining automated tests
Experience working on Audio development features and systems-such as knowledge of DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations); scripting audio functionality in C++, Python, or audio domain-specific languages or environments such as Max, SuperCollider, PureData, FAUST, ChucK, etc.
Problem solving experience especially in technical environments utilizing debugging tools and IDEs (Visual Studio, XCode, etc.) to investigate and report on results
Solid understanding of test methodologies, including automation, functional, qualitative, and performance against consistently iterative development
Experience creating test plans in accordance to design requirements/expectations
Experience using a variety of operating systems and gaming platforms such as PC, Mac, Mobile, and Consoles
We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.