Activision Blizzard Media is the gateway for brands to the #1 cross- platform gaming company in the western world, with hundreds of millions of players across over 190 countries. Our legendary portfolio includes iconic mobile game franchises such as Candy Crush™, esports opportunities like the Call of Duty® and Overwatch® Leagues, and some of the top PC and console gaming franchises such as World of Warcraft®, Call of Duty®, and StarCraft®.
The idea is simple: great game experiences offer great marketing experiences.
We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Test in our Ads Engineering team, empowering cutting edge mobile advertising technologies to create the next generation of our Ads Platform.
Level Up - Your Role With Activision Blizzard Media
If you want to create amazing user experiences using the latest technologies, then this is the right job for you. You're an excellent communicator, happy to work with people from several different business units. You can translate business needs into technical requirements and implementation. We are problem solvers, constantly reviewing how and why we do things and learning from each other. We are experimental, trying out new tech and ideas and willing to take risks to drive the entire industry forward. We are sociable and fun, and we like to hang out together. We are passionate, some might even say quirky, and while we love what we do, our lives are about more than work. We love games, and are obsessed with creating the best player experience.
Responsibilities
- Work strategically with Product, Architects and Engineering leads to define quality practices
- Lead the automation framework and architecture for backend systems and SDK products
- Collaborate with the product team to ensure key quality metrics are defined in requirements
- Create overall testing strategy based on end- to- end Product scenarios
- Implement test cases, evaluate results, prepare test data and design functional tests in required framework
- Work cross functionally to troubleshoot test failures in the test or live environment
- Lead a team of QA testers and Engineers in testing and documentation best practices
Game Changer - What You Bring To The Role
- 5+ years of experience in automation testing
- Strong programming skills in Java & Python
- Experience with Modern C++ and Mobile App development environments
- Extensive experience with service automation and automation framework development e.g. TestNG
- Strong experience in stress testing scalable, high throughput, low latency APIs that handles 200K+ QPS
- Familiar with AWS/GCP cloud technologies
- Familiar with CI/CD Automation and capable of designing CI Automation
- Ability to work in a fast paced, iterative development environment with short turn- around times
- BS in Computer Science or Equivalent
- Experience working with AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Knowledge of advertising platform.
