Nintendo of America Inc.
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold billions of video games and hundreds of millions of hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™, and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website.
Nintendo is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, the diverse consumers we represent, and the communities we call home. We do all of this with kindness, empathy and respect for each other.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
- Assesses available technologies to meet needs, and then define technical specifications and designs
- Develops and modifies technology systems, addressing functional, performance, security, quality, operations and monitoring needs
- Creates detailed test scenarios, performs testing and analyzes results
- Provides support and troubleshooting of legacy technology solutions as well as scripting, test automation and test tools
- Documents all tech changes through process flows, project documentation and other appropriate change control standards
- Actively engages in ongoing process improvement as well as personal development
- Maintain a detailed knowledge of policies, procedures, and workflows
- Coordinates with internal and external groups on project management and short to long-term planning
- Perform all job responsibilities in strict adherence to corporate prototype security policy and procedures
- Provides excellent customer service to internal and external contacts
- Provide Product Testing workforce with technical direction and understanding of the causes of technical problems
Bilingual
- Accurately translate emails and documents, while providing cultural context
- Performs written and verbal translations related to software development, including daily correspondence, design documents, and market research
- Acts as a liaison with Japanese engineers/developers and coordinates on project planning
- Travel up to 10%, domestic and international
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS
- Five plus years of SDET, development or related experience
- Excellent organizational and decision-making skills
- Excellent verbal/written communication and relationship building skills, problem solving and cross-group collaboration
- Excellent PC and Microsoft Office suite skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly confidential environment with fluctuating priorities and deadlines
- Experience in computer architecture skills for building highly scalable, fault tolerant systems (Preferred)
- Strong knowledge of C#, WebAPI, Entity Framework, LINQ, Angular, SQL, git, and Azure DevOps or equivalent CI/CD technologies (Preferred)
- Experience in testing large scale services, or performance/scale/stress (Preferred)
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent
- Formal training in programming and/or electronics preferred
- Valid passport required
- Valid Driver's License required
- Project Management Certification (Preferred)
Bilingual
- Two years of translation experience or related experience
- Excellent understanding of Japanese business culture and etiquette
- Highly proficient in verbal and written communication in English and Japanese
- Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1 certification or equivalent capability
