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Lead Front End Engineer
2 years ago
POSITION SUMMARY
This position will play a critical role within our Digital Platform team and in support of games and experiences leverage internally developed tools for our games to ensure full functionality and the highest quality. As the primary resource for quality assurance, utilizing both manual and automated testing methods you will perform end-to-end testing of all web and platform features developed for game live services integrated by our teams. You will work closely with various stakeholders from Web, UX/UI, Engineering, and Product Management to understand feature requirements and user experience goals, turning these into comprehensive test plans. You will have ownership of testing methodologies, tools, and devices, for which you will need to maintain and improve over time. Strong communication, positive energy and independent thinking is required. Our team loves gaming, entertainment, creative ideas and having fun. If you feel like you’d fit right in, then we’d love to hear from you.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and implement processes for testing web and internally developed platform systems.
- Identify, report, and regress front-end and back-end defects (bugs).
- Own end-to-end platform test automation framework for all products.
- Choose various tools for testing, stay up-to-date with new tools and strategies.
- Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases.
- Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities across multiple teams.
- Test across multiple devices and operating systems; Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Xbox, PS4, etc.
- Liaise with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) to identify system requirements.
- Audit web performance & monitor potential issues using Google Analytics and similar data sources.
- Manage hardware devices representing a range of technologies and layouts, and acquire new devices as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
- 3+ year’s experience testing web and mobile-responsive experiences on a wide-range of web browsers, operating systems, and devices.
- Strong knowledge of both manual and automated testing.
- Basic knowledge of web security.
- Experience testing RESTful APIs and backend services.
- Experience writing test scripts in various scripting languages (ex. Javascript, Python, Go Lang).
- Experience with JIRA bug/task tracking software.
- Familiarity with Content Management Systems (ex. Drupal, Sitecore, Wordpress).
- Proficient with web debugger tools (ex. Chrome DevTools, Safari Web Developer Tools).
- Experience with QA tools (ex. Ghost inspector, Test Rail, Selenium, Browser Stack).
Bonus Experience:
- Experience working with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
- Proficient with git.
- Experience with CI software.
- Experience with performing scalability and load testing of APIs and services.
- Experience testing proprietary gaming platforms (ex. Battlenet, Club Ubi, Origin, Arc, etc.).
- Experience working with or administrating 3 rd -party game platform tools (ex. Steamworks, Xbox GDN/XDP, SIE DevNet).
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development methodology.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.
About BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., part of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content — including all major video game consoles, iOS, mobile and online. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN®, Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA®, RIDGE RACER® and ACE COMBAT®. More information about the company and its products can be found at www.bandainamcoent.com.
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