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Senior QA R&D Programmer

Senior QA R&D Programmer

Summary:

For over 30 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. Our most recent game, The Last of Us Part II, has received over 300 Game of the Year awards and three of our games are among the top 10 highest scored games on the PlayStation 4. As a part of the Naughty Dog legacy, you’ll become a part of continuing the development of extraordinary and enduring experiences for a broad, global range of audiences.

A technical position for a senior programmer working within and for the Quality Assurance in the Research and Development subdiscipline. Practical experience with programming languages is a pre-requisite for the position, and the ideal candidate will have a detailed knowledge of typical AAA QA workflows. The QA Tools Programmer will be expected to work in close conjunction with the full Tools-Programming team to develop and deploy new testing/development tools and automated test solutions to the studio.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate across departments to understand and optimize tool and automation workflows
• Create and deploy automated tests
• Create and deploy new tools as needed for development
• Adapt created tools as needed over the course of development
• Document and troubleshoot tool suite throughout studio
• Provide training modules for use of tools and tests
• Continually seek optimizations, and ways to resolve pain points with tool use

Requirements & Skills:

• A desire to be part of the Naughty Dog Team
• Prior experience creating tools for QA / software development
• Experience in programming languages (C++, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, C#), Visual Studio, 3D software (e.g. Maya)
• An understanding of QA methodology and best practices
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to share and receive opinions/feedback regarding technical solutions
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy

Bonus Skills:

• A degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (or related training)
• Prior experience at a video game studio or publisher
• Working knowledge of PlayStation consoles

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