Software Engineer, Test Automation - Unannounced Project
Irvine, CA

Job Description

The minions of Hell are growing stronger...

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a talented, motivated, and experienced automation engineer to join the Diablo Team. If you have a passion for building automated systems and creating an army of bots to stress a service to its absolute limit, we want to hear from you! Come join our team of collaborative and passionate engineers.

Responsibilities

* Responsibility for a rich automation infrastructure covering areas such as performance, stability, build verification, etc.
* Help improve test coverage through the design and implementation of automated testing processes.
* Collaborate with multiple teams to create and manage stress test environments.
* Partner with QA to identify high value opportunities for automation to improve the manual QA process.
* Work side by side with QA, feature developers, design and production to identify and mitigate risk areas.

Requirements

* Strong, proven C++ and C# skills.
* Strong passion for automation, software testing, and high-scale stress testing.
* Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) software, such as Jenkins.
* Ability to communicate with developers of all disciplines and technical skill.
* Experience working in a collaborative team environment and handling multiple projects simultaneously
* Passion for video games, especially ARPGs.

Pluses

* A degree in computer science, or a related field
* Expertise in Windows and Linux environments.
* Familiarity with Perforce, Git and/or Subversion.
* Advanced knowledge of additional languages like Python or Java.
* Previous experience shipping game titles or other software.