The Walt Disney Company · 2 days ago
Sr SDET - Content Data Solutions
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$118K/yr - $158K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global organization focused on building and advancing the technological backbone for Disney’s media business. They are seeking a Senior Software Development in Test Engineer to enhance quality engineering efforts across Ads, Data, and eCommerce domains by creating robust test automation frameworks and leading quality initiatives.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Work closely with Software Engineers to understand the complex ecosystem in place at DE&E Technology
Develop automated test frameworks and suites on UI, Data, API and Integration levels of testing using python or other OO language
Participate in design discussions for our platform to help evolve the platform in a way that enables richer testing scenarios that simplify defect detection and prevention
Assist with triage, diagnosis, and resolution of issues discovered across teams
Contribute to end-to-end acceptance tests
Where necessary, develop and execute manual test cases to detect issues that cannot be detected through automated means
Drive the conversion of manual tests to automated whenever possible
Part of product teams in building architectures which are robust, fault-tolerant, and cloud- native
Build solutions for problems of sizeable scope and complexity that have been successfully deployed to customers/users
Influence and drive software engineering best practices within the team
Technically lead and deliver multiple projects utilizing an Agile methodology while reviewing team members code
Participates in developing technical and/or business approaches; and new/enhanced technical tools
Own the design of software programs or systems within the team, and within the organization
Write codes that establishes and enhances frameworks
Review code for the design, testability and clear usability
Build solutions that scale and perform
Identify opportunities to improve the system/product/services with each iteration
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5 years of hands-on software test development experience, including both functional and non-functional test development
Passion around driving best practices in the testing space
Proficiency with Python or other OO language
Strong proficiency in SQL and experience writing complex database queries
Knowledge of software engineering practices and agile approaches
Strong desire for establishing and improving product quality
Experience building or improving test automation frameworks
Proficiency CICD integration and pipeline development in Jenkins, Spinnaker or other similar tools
Proficiency in UI automation (Selenium, Robot, Watir)
Experience in Gherkin (BDD /TDD)
Willingness to take challenges head on while being part of a team
B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent degree or work experience)
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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