Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) – Game Engine SDKs - Canada

Inworld; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join their innovative team. This role focuses on creating automation tools and managing CI/CD pipelines for game development projects using Unreal and Unity. With a strong emphasis on quality assurance, you'll collaborate with a dynamic group of engineers to enhance testing processes and optimize performance across various platforms. This is a unique opportunity to work in a cutting-edge environment, contributing to the development of interactive AI experiences that push the boundaries of gaming. If you're passionate about automation in the gaming industry, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software/game development focusing on C++, C#, or similar languages.
• Experience with automation tools and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automation tools for testing and deployment across platforms.
• Collaborate with developers and QA to develop unified automation plans.

Skills

C++

C#

Test Automation

Game Development

CI/CD Processes

Automation Tools

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

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Why Join Inworld

Inworld is the best-funded startup in AI and games with a $500 million valuation and backing from top tier investors including Intel Capital, Microsoft’s M12 fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Section 32, BITKRAFT Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and First Spark Ventures.

Inworld is the leading AI engine for games and interactive media. Inworld’s suite of AI components enables developers to build interactive, responsive, and personalized AI gaming experiences, orchestrate models to create intelligent game behaviors, and unlock enhanced productivity with AI-generated content. Inworld powers experiences built by Ubisoft, NVIDIA, Niantic, NetEase Games and LG, among others, and has partnerships with key industry players such as Microsoft Xbox, Epic Games, and Unity.

Inworld was recognized by CB Insights as one of the 100 most promising AI companies in the world in 2024 and was also named among LinkedIn's Top Startups of 2024 in the USA.

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) from Senior level and above, to join our team at Inworld AI with a focus on automation tools and pipelines for our QA, build, and release process in Unreal, Unity, NodeJS, and WebSDK client side applications. The ideal candidate would be someone who has worked in the game industry live service model and understands LLM functionality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, create, and maintain automation tools that support our test, build, and release processes across multiple platforms (Unreal, Unity, NodeJS, and WebSDK).
• Create and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment workflows using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
• Propose and create QA tools and processes to speed up our testing.
• Collaborate with SDK developers, backend engineers, and the QA team to develop a unified automation and tools plan.
• Build and maintain QA demo test suites/rooms to demonstrate automation, new feature showcases, and performance testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software/game development with a focus on C++, C#, or similar programming languages and test automation.
• Experience working with Unreal or Unity game engines, including building, testing, and optimizing for performance.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools and CI/CD processes (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).

Nice-to-have

• Experience in game development, especially in a tools engineering or automation capacity.
• Background in Quality Assurance and familiarity with performance and stress testing.
• Experience with building and testing for multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, and Mac.
• Familiarity with LLM models.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools, e.g. Playwright, Cypress.

In-office location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Remote location: British Columbia, Canada.

The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is between C$120,000 - C$160,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.