CONTRACT - Associate Engineer (NTD)

Nintendo; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 69,734 - 111,585; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid sick leave

Job summary

A leading interactive entertainment company in Redmond, WA, is seeking qualified candidates for a Quality Assurance contract position. The role involves developing test automation and QA tools for graphics on Nintendo platforms, designing testing strategies, and ensuring robust product quality. Strong programming skills in C/C++, Python, and experience with graphics APIs are essential. The position is on-site and offers a competitive hourly wage between $50.62 - $81.00, along with agency benefits including medical insurance and paid sick leave.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in programming languages, primarily C/C++, but also Python and C#.
• Experience with source control tools like Git and Perforce.
• Knowledge of graphics features and rendering pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Develop test automation and QA tools for Nintendo platforms.
• Design test strategies to ensure high-quality product releases.
• Ensure test coverage for performance, compatibility, and functional testing.

Skills

Quality Assurance

C/C++

Python

C#

OpenGL

Direct3D

Vulkan

GLSL

HLSL

SPIRV

Jira

Git

Perforce

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Git

Teamcity

Job description

Nintendo Technology Development

The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch® system and the Nintendo 3DS® family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System®, Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 billion video games and more than 740 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy®, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS® family of systems, Super NES®, Nintendo 64®, Nintendo GameCube®, Wii® and Wii U® systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo Technology Development, based in Redmond, Washington, creates future hardware/software technology and researches North American-based technologies.

Description Of Duties

• Develop Test automation and QA tools and systems for Graphics and Graphics debugging tools for Nintendo platforms
• Design test strategies and test plans to ensure the features and product are released with improving and maintaining a high quality bar
• Ensure test coverage is in place for different aspects of the product such as performance testing, compatibility testing, regression testing, functional testing, and other key aspects
• Innovate to create new tooling or automation systems
• Work with productivity tools such as Jira and git and Teamcity
• Perform risk assessment to determine critical code flows and respectively develop test cases (automated)
• Implement test automation in different programming languages
• Find defects, report them, then drive to resolution and verification

Summary Of Requirements

• Experience and/or Knowledge of Quality Assurance, test methodologies and strategies
• Strong skills in programming languages, primarily C/C++ but also python, C#
• Experience with source controls tools (ie: git, perforce)
• Knowledge of graphics features and rendering pipeline
• Experience using graphics APIs such as OpenGL, Direct3D, Vulkan
• Experience with different graphics shaders languages such as GLSL or HLSL or SPIRV
• Experience debugging graphics applications (with different tools or techniques)
• Knowledge, skills, and experience in testing, test techniques, QA and test automation
• Familiarity with ticket managing systems (such as Jira)
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

This position is onsite in Redmond, WA, and not open to remote status at this time.

This contract position has a base pay range of $50.62 - $81.00 per hour and is eligible for benefits through the employing agency. Agency benefits include eligibility for medical insurance, employee assistance program, and paid sick leave. All benefits are subject to elections, eligibility requirements, plan and program terms. Benefits offerings will be confirmed at the time of offer by the employing agency, and may differ depending on the employing agency partner.