Contract | Senior SDET (MARVEL SNAP)

seconddinner; United States; Remote; USD 99,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

seconddinner is seeking an experienced test automation lead to own and evolve the automation strategy for a live mobile game. This role blends hands-on framework development with CI/CD improvements, test analysis, and cross-team coordination, initially on a six-month contract with potential extensions or permanent conversion.

You will build scalable test frameworks, integrate checks into CI/CD pipelines, and expand coverage across unit to performance testing, while tracking metrics and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience designing and owning scalable automated test frameworks, infrastructure, and execution pipelines.
• Proficiency with unit and integration testing in C#/.NET or another object-oriented language.
• Experience connecting test pipelines to CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Working knowledge of multiple testing approaches, including unit, integration, end-to-end, acceptance, functional, and performance testing.
• Ability to work independently, shape an automation roadmap, and continuously improve tools and processes.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with an interest in making testing more accessible to technical and non-technical teammates.

Responsibilities

• Set the direction and roadmap for automated testing, then build and maintain the frameworks, tests, API hooks, and tools needed to deliver it.
• Integrate automated checks into continuous integration and delivery pipelines used by development teams.
• Expand coverage across appropriate test levels, from unit and integration through end-to-end, acceptance, functional, and performance testing.
• Track test metrics, analyze results for patterns, and report quality risks to support release decisions.
• Identify repetitive work in development and QA workflows and automate it to improve team efficiency and the player experience.
• Work with QA analysts, engineers, and artists to make testing tools practical and effective for the people using them.

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Unity Test Runner

Appium

Selenium

Playwright

GameDriver

TestRail

qTest

Job description

Role overview

Own the test automation strategy for a live mobile game, improving release confidence and helping development teams find issues earlier.

The work combines hands-on framework and tooling development with CI/CD improvements, test analysis, and coordination with QA, engineering, and art teams. This is a six-month contract to start, with a possible extension or transition to a permanent role.

Responsibilities

• Set the direction and roadmap for automated testing, then build and maintain the frameworks, tests, API hooks, and tools needed to deliver it.
• Integrate automated checks into continuous integration and delivery pipelines used by development teams.
• Expand coverage across appropriate test levels, from unit and integration through end-to-end, acceptance, functional, and performance testing.
• Track test metrics, analyze results for patterns, and report quality risks to support release decisions.
• Identify repetitive work in development and QA workflows and automate it to improve team efficiency and the player experience.
• Work with QA analysts, engineers, and artists to make testing tools practical and effective for the people using them.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience designing and owning scalable automated test frameworks, infrastructure, and execution pipelines.
• Proficiency with unit and integration testing in C#/.NET or another object-oriented language.
• Experience connecting test pipelines to CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Working knowledge of multiple testing approaches, including unit, integration, end-to-end, acceptance, functional, and performance testing.
• Ability to work independently, shape an automation roadmap, and continuously improve tools and processes.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with an interest in making testing more accessible to technical and non-technical teammates.

Nice to have

• Unity test automation experience, including Unity Test Runner.
• Familiarity with mobile, web, or game automation tools such as Appium, Selenium, Playwright, or GameDriver.
• Experience building automated tests on physical devices or through services such as AWS Device Farm or Kobiton.
• Familiarity with test case management systems such as TestRail or qTest.

Benefits and work setup

• Contract begins at six months, with potential extension or full-time conversion.
• Compensation is listed at $72-$82 per hour. The contract is handled through a third party that offers health benefits.
• Applicants must be authorized to live and work in the United States; visa sponsorship and employment outside the U.S. are not available.