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

Inworld AI; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Inworld AI is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to enhance automation tools and pipelines for QA and release processes. This role focuses on game development technologies like Unreal and Unity, requiring expertise in automation and CI/CD practices. Join a leading AI company recognized for its innovative solutions in real-time interactive experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software/game development.
• Experience with Unreal or Unity game engines.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automation tools for testing and deployment.
• Create and manage CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with SDK developers and QA teams.

Skills

C++

C#

Automation

CI/CD

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

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

Mountain View, California, United States

Inworld is the leading provider of AI technology for real-time interactive experiences, 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 provides the market’s best framework for building production ready interactive experiences, coupled with dedicated services to optimize specific stages of development – from design and development, to ML pipeline optimization and custom compute infrastructure. We help developers bring their AI engines in-house with a framework optimized for real-time data ingestion, low latency, and massive scale. 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 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: Mountain View, California, United States. Candidates must be based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate (you will be working on-site in our South Bay office a few days a week).

The United States base salary range for this full-time position is between $120,000 - $200,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.

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