Unity Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Side; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave and holidays

Professional development support

International exposure across global팀s

Job summary

Side is seeking an exceptionally talented Senior SDET to design, build, and own the regression automation framework across iOS, Android and Web platforms for our game projects. You will lead test automation strategy, partner with mobile and web engineering leads, and raise quality across the org.

You will develop automation frameworks, write Unity-based tests, and drive performance, backend, and CI/CD testing.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Quality Engineering, SDET, or related role.
• Proven automation framework design and testing system development.
• Strong Unity experience with Unity-based game projects.
• Proficient in C#; Python experience for AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation frameworks to support QA efforts.
• Plan, implement, and execute unit testing strategies for Unity projects.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for Unity-based game systems and features.
• Conduct performance testing and identify performance issues.
• Support AI initiatives and AI-related validation.
• Perform backend and server-side testing.
• Test and validate mobile Game as a Service systems and architecture.
• Support CI/CD processes and pipeline integration.
• Develop and maintain scripts, tools, and testing infrastructure.
• Develop and support mobile test automation.
• Collaborate with developers to improve testability and software quality.

Skills

SDET

Test automation

Unity

C#

Python

Performance testing

CI/CD

Mobile testing

Backend testing

AI testing

Test tooling

Tools

Unity Test Framework

Job description

We're looking for an exceptionally talented Senior SDET join our Side São Paulo Team, where you will design, build, and own our regression automation framework across iOS, Android and Web platforms for Game Industry, so Unreal or Unity experience will be a great nice to have. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to come in to a builder and leadership role, with the resources and stability of a mature engineering org, but the autonomy and blank-slate opportunity to architect our test automation infrastructure the right way. You'll set the technical direction for test automation, partner directly with mobile and web engineering leads, and raise the quality bar across the org.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain automation frameworks to support quality engineering efforts.
• Plan, implement, and execute unit testing strategies for Unity projects.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for Unity-based game systems and features.
• Conduct performance testing and identify performance-related issues.
• Support AI initiatives and AI-related validation.
• Perform backend and server-side testing.
• Test and validate mobile Game as a Service (GaaS) systems and architecture.
• Support CI/CD processes and pipeline integration.
• Develop and maintain scripts, tools, and testing infrastructure.
• Develop and support mobile test automation.
• Work closely with developers to improve testability, reliability, and overall software quality.

6+ years of professional experience in Quality Engineering, SDET, test automation, software engineering, or a related technical role.

• Strong experience in automation engineering, including designing and building automation frameworks and testing systems.
• Strong hands-on experience working with Unity and Unity-based game projects.
• Strong proficiency in C# as a key programming language.
• Experience planning, implementing, and executing unit tests in Unity, including designing testable systems and maintaining automated test suites.
• Experience working with mobile games and Game as a Service (GaaS) architectures.
• Understanding of common Unity and mobile game architecture concepts, including Asset Bundles, dependency injection, content delivery, remote configuration, and live content systems.
• Experience testing systems involving downloadable or dynamically delivered game content and their dependencies.
• Experience with performance testing.
• Experience with backend testing and client-server architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD processes and pipelines, including integrating automated testing into development and deployment workflows.
• Experience with mobile test automation.
• Experience with Python, particularly in relation to AI initiatives and automation.
• Ability to create and maintain scripts, tools, and testing infrastructure.
• Experience with AI-related testing and engineering.
• Ability to integrate testing solutions with existing and bespoke AI infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing live-service mobile games in production environments.
• Experience with Unity testing tools and frameworks, such as the Unity Test Framework.
• Experience validating content delivery and update pipelines for live mobile games.
• Familiarity with AI development tooling such as Claude would be considered an asset.

Competitive base salary

• annual leave plus public holidays
• Professional development support and learning opportunities
• International exposure across global teams and clients
• A collaborative, people-first culture within a growing global organization

About Side

Sideis a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years' experiencefrom our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 15+studiosin over a dozencountriesacross North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.

Our industry-leading servicesinclude game development,art production,audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets.

Who we are:

Help us bring stories to the world!Joinaglobal team of passionate gamers and contribute todelivering unforgettable game experiences.

For more information, visit.www.side.inc