Quality Engineer II - Fandango

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment, and they are seeking a Playback Quality Engineer to own quality strategy and execution for their cross-platform video streaming ecosystem. This role will be responsible for ensuring best-in-class playback performance and user experience across various platforms, while building scalable automation frameworks and establishing QA best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Own and expand our cross-platform player testing strategy with a focus on test automation, supplemented with manual testing
• Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test suites
• Improve test coverage and reduce manual regression cycles
• Validate QoE metrics
• Validate different playback types such as - TVOD, AVOD, Live, DVR
• Lead QA efforts across: Web, iOS / tvOS, Android / Android TV, Roku, Smart TVs, Consoles (Xbox, PlayStation), Set-top boxes
• Ensure Consistent playback behavior and Platform-specific edge cases handled
• Ability to work independently and own quality for business initiatives
• Review log files and other run-time documentation for defects and issues

Requirements:

• Experience developing automated test framework (or similar) and familiarity with a range of automated test strategies
• 3+ years of experience with video playback streaming QA
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Drive issues to resolution and provide root cause analysis if needed
• Knowledge and understanding of streaming technologies - DRM, SCTE-35, Closed Captioning, Digital Ad Insertion, HLS, DASH, CMAF
• The ability to successfully work with internal business units & teams with varying technical backgrounds
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience