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Software Engineer, Test

6 Days ago • All levels

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Pixar is hiring a Software Engineer, Test to own the USD release testing process, collaborate with developers, improve testing workflows, and ensure high-quality software. Strong communication, quality focus, cross-platform testing experience, and proficiency with scripting languages are essential.
The Quality Assurance (QA) team within Pixar Software R&D owns the quality of internally-developed software delivered to Pixar's artists. Additionally, the QA team is responsible for ensuring high-quality public releases of Pixar's open source Universal Scene Description (USD) project.

The team is growing to tackle additional USD support responsibilities. We are looking for candidates with a strong understanding of cross-platform testing methodologies and a desire to engage and support the USD community in addition to artists at Pixar.

What you'll be doing:

  • Taking ownership of the USD release testing process from end to end, ensuring high quality public USD releases

  • Working with Pixar developers and our external partners to identify the root cause of failures in internal software and third-party USD integrations

  • Improving testing workflows for USD developers at Pixar and in the open source community, including building open source testing pipelines in GitHub

  • Participating in Pixar's internal software testing process, including determining the cause of automated test failures

  • Engineering new and more efficient ways to bring quality to Pixar’s software via process and software development

What you have:

  • Strong communication and teamwork skills, and a strong desire to help others solve technical problems

  • Passion for quality and maintaining the highest standards in software development

  • Ability to effectively prioritize and respond quickly and efficiently to multiple issues and tasks

  • Extensive experience deploying, extending and maintaining testing frameworks for large applications targeting multiple platforms including Linux, Windows and macOS

  • Experience with Git and Perforce version control systems

  • Proficiency with scripting languages, particularly Python

  • Familiarity with configuration and deployment of continuous integration pipelines in Gitlab/GitHub (Gitlab Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines)

Nice to haves:

  • Experience deploying tests in a multi-platform work scheduling framework like Jenkins

  • Prior experience testing or supporting software at a VFX studio or software vendor

The hiring range for this position in Emeryville is $131,495.00 to $170,170.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

Pixar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We know our storytelling is at its best when we include, celebrate and embrace difference. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Pixar participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. | Follow us on X @PixarRecruiting.

$131.5K - $170.2K/yr (Outscal est.)
$150.8K/yr avg.
Emeryville, California, United States

California, United States (Hybrid)

California, United States (Hybrid)

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