Senior Software Quality Engineer
Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
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Job Summary
Opportunity:
Thevideo renderingteam owns the high-performance rendering pipeline that powers Premiere Pro an industry-leading non-linear video editing application used by millions of creators around the world.
We areconstantlyevolving the core rendering architecture toward an innovative scalable and performance-firstpipeline. As a Senior Quality Engineerworking on the rendering pipeline you will help ensure thatfeatures and optimizationsship with confidenceat velocity. You will be a guardian of qualityandthevoice of the uservalidatingfunctionalityperformance and workflowimpactsacross complex video editing scenarios.
Responsibilities:
Own quality strategy and execution for featuresandworkflow areas withinPremiere Proand other pro apps.
Create test plans for complex rendering playback editing color and export workflows.
Evaluateuser impact functionality performance and regression risks across feature work and bug fixes.
Partner closely with developers to understand system changes impactedworkflows andappropriatevalidation approaches.
Validate behavior acrossmediaformattypes codecs frame rates resolutions bit depths pixel formats effects sequences and hardware configurations.
Use and extend automationto ship features with high confidence at high velocity.
Help define and improve performance metrics dashboards automation coverage and regression detection.
Participate in design reviews and advocate for testability reliability and user-centered quality.
testingknowledge quality practicesand repeatable processes with adjacent teams.and help break down work for other QE team members when needed.
Collaborate across engineering product automation performance and partner teams to improve release confidence.
Required Skills:
68 years of quality engineering experience ideally on complex desktop creative media graphics or performance-sensitive applications.
Strong QE fundamentals: test planningrequirements analysis risk assessment regression testingroot cause analysisandoverallquality ownership.
Working knowledge of video concepts such as codecs media formats frame rate resolution pixels bit depth coloras well as familiarity with modern video editors.
Experience running debugging and writing automated tests using TypeScript JavaScript Python.
Experience owning quality for large features product areas or complex multi-functional initiatives.
Experience testing both functional correctness and performance-sensitive workflows.
Ability to partner effectively with developers and understand technical abstractions system behavior and implementation risk.
Familiarity with CI systems such as Jenkinsand command-line test workflows.
Ability to interpret metrics dashboards logs automation results and performance signals.
Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate risk influence decisions and represent the user experience.
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Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $$221750 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge skillsand experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.In California the pay range for this position is $153200 - $221750 In Washington the pay range for this position is $142500 - $206275
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In addition certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
