Senior QA Engineer

Senior QA Engineer

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. 

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. 

• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

About the Organization

Quality Engineering team designs, builds, and sustains technology that powers worldwide content production and distribution platforms. In doing so, we contribute to a series of cross-functional services and technologies, including Quality Engineering, Data Analytics, Software Development, Broadcast Infrastructure, and Networking & Security. We validate all work before production, including web, mobile, living room applications, media, services, non-consumer-facing products and more.

As a member of our team, you will strive to accomplish the following goals:

• Contributing to the successful implementation of solutions for complex technical problems.

• Owning the development and maintenance of one or more functional areas of test automation and tooling, execution environments, build systems and tooling used across multiple products.

• Contribute to the successful design & implementation of one or more project features.

• Check-in valuable, clean code daily that adds new features and capabilities.

• Becoming a member of our Quality Engineering team, increasing quality through innovation, automated test creation, curiosity, and thoughtful debate.

Role Location: This is a Hybrid role requiring 4 days onsite (Monday-Thursday) in one of the following office locations:

• Glendale, CA

• Santa Monica, CA

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Collaborate with engineering teams to implement a scalable and high-performing full-stack quality solution.

• Design and develop test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and reporting tools to support the flagship streaming mobile apps Disney+ and Hulu. Lead software development efforts, either independently or by mentoring and guiding a team of junior engineers.

• Continuously identify and pursue opportunities to enhance systems, products, or services with each iteration.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for both end users and project contributors.

• Provide training for end users and developers on automation tools and frameworks.

• Investigate and resolve software framework or environmental issues impacting our services.

• Become an integral member of Quality Engineering team, fostering innovation to increase productivity and championing Disney’s core value of quality.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related.

• 5+ years of related experience in test automation and unit testing frameworks for iOS or Android mobile apps.

• Progressive experience in software development, including front-end UI or back-end services development.

• Proficiency in object-oriented design and expertise in one or more programming languages: Swift, Kotlin, Java, or Node.js/TypeScript.

• Excellent problem-solving skills.

• Strong collaboration skills and familiarity with standard Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) tools such as Jira, Confluence, and version control systems like GitLab or GitHub.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to deliver project tasks on time.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an elevated level of motivation and a self-starting attitude.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience delivering production iOS/Android mobile apps.

• Experience developing applications in cloud platforms. (e.g., AWS)

• Experience working with cloud-based testing infrastructures. (e.g., SauceLabs)

• Experience working with Agile methodologies.

• Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, and continuous integration/delivery systems.

• Experience writing Gherkin syntax to facilitate the development of automated test scenarios.

• Experience developing advanced mocking mechanisms. (e.g., rule-based proxies and dummy-services)

• Experience with test suite/case/run management tools. (e.g., JIRA Xray, etc.)

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $114,900 to $154,100 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. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.