SDET Manager

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

QUALITY ASSURANCEWhat We DoThe Quality Assurance team owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of all products and functions across Epic. Our team works closely with developers and production to ensure the best possible user experience for our community and customers.

What You'll DoOur SDETs are first and foremost software engineers; they act as force multipliers for quality efforts across the business by providing tools, frameworks, coaching, and education. As we continue to grow a world-class technical organization within Quality Assurance, we are looking for a SDET Manager with proven leadership and test engineering vision for our Unreal Engine  this role, you will

Lead and grow a team of SDETs building automated test coverage across Unreal Engine, as well as mentor and coach SDETS at every career stage

Write and ship production code in the team's test frameworks, tools, and CI integrations, as well as own the team's systems end to end, including design, reliability, and maintenance

Set the team's test roadmap, from unit and API coverage through input-driven end-to-end tests of the editor and runtime

Extend existing frameworks, including low-level, integration, and end to end tests

Turn manual test cases into automated coverage, as well as keep committed tests deterministic and reproducible on any machine

Leverage Al-assisted tools to speed up tool/framework development, test authoring, failure triage, and flake analysis

Increase visibility into test coverage and Cl health for engineering leadership, and influence the vision for the wider SDET organization at Epic What we're looking for Experience leading software engineering teams, including mentorship, technical roadmaps, trade-offs, and prioritizationA track record of writing and shipping production code while leading a team, as well as current, hands-on proficiency in C++ and at least one of C#, Python, or Type Script Strong  knowledge of how game engines work.

Unreal Engine 5 experience is preferred

Experience with automation frameworks and continuous integration at scale, and experience setting test strategy across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels

Experience using AI coding tools in engineering work, and judgment about when their output can be trusted

Ability to learn complex tech stacks quickly and extend existing investments rather than bypass them Clear written communication with engineers, producers, and leadershipEPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFEOur intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match.

We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT USEpic Games​ ​is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and…