At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, we are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play. Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.

　　We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community.

　　Mojang Studios is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Quality team. As a Senior Software Engineer focused on quality and test automation, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and performance of Minecraft. Your job will be to empower the team to expand the test coverage and diagnostics collection that keeps our product quality high. You will partner closely with feature teams to design, develop, and implement robust test automation that they want but haven’t been able to build yet. You’ll make it easier for us to catch and fix bugs, and to keep them out. In this role, you will be ensuring the quality of one of the most popular and long-lived games in the world!

　　Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

　　Responsibilities

　　Embed into feature teams to understand requirements and identify automation opportunities.

　　Design and develop automated tests and tools to validate the functionality, performance, and reliability of Minecraft in a scalable, reliable and efficient way.

　　Continuously enhance and optimize test automation processes, methodologies, and best practices.

　　Collaborate with the development team to promote a culture of quality and drive quality initiatives throughout the software development lifecycle.

　　Be a technical leader and mentor engineers.

　　Other

　　Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)Qualifications

　　Required Qualifications:

　　Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, or Python

　　OR equivalent experience.

　　1+ years of experience developing in modern C++.

　　1+ years of experience in software development in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C++).

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.

　　Experience in designing and implementing test automation frameworks and strategies.

　　Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

　　Passion for quality, continuous improvement, and delivering quality games.

　　Familiarity with tooling ecosystem for Android, MacOS/iOS, PlayStation or Nintendo.

　　Experience mentoring engineers and/or technical leadership of a project.

　　Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,800 - $238,600 per year.

　　Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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