Associate Lead - SDET

Dream Cricket is a game developer and publisher building console-quality realistic mobile games of international standards from India.  The company is a division of Dream Sports, which has been featured as a ‘Great Place to Work’ by the Great Place to Work Institute for four consecutive years, with brands such as Dream11, FanCode, DreamSetGo, and Dream Foundation in its portfolio.  Founded by India's gaming industry veterans, credited with multiple international award-winning games, Dream Cricket' mission is to reach the hearts of players through deeply engaging, visually stunning, and technically outstanding games. For more information: https://www.dreamgamestudios.in/  Your Role

Framework Development & Maintenance: Designing, implementing, and enhance scalable, robust automation frameworks for high coverage and reliability.

Advanced Test Implementation: Write, execute, and debug complex functional, performance, and integration tests within the Unreal Engine.

CI/CD Integration: Seamlessly integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline for immediate "shift-left" feedback on code changes.

Quality Standards & Audits: Drive high-quality code and testing standards, performing technical reviews and audits of automation code and test plans.

Source Control: Apply advanced skills in Perforce/Git/GitHub/GitLab for branching, merging, and managing test code repositories.

Technical Mentorship: Act as an SME to guide and mentor junior staff on automation best practices, framework usage, and complex debugging.

Must Have

Minimum of 5+ years as an SDET or in a comparable automation-focused QA role.

Strong, demonstrable background in the Gaming Industry, with specific experience testing complex mechanics, ideally in Sports or simulation games.

Expert-level proficiency in designing, coding, and debugging scalable automation frameworks for complex software applications.

Direct experience writing and maintaining automated tests for features built on or interacting with the Unreal/Unity Engine.

Proven ability to define and execute specialized testing strategies for features leveraging AI/ML technologies.

Good to Have

Practical experience using performance profiling and load testing tools to identify and report bottlenecks in game performance.

Experience testing backend services and APIs (e.g., REST, GraphQL) that support the core game functionality.

Advanced skills using Git/GitHub/GitLab for branching, merging, and managing test code repositories.