Epic Games
SDET Manager
Bellevue,Washington,United States
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$10,707 more — $165,818 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $165,818 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer Occupations, All Other" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer Occupations, All Other (15-1299) · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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Green-card follow-through: 60%
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About the role
- At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people.
- Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment.
- We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
Responsibilities
- 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
Requirements
- Experience leading software engineering teams, including mentorship, technical roadmaps, trade-offs, and prioritization
- A 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 TypeScript
- 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
Nice to have
- Strong knowledge of how game engines work.
- Unreal Engine 5 experience is preferred
Compensation
- In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic's generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
- Washington Base Pay Range
- The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below.
- Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale.
- Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren't limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience.
- $155,111 - $258,518 USD
Benefits
- 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 team.
- 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
- Set the team's test roadmap, from unit and API coverage through input-driven end-to-end tests of the editor and runtime
- Turn manual test cases into automated coverage, as well as keep committed tests deterministic and reproducible on any machine
- Increase visibility into test coverage and Cl health for engineering leadership, and influence the vision for the wider SDET organization at Epic
Company info
- Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company.
- For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before.
- As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
- Come be a part of something Epic!
- Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.
- Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
- Note to Recruitment Agencies:
- Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement).
- We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party.
- Further details on these matters can be found here.
- The 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.
- Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design.
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