Software Quality Engineer
12+ Months W2 Contract
Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
Benefits Youโll Love:
- NextDeavor offers health, vision and dental benefits for contract employees
- Paid sick leave eligibility is contingent on state of residence
- Optional 401k Plan (excludes employer match)
- Opportunity to get your foot in the door at a well-established corporation
Hereโs how youโll make an impact on the team:
- Work on black-box testing of Adobe Premiere video editing application
- Create automation scripts and tests that can be run within the existing automation system
- Test features related to playback and export performance
- Test features on Windows and Mac platforms
- Work on ensuring the highest quality, performance and scalability
- Collaborate with global teams on a regular basis
Hereโs what youโll need to be successful in this role:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Strong background testing professional video or media applications (e.g., Premiere Pro, After Effects, Resolve, Avid, Final Cut Pro), with deep familiarity with NLE editing workflows.
- Expertโlevel handsโon experience using Premiere Pro (or similar NLE) for timeline editing, effects, transitions, and export workflows in real productionโstyle projects.
- Proven expertise in validating visual quality for effects and transitions (artifacts, blending/compositing issues, temporal glitches, frame accuracy) across both firstโparty and thirdโparty plugins.
- Demonstrated experience in performance and reliability testing for media applications: playback FPS, scrubbing responsiveness, render/export performance, and stability under heavy, complex projects.
- Proven ability to design, implement, and maintain comprehensive test strategies and plans for large, multiโfeature areas, including functional, regression, and performance coverage.
- Solid experience with test automation and scripting (e.g., Python/JavaScript or similar) to build or extend test harnesses, automate scenarios, and analyze logs/metrics.
- Track record of driving issues from discovery to closure: excellent defect isolation, clear reproduction steps, highโquality bug reports, and effective collaboration with developers and PMs
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical issues, tradeโoffs, and risks to both engineering and nonโtechnical stakeholders.
- Previous experience with GPU related testing would be preferred.
Pay Range:
$72.00 - $80.98/hour
Ready to make your mark? Take the leap and apply directly here: <https://nextdeavor.thepioneers.ai/jobs/4b6854de--software-quality-engineer> โ your application is in good hands.