Roku - Senior Software Engineer - Automation Testing

Description :

Join our Bengaluru team as a Senior Software Engineer, Test (Automation), and take ownership of building world-class automated testing frameworks for media playback. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain tools that test, monitor, and analyze performance metrics for millions of Roku players in the field. You will create a fully automated media player test suite, extend our in-house mini-CDN infrastructure with programmable network shapers, and develop adaptive content libraries to simulate real-world streaming conditions. Your work will cover VOD and live streams, clear and encrypted content, and integration with DRM license servers.

In addition, you will help integrate AI / ML capabilities into our automation pipelines, from generating intelligent test cases to using ML models for anomaly detection in playback performance data. This role is ideal for an experienced SDET with 5+ years of strong Python programming experience, deep Linux / Unix foundations, and a track record of building robust, scalable test systems for embedded platforms. Experience with C / C++ and media streaming is a plus.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain an automation framework focused on testing media playback at scale.
• Collaborate with firmware and automation engineers in India, the UK, and the US to ensure the media player engine is highly testable, functional, and robust.
• Build and manage an in-house test content library with adaptive streams, VOD streams, live streams, captions, and both encrypted and unencrypted streams.
• Build and maintain dedicated lab setups for automation testing, including release, regression, feature, and performance testing.
• Design and maintain server infrastructure for live video streaming and network condition simulation.
• Develop tools to monitor and analyze player performance in real time.
• Integrate AI / ML techniques into test automation workflows for :
• Automated test case generation
• Predictive performance analysis
• Intelligent log parsing and anomaly detection
• Review feature specifications, write test plans, and develop automated test cases.
• Schedule automated tests, monitor results, and track issues in Jira.

Requirements :

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