Senior Video Test Engineer

Join our innovative team as a Senior Video Test Engineer, where you will play a critical role in ensuring the video quality, performance, and reliability of our wireless presentation and collaboration products. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and fellow testers to deliver a premium user experience through meticulous video validation, test automation, and issue analysis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure the video quality and performance of wireless presentation and collaboration systems across diverse platforms and use cases.
• Validate features with a strong focus on video streaming, encoding/decoding, playback synchronization, and ensure the Definition of Done is consistently met.
• Develop and maintain automated test cases for video and multimedia functionality using Python, running across platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux).
• Support Test Driven Development (TDD) and promote best practices for video QA and automated testing.
• Share tools, frameworks, and best practices for video test automation with test development colleagues.
• Lead manual and exploratory testing of video features such as latency, resolution switching, frame drops, artifact detection, and AV sync.
• Build and support QA pipelines for automated video quality analysis, release verification, and performance testing.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and developers in an Agile environment to ensure test coverage of video features.
• Ensure video quality in quarterly firmware releases, including regression and stability tests for video pipelines.
• Manage and triage video-related issues from partners/customers, including streaming problems, playback issues, or compatibility errors.
• Debug and analyze logs, video artifacts, and synchronization issues to support development teams in narrowing down root causes.

Requirements

• Fluent in English & Chinese, both written and verbal.
• Solid understanding of network communication protocols (TCP/UDP/RTSP/WebRTC) and related video transmission security (SSL/TLS, DRM).
• Familiarity with video codecs (H.264, H.265, VP9), media containers, and streaming protocols.
• Experience with embedded software and hardware-software integration, especially for video systems.
• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Multimedia Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3–5 years in video QA, multimedia testing, or software testing with video-centric products.
• Experience in manual testing of video systems across Web, Mobile (iOS/Android), or set-top box environments.
• Proficient in using and integrating Git, SVN, and bug tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Pivotal Tracker).
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and log analysis skills, especially for video/audio sync issues.
• Able to proactively identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in video QA workflows and suggest improvements.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional, collaborative environments.
• Skilled in interpreting and testing technical and functional video requirements.
• Detail-oriented, with a passion for delivering high-quality visual experiences.
• Capable of working independently in a structured and methodical manner.
• Solid knowledge of video performance metrics (latency, jitter, frame rate, resolution) and how to test them.
• Deep understanding of software testing methodology, particularly for multimedia applications.
• Constantly seeking innovative ways to enhance video test coverage and efficiency.

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