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About DIRECTV:

Since our inception in 1994, DIRECTV has been part of millions of American households, delivering favorite shows, sports, and premium content anytime, anywhere. We believe media entertainment is meant to be enjoyed, so we continuously evolve to provide personalized, best-in-class options that exceed expectations. We champion excellence, embrace emerging technologies, and offer industry-leading video services that feel made for each viewer.

About DIRECTV India GCC:

DIRECTV India GCC is our exciting new chapter, a Global Capability Center in Pune where exceptional technical and AI talent come together to solve meaningful challenges and build what’s next. It’s a high-impact, high-visibility environment built to deliver on business-critical priorities. Here, your work directly shapes entertainment technology that reaches millions, while you grow your career in one of the world’s most dynamic talent markets.

Our Purpose:

We’re here to reimagine what’s possible in entertainment, delivering experiences that meet the viewer’s needs, timing, and preferences. With nearly three decades at the forefront, we stay focused on our people, partners, and customers, creating innovative experiences that fit seamlessly into their lives, wherever and however they choose to watch. Driven by values we truly live, we channel curiosity, care, and commitment into innovation, aggregating, curating, and delivering entertainment with exceptional services that bring the future closer every day.

Our Values and Culture:

We built our culture with our people, not for them. Our values unite every teammate which forms a culture grounded in care, challenge, and delivery. They are more than just principles; they are how we operate.

Anchored in a 30-year legacy of innovation and community, we’re building a future better than yesterday – for our colleagues, our customers, and our company.

Position Summary:

To help drive this next chapter, we're seeking a talented and innovative Senior Engineer,



Quality Engineering to join our Non-Functional Quality Engineering - Performance Testing organization. This role is responsible for performance and load testing, cloud and distributed system analysis, application observability, AI-augmented testing, and CI/CD integration. You will collaborate across engineering, architecture, product, quality, security, DevOps, and business teams as relevant to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-quality technology solutions.

The ideal candidate combines robust performance testing and automation skills with practical experience working across cloud-based and distributed applications.

Job Responsibilities:

Technology & Delivery:

- Design and execute performance, load, stress, and endurance tests.
- Analyze application behavior under expected and peak workloads.
- Identify performance bottlenecks and support remediation.
- Develop test automation using Java and Python.
- Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Collaboration & Engineering Excellence:

- Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business and technical needs into effective solutions.
- Participate in architecture, design, code, and quality reviews as appropriate to the role.
- Promote automation, reusable engineering practices, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Support Agile planning, transparent delivery, documentation, and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications:

Required Experience:

- 4 to 6 years of progressive experience in software engineering, quality engineering, platform engineering, data engineering, security engineering, or a closely related field, aligned to the role.
- Demonstrated experience delivering complex enterprise technology solutions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
- Experience operating within Agile, DevOps,



or continuous delivery environments.

Required Technical Skills:

- Performance and Load Testing
- Cloud and Distributed Systems
- APM and Observability
- AI and LLM-Augmented Testing
- CI/CD and DevOps

Preferred Skills & Experience:

- Java Automation
- Python Automation
- Performance Engineering
- Scalability Optimization

Education:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering or equivalent

Note: This position is based in Pune, and applications are currently being considered from candidates based in Pune.

Talent Value Proposition statement:

At DIRECTV India, we're building a culture with our people, not for them, grounded in the values of We Care, We Challenge, and We Deliver. We will focus on building a better future than yesterday for our colleagues, customers, and company. As part of our team, you'll help shape the future of enterprise data platforms, enable advanced analytics and AI innovation, and contribute to business-critical capabilities that impact millions of customers.

If you're ready to bring your expertise, leadership, and passion for innovation to a team redefining entertainment technology, we'd love to have you join us on this journey.

Headquartered in El Segundo, California, DIRECTV has been a household name in sports and entertainment for 30 years. We've grown our global footprint with DIRECTV India, a capability center in Pune built to support our operations and speed up how we build new technology. Here, our teams work on the platforms and products that bring together satellite and streaming, so customers get their favorite content without the hassle of switching between apps or inputs.

From AI-driven personalization to content built around what people actually want to watch, we're shaping what entertainment looks like next, and Pune is a big part of that.

DIRECTV is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on business requirements, qualifications, merit, and performance, without discrimination on the basis of legally protected characteristics under applicable laws.

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