Are you an experienced QA tester or manager looking for your next challenge? Are you looking to put your skills to the test and be a key part of our Team? Are you excited to collaborate with a team of innovative and passionate developers in a games studio that has the wellbeing of employees at the forefront of our ethics? AntiMatter Games asks you to read on!
You’ll be bringing your experience and knowledge to our robust QA department working on exciting projects.
Remote and Hybrid working options available
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Managing external QA resources (including group testers and third party partners) to make sure their work is efficient and focused in the correct areas based on the current needs of the projects.
- Refining and maintaining reporting and workflow standards to ensure information about bugs and other elements where testing is required, is processed appropriately.
- Serving as the key contact person for any quality assurance related queries to answer any questions about status.
- Oversight over the current level of quality including periodic reports to key stakeholders and proactively flagging top issues which constitute risks to the projects.
- Working closely with the development team to assist them in developing functioning features, providing assistance where necessary, and ensuring that tickets delivered at the end of Sprints are properly tested and bug free where possible.
- Ongoing daily testing of our games and reporting issues in spare time.
- Attending internal and external playtests, assisting with creating and processing feedback surveys, to ensure actionable and valuable feedback is being provided.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Experience in a QA role, including managerial/planning/coordinating responsibilities.
- Be able to demonstrate extremely strong attention to detail, passion for games (specifically first-person shooters are a plus), and practical knowledge of recent titles and industry best practices.
- Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly, both verbally and in writing, to ensure issues are clearly explained and understood.
- Proactive, autonomous and self-motivating.
BENEFICIAL SKILLS
- Experience with JIRA and/or Agile software development
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5
- Experience with writing test cases, automation scripts, etc.
Why Antimatter?
AntiMatter Games is Cornwall’s largest game development studio. We developed Rising Storm, PC Gamer’s ‘Multiplayer Game of the Year’, and the critically acclaimed sequel Rising Storm 2: Vietnam.
Working for Antimatter means working on exciting and innovative video games every day! We have a strong company culture, where our employees are encouraged to have an excellent work-life balance. We want to support our team to become the best developers they can be, whatever their department.
UK Employees will receive Private Health Insurance, a BUPA Cash Plan and subscription to PerkBox, which includes hundreds of perks, freebies and discounts on its platform.
Based in waterside offices in Truro, the UK's most Southerly city, AntiMatter Games' offices are within a few minutes walk of Cornwall's shopping, culture and eating hub. Accessible by bus or train, and with private car parking, or for the more adventurous, you could kayak to work! Perfectly positioned to explore the tranquil South Coast or the crashing Atlantic North Coast, we offer an unrivalled life/work experience for those making games in the UK.
On weekends and evenings, our team can be found cycling, surfing, kayaking, swimming, beachcombing, walking, enjoying live music or capturing beautiful sights by camera. On rainy days you might find a friendly game of Dungeons & Dragons or a book to read by the fireplace. Sometimes we also play video games!
Other Information
There are Hybrid and remote working options for this role.
We accept non UK applicants however unfortunately there are no sponsorship options available for this role
Successful applicants working outside of the UK will be engaged as subcontractors
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