Quality Assurance Lead

The Opportunity:

The Quality Assurance Lead will play a critical role in ensuring the highest quality of our under-development video game. We are looking for someone who is passionate about QA and pushing the craft forward in the service of making world-class games. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is passionate about stealth, multiplayer, and immersively systemic games.

Responsibilities:

• This person will oversee all aspects of QA, from day-to-day testing operations to the strategic development of test cases and management of outsource contract QA teams.
• The ideal candidate will have a solid background in PC and console game testing, including experience with publisher certification processes and a keen understanding of the Games as a Service model and its unique areas of consideration.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Game Development, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in quality assurance for PC or console video games, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience with publisher certification processes (e.g., Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) is highly desirable.
• Experience working with Games as a Service (GaaS) titles and understanding of the unique challenges and strategies related to continuous development and release cycles.
• Has prior experience with non-functional testing (such as performance, scalability, load testing, compatibility etc) in order to enhance functional test coverage
• Strong experience in developing test plans, cases, and effective QA methodologies.
• Experience managing outsourced QA resources and ensuring quality across distributed teams.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across different teams and disciplines.
• Passion for video games and a commitment to quality and innovation.

Preferred:

• Experience or passion for immersive simulations.
• Experience testing Unreal games.
• Experience organizing playtests, in house and with select external partners

Additional Notes

Our people-first approach to game development celebrates diversity, and strives to create a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone is treated equally, with dignity, and with respect. We highly encourage candidates from diverse and under-represented backgrounds to apply, even those that may not directly meet every qualification listed for this role.

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, remote working role, with competitive compensation and a full suite of benefits available anywhere in the United States. All team members may be asked to occasionally travel for key meetings, as part of their job responsibilities. We're required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances of each case, but a reasonable estimate of the current base salary range for this role is $65,000 - $80,000.