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Senior QA Analyst
3 years ago
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays*
100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan*
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More*
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Wellness Activities
Happy Hours
Company Events
Dog-Friendly*
Cat-Friendly*
* Only applies to full-time positions.
We are looking for a passionate & proactive Senior QA to join our team in the Cedar Falls Iowa studio! As a Senior QA, you test all aspects of our client libraries and various SDK integrations within our testing application. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the gaming industry's top professionals, drive quality standards that directly influence the experience of millions of people playing our games.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain and contribute to the creation of test plans, scenarios, scripts and procedures for a live product.
- Be a champion of QA best practices, promoting them to the whole team.
- Work together with the Engineering Manager and Project Manager to ensure quality and timely progress of development.
- Embedded into the development team, you’ll work directly with members in Iowa and L.A. to ensure quality throughout the development cycle.
- Monitor several branches simultaneously.
- Provide qualitative and quantitative reports to the team, including workflow issues & blockers.
- Keep all relevant testing documentation up to date and available.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum three years of experience as a QA Tester, preferably in game development.
- At home in an Agile development environment working within multidisciplinary teams.
- Proactive, results oriented, self-starter with a strong sense of ownership.
- Analytical skills, a natural problem solver, and know how to find out what you don't know already.
- You appreciate an open and honest environment, and your communication skills are up to the task of participating in the same manner.
- JIRA, TestRail or other Bug tracking software knowledge.
- Familiarity with standard practices and procedures in the mobile QA field.
- Management experience in a team-oriented workplace is a plus.
- Knowledge of automated testing & coding skills are nice to have.
CHECK OUT LIFE AS A JAM CITIZEN:
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.
Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.
ABOUT JAM CITY
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.
Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.
The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.
Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.
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