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Senior QA Analyst
2 years ago
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Kin Care & Holidays*
100% Covered Medical and Company-Sponsored Dental & Vision ( Plans Vary )*
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More*
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Wellness Activities & Programs (Yoga & Zumba)
12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave*
Happy Hours
Company Events
Dog-Friendly*
*Only applies to full-time positions.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Senior QA Analyst with a track record of delivering excellence in the mobile game space. Your leadership will be key in establishing the capability and accountability of both embedded and external QA teams as it relates to feature development and live operations handling. We are a fast-paced and exciting work environment looking for exceptional individuals to join the team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage tasks for embedded QA team and facilitate communication with external QA team to meet deliverable deadlines.
- Act as a representative of the customer with a strong understanding of business goals.
- Create test plans, testing guidelines, and checklists for established and in-development features for manual testing.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to guide a concept through development to release with awareness for both user experience and technical standards.
- Provide qualitative and quantitative reports to the team, including workflow issues & blockers.
- Create and update dashboards that increase visibility into project vitals.
- Lead triage meetings.
- Onboard new team members.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years experience in the QA discipline for games on mobile platforms.
- 1+ year(s) of leadership experience.
- Possesses strong leadership qualities, problem-solving skills, and initiative.
- Familiarity with client & server-based systems.
- Familiarity with Git and branch management.
- A thorough understanding of standard development cycles and workflows for mobile gaming.
- Ability to create an action plan around urgent issues.
- Familiarity with Excel and/or Google Docs.
- Familiarity with freemium social games.
- Familiarity with bug tracking software (Jira, Unfuddle, Bugzilla, etc.) and software development tools (ex. Xcode, ADB Logcat, Charles).Must be detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to multi-task.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A passion for gaming & a strong work ethic.
- Ability to motivate and foster growth amongst team members.
- Ability to prioritize test cases accordingly.
NICE TO HAVE
- Prior role as Lead or Assistant Lead tester experience for freemium social games.
- SQL knowledge.
- Graybox or Whitebox testing experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
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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