[Hiring] QA Tester @DECA Games

Role Description

We are looking for a QA Tester with experience in the Video Game industry to work with our multi-talented team to ensure the delivery of high-quality products to our customers. With a keen eye for detail and excellent communication skills, you will ensure that our games, features, and systems work as expected and that we deliver bug-free content on time. Working together with the rest of the QA team, the development department, and various stakeholders, you will have the opportunity to understand all the internal dynamics and impact the way we build our product processes.

This is a dynamic role with high exposure to many aspects of developing and running a unique game.

If this sounds like you, we would love to meet you and discuss it further!

Responsibilities

• Perform manual functional testing across the company's PC, web, and mobile platforms (iOS, Android): Dev Testing, LiveOps Production testing, Development testing functionality and Manual Testing, smoke tests, Unit Testing, regression as well as any additional ad hoc tests both in development, Production and Live Phase.
• Report in real-time proactively with stakeholders regarding QA operations with game defects, and Quality concerns from an end-user perspective including complete steps, identification of root cause, and expected results into communication channels and appropriate bug tracking software along with back-to-back follow-ups until the regression phase.
• Creating and sending test reports upon completion of test activities and actively involved in planning and solving with stakeholders.
• Follow up on issues with the team to ensure that they are fixed and delivered to end users.
• Developing test plans with a strategic selection of test methodologies in advance during the development phase.
• Proactively communicate concerns and risks to Product Teams in a professional manner.
• Creation and maintenance of written documentation of knowledge and processes.
• Assist in backlog and defect grooming with the Producers and Cross Department Leads.
• Owning features and ensuring they are tested thoroughly with assurance of the Quality of the product to be shipped globally.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in quality control and assurance of Video Games.
• Experience in Coordinating QA operations with the Production Team and other Departments.
• Good knowledge of Jira.
• Experience in a remote working culture is a must.
• Experienced in at least one bug-tracking software and the ability to create detailed and efficient documentation.
• Fluent in English and a good communicator, both written and spoken.
• Proven ability to handle stressful situations, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with high motivation, drive to improve, and capacity to learn.
• Able to work independently, adjust to last-minute changes, and understanding of how to prioritize tasks.
• Fully functional PC/laptop - Windows with stable Internet connection with minimum 50Mbps.
• Android and iOS devices dedicated to QA testing.

Nice to have

• Experience with mobile, MMO, and free-to-play games.
• Competency in MS Office and Google Suite.
• Knowledge of the Game Development Process.
• Passion for gaming in various game genres and having played them on various platforms.
• ISTQB certification.

Benefits

• Remote first company culture.
• Flexible work hours to support personal work-life balance.
• Online language classes: English, German, French, Spanish, etc.
• Working in a multicultural environment with people from over 31 different countries.
• Flat hierarchies with an open-door policy.