[Hiring] Senior Technical QA @Axented

Role Description

This is a contractor role through X-Team. You will join the client's centralized Unreal Engine team, which supports multiple internal game teams with shared engine tools, plugin compatibility, and client-backend integrations. Because the team manages foundation-level technology for several connected titles, robust validation, fast engine-level debugging, and automated regression testing keep things working for both developers and players.

• Own quality validation gates for major Unreal Engine upgrades (UE4 and UE5).
• Ensure shared plugin compatibility.
• Validate client-server API integrations.
• Troubleshoot cook and package failures.
• Inspect call stacks and crash dumps.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Technical QA or SDET experience inside Unreal Engine 4 and/or 5.
• Deep knowledge of modules, build systems, asset pipelines, and cook/package execution.
• Able to read, debug, and write C++ alongside Blueprints to troubleshoot low-level engine bugs.
• Direct experience building automated test suites with Unreal Automation Framework or Gauntlet.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins or GitHub Actions) and source control (Perforce or Git).
• Strong diagnostics: parsing call stacks, analyzing crash logs, and profiling with tools such as Unreal Insights.
• Hands-on experience testing client-server systems, network replication, and third-party REST API integrations.
• Minimum 6 hours of daily overlap with US Pacific Time.

Requirements

• Experience supporting central tech, platform, or core engine teams serving multiple game projects at once.
• Multi-platform testing across consoles (Xbox Series X, PS5) and mobile (iOS, Android).
• Python or Bash scripting for custom build-validation tools.
• Exposure to live-service online gaming architectures and high-volume backend integrations.

Who does well here

• Thinks like a game developer and a defender of quality: cares whether the engine builds cleanly, and cares more about whether game teams can iterate without blockers.
• Runs toward broken builds. When a cook fails or an upgrade introduces a regression, pulls up the crash logs and fixes the actual problem.
• Prefers reliable automated tools, clean CI pipelines, and shared knowledge over rigid manual gatekeeping.
• Stays grounded when complex C++ crashes and plugin bugs hit, treating them as practical puzzles.

Benefits

• Salary: 25 - 30 USD Per hour