A northern game studio founded in 2017 by Technical Artist Bruce Slater and Unity Engineer Freddie Babord.Radical Forge was set up to be a safe haven for game developers to grow creatively, be treated with respect, and have transparency in leadership. Our studio values are why we’ve been able to grow the studio to over 70 employees who work in our Middlesbrough office and remotely.We work to a AAA standard and have worked for hire on some of the most well-known games in the world such as Sea of Thieves, Minecraft Dungeons, Zombie Army 4, and Rust: Console Edition.We’re not only a co-development studio, we also create our own original IPs. In 2020, we released the cat detective puzzle game Bright Paw, which was published by Rogue Games.We’re now working on our largest project to date, our own unannounced IP which has been funded by the Private Division Development Fund.

Radical Forge


Community and Social media Manager

Senior Audio Engineer

Pipeline Engineer

- This assessment gives us an idea of your C++ skills - Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Rockstar Games, Ubisoft, Mayhem Studios, etc. - 10 Multiple Choice questions - Average time to complete: 7 to 10 minutes

Let's assess your Data Structures! 📋 &nbsp;- This assessment gives us an idea of your problem solving skills using DSA - Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: MPL, LILA Games, GSN Games, etc. - 10 Multiple Choice questions - Average time to complete: 7 to 10 minutes

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Let's assess your Unity Skills 📋 - This assessment gives us an idea of your Unity fundamentals - Companies you can apply for after taking this assessment: Godspeed games, Salvation Games, nCore Games, etc. - 9 questions: 9 Multiple Choice - Minimum score needed to qualify: 80% - Average time to complete: 5 to 10 minutes

Fortis Games

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Project Manager III (Design)

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Frontend Game Developer

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer at Fortis Games, you'll be pivotal in building and maintaining quality assurance frameworks.  Key responsibilities include designing and implementing test automation and efficiency tools for QA and Product teams, partnering with QA and Development leaders to define requirements and leverage appropriate technologies. You'll contribute to the architecture and test suite, define tooling and best practices for QA automation, and help shape Fortis' overall advanced test strategy.  This role involves collaborating closely with teams, demonstrating ownership, and contributing to tech innovations within the team.  You'll also be involved in building core test suites and providing support and maintenance for the existing test architecture.

Games where you belong. Come build with us. Visit www.fortisgames.com to learn more.

Senior QA Engineer

Senior People Partner

Sr. QA Analyst

QA Manager

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 <div class="content-intro">Who we are
At Fortis Games we aspire to make great games that bring people together while redefining how game companies work. We believe in building a sense of belonging through our games, their communities, and how we operate and treat each other. Through our game communities, we will create powerful connections and lasting memories. We will foster a culture of diversity, equity and belonging where together our diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds impact the games we make.
We are an early but mighty organization with a leadership team of game industry veterans. There are many opportunities for you to have a big impact on the products we'll be making as well as the overall direction of the company. If you're passionate about tackling difficult problems with direct and thoughtful communication and team first mentality, we may be the right place for you.</div>

 About the role
As a Senior QA Engineer in the Central Platform team, you will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining our quality assurance frameworks, actively contributing to the delivery of team goals and features. You will own and design test automation and efficiency tools for our QA and Product teams. You’ll partner with our QA and Development leaders to identify the best opportunities and technology for our projects and contribute towards the architecture and tests suite to reach our quality assurance goals.&nbsp; This role offers opportunities for growth, research &amp; innovation, and having your ideas heard and making a meaningful impact.
What you’ll achieve
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<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Partner with the Staff QA Engineer and contribute to our central test framework, partnering with QA and Dev leaders in defining ongoing requirements.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Contributing with ideas that enable tech innovations within the team.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Contribute to building a suite of automated tests for internal tooling.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Be part of creating our initial core test suites and have an opportunity to define quality from the early stages.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Provide support and maintenance of our test architecture to the needs and requests of the game and engineering teams.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Contribute to defining tooling and solutions that serve as best practices for QA automation efforts.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Be part of the team defining the overall Fortis QA advanced test strategy for all projects.</li>
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What You’ll Need to Be Successful
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<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Proficiency in programming languages (JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Python) and experience with front-end frameworks (React, Angular) and Node.js.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Contribution to building or extending automation frameworks using libraries such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium WebDriver.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Knowledge of AWS cloud services, including S3, EC2, and messaging services.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Familiarity with RDBMS such as Postgres, preferably with the ability to write SQL queries. Familiarity with MongoDB Atlas would be an asset.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Strong understanding of API contract testing.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Good understanding of Linux environment and CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins).</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Experience working with infrastructure, DevOps, and orchestration tools like Terraform &amp; Terragrunt would be a plus.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to work embedded within a team to identify their technical needs and goals.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Proven ownership and autonomy, driving quality initiatives and projects.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Strong verbal and written English skills required for effective collaboration within a global team.</li>
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There are many reasons to join us, but here are a few:
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<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">We strongly believe we are changing how games studios operate and at the core of what we do is making great games that create a connected community</li>
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<div class="ql-block" data-block-id="block-447fe2c6-0ed1-4f55-aed7-0abbc05c90cf">We're not just about making Games Where You Belong. We're also about building communities where our people belong. That's why Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth.</div>
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<div class="ql-block" data-block-id="block-db04cf6f-5d50-4537-baef-4fedef960b04">Build and grow with a seasoned team of accomplished talent who have left an impactful mark in their disciplines, both in and out of gaming</div>
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Fortis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.</div>
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This assessment gives us an idea of your C++ skills- Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Rockstar Games, Ubisoft, Mayhem Studios, etc.- 10 Multiple Choice questions- Average time to complete: 7 to 10 minutes

Let's assess your Data Structures! - This assessment gives us an idea of your problem solving skills using DSA- Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: MPL, LILA Games, GSN Games, etc.- 10 Multiple Choice questions

Data Structures and Algorithms

Let's assess your Programming Patterns! ????- This assessment gives us an idea of your code architecture skills- Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Dirtcube, PTW, Playshifu, etc.

Programming Patterns

Let's assess your OOPs skills! ????- This assessment gives us an idea of your fundamental OOPS concepts and Solid principles skills- Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Hitwicket, GSN Games, Tomo Club, etc.

Object Oriented Programming

Let's assess your Unity Skills ????- This assessment gives us an idea of your Unity fundamentals- Companies you can apply for after taking this assessment: Godspeed games, Salvation Games, nCore Games, etc.

Unity Game Engine

Radical Forge seeks a Community & Social Media Manager to build and nurture a community around their new IP. Responsibilities encompass community engagement across platforms (Discord, Twitter, TikTok, etc.), content creation and scheduling,  liaising with marketing and development teams, moderating, reporting on player sentiment, and representing the studio at events. The ideal candidate possesses at least two years of video game community management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to create engaging content.  The role involves proactive community building, effective communication, and the ability to adapt strategies based on player feedback. A deep understanding of social media best practices and the ability to foster a positive community environment are essential.

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 <h2 dir="ltr">Our Mission</h2>Radical Forge is a Middlesbrough, UK-based developer that has provided co-development services on a range of AAA and indie titles. In 2021, the company created its first original IP, 'Brightpaw', which Rogue Games published on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series S/X, Google, and iOS. The studio is currently working on the much-anticipated silly, physics-based, sandbox farming game, 'Southfield'.Since its beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to over 60 incredibly talented, collaborative, and creative individuals. We are the sum of our skills, passion, and, most of all, our people. We firmly believe that treating individuals with genuine respect, understanding, and kindness creates a welcoming culture that allows creativity to thrive and for individuals to join together to create games they are genuinely proud of.<h3>
Your Mission
</h3>Radical Forge has created a new publishing team to work on a new IP, and we need a talented person to help us build, curate and foster a community around our game. You would be responsible for the following:<ul>
<li>Ensuring our external community feels listened to, they are responded to and feel deeply connected to the game and to Radical Forge</li>
<li>Being the eyes, ears and heart of Radical Forge and relaying player sentiment and feeding back to us with your excellent communication skills</li>
<li>Moderating and growing a community across all the appropriate channels (including Discord)</li>
<li>Creating and executing community strategies across Radical Forge published IP to support product launches and ongoing promotion</li>
<li>Scheduling content and communications on all relevant channels (e.g. Twitter, TikTok)</li>
<li>Liaise with marketing team to ensure messaging is aligned with overall marketing strategy</li>
<li>Creating and running community events for the games you are responsible for</li>
<li>Track player sentiment and create actionable reports for the dev team (lead meetings with the team to detail these)</li>
<li>Track community engagement and adapt strategies to increase engagement</li>
<li>Liaise with community moderators to ensure all parties are aware of key events, changes or updates</li>
<li>Liaise with third parties (e.g. agencies) to ensure all parties are aligned on strategy</li>
<li>Fostering an inclusive, supportive and kind community that feels heard by Radical Forge</li>
<li>Early identification of product issues and reacting to help Radical Forge understand these to reach speedy resolutions with the help of QA</li>
<li>Excellent reporting skills - not only relaying the day-to-day thoughts and feelings of players but also looking at the trends and, on the reverse, ensuring that the players hear what is happening in the studio</li>
<li>Doing all of this job in a ‘voice’ that is consistent both with the Radical Forge brand and the nature of the individual games</li>
<li>Creating a structure for and operating a monthly reporting system</li>
<li>We are open to your ideas and you will have lots of scope to create compelling community content across various relevant channels, images, written words, competitions, polls, etc.</li>
<li>Communicate with a consistent tone of voice which is appropriate both to the game and to the nature (and brand guidelines) of Radical Forge</li>
<li>Be a representative of the studio’s game(s) at in-person events, where conversations might be had with other studios, press and influencers</li>
<li>Community management can be a tough gig, and while we are dedicated to looking after the well-being of all of our team, we want our community managers to be able to let us know when they need help and to look after themselves</li>
</ul><h3>Ideal Applicant</h3><ul>
<li dir="ltr">At least two years of experience in community management in a video game environment 
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<li dir="ltr">Ability to quickly hit the ground running in managing a community 
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<li dir="ltr">An active or past streamer 
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<li dir="ltr">An active member of several game communities that you are passionate about 
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<li dir="ltr">Experience of working in an ‘indie dev’ environment, understanding the limited resources involved, and being able to find solutions 
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<li dir="ltr">A grass roots/lets do this attitude to getting things done, initiatives off the ground, and communities engaged 
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<li dir="ltr">A good overview of the broader world of games as a consumer and as part of the industry 
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<li dir="ltr">Ability to quickly generate static (and moving) assets using Adobe Creative suite or other tools 
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<li dir="ltr">Comfortable on camera relaying messages directly to your community 
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<li dir="ltr">Understanding of best case practices on social media channels, including and not limited to Discord, Steam, TikTok, Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. 
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<li dir="ltr">Ability to work alone to generate new ideas and tactics but also to work with the development and marketing teams to create new ideas and campaigns 
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<li dir="ltr">Fundamental understanding of the role of video game communities 
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<li dir="ltr">Have a solid understanding of cultural and social norms, and how these influence different community spaces and conversations 
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<li dir="ltr">Ability to craft the tone of communications to appeal to the different audiences on different digital platforms, keeping with the company brand and message 
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<li dir="ltr">Ability to balance the needs and priorities of the development team and the player base to assess and feedback the most important issues 
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<li dir="ltr">A deep understanding of the issues and frustrations of players and the community, and the ability to communicate that deeper knowledge where required 
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<li dir="ltr">Efficient in tools like Player XP or other machine learning player sentiment analysis resources 
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<li dir="ltr">Demonstrate a resilience to the toxicity and difficulties that can arise in video game communities, and an ability to distance oneself from it to make informed and fair decisions when moderating 
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<li dir="ltr">Demonstrate empathy and an understanding of how players are feeling even if it doesn’t resonate with you 
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<li dir="ltr">Ability to see community relations in the wider context of game and company marketing strategies and to contribute to these 
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<li dir="ltr">Strong attention to detail and ability to remain consistent in communication, relaying accurate and up to date information where appropriate 
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<li dir="ltr">Prepared to be flexible in working practices, within reasonable company requirements 
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<li dir="ltr">Knowledge of current legislation and requirements of social media messaging, and safeguarding in community spaces 
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<li dir="ltr">An understanding of how to set objectives and measure success in community management 
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</ul>Radical Forge will be closing for the&nbsp;Christmas holiday period. We will be back on the&nbsp;6th of January so any applications will be reviewed after this date.&nbsp;<hr>This role can be office based, hybrid, or remote within the UK. We will require all applicants to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK. The role will initially be a 12 month contract with the potential to extend after this. <hr>Interested in the job but don't feel you match the criteria? If you feel passionate about this role or joining the Radical Forge team we would still like to hear from you! We value our company culture, and we’re always looking for creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join our team! &nbsp;
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