Development Sr. Tester

4 Months ago • 3 Years +

Testing

Job Description

As a Development Sr. Tester, you will work closely with scrum teams and product owners to ensure releases meet high-quality standards. You will be the Subject Matter Expert for assigned projects, contributing to test effort estimates. You will also identify solutions to optimize the QA process and ensure timely deliverables, collaborate with stakeholders, and participate in Scrum ceremonies. Responsibilities include defining release criteria, performing tests, communicating risks, and managing bug entry. You will use KPIs to improve the quality of QA deliverables and provide mentoring to team members. This role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual.

Must Have:

3+ years of gaming/software testing experience.
Work in an agile environment and share technical information.
Knowledge of game/software development framework and QA role.
Experience with testing a game from concept to live ops.
Strong attention to detail and solve complex problems.
Come up with quick and creative solutions.
Prioritize work tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrate initiative and think outside the box.
Basic understanding of the Unity game engine.
Proven experience with test case management.
Performance and productivity-oriented towards quality outcomes.
Proficient with industry standard QA Tools.

Perks:

A fun and dynamic community.
Additional Days Off.
Professional and friendly work environment.
A competitive compensation package.
Awesome and talented colleagues.
Support from all your teammates.
Access to training and learning programs.

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About Us:

At Amber, we're always on the hunt for the most talented individuals in the industry to join our team. We're dedicated to delivering top-notch service to our customers and know that our employees are key to making that happen. We offer attractive compensation packages and plenty of chances to grow with us, and we're always on the lookout for ways to do things better. Our team works together towards common goals, and we value each member's contributions to our mission of continuous improvement and innovation.

The Quest:

Work closely with all scrum teams/product owners to make sure each release meets high- quality standards.
Become the Subject Matter Expert for the assigned project. Be the central contact person for multiple assigned areas based on experience.
Contributes to test effort estimates based on experience, tools and historical data.
Identify and provide solutions to optimize the current QA process and ensure we provide quality and on time deliverables.
Actively collaborating with developers, designers, and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, especially in terms of testability, consistency and completeness.
Participating proactively in backlog refinement, sprint planning, team retrospectives, and other Scrum ceremonies.
Define release/acceptance criteria for every QA verifiable deliverable.
Perform daily smoke tests to ensure the stability of the build.
Works alongside developers, artists, and designers to perform specific tests.
Executes various levels and types of testing such as smoke, sanity, exploratory, functional, regression tests.
Communicates risks and dependencies to ensure that they have visibility and are addressed.
Raise any issues blocking the QA process in a timely manner.
Review database issues to make sure the correct severity/priority was assigned.
Publish/respond to issues, where required, while working closely with the Product Owner.
Manages bug entry to minimize invalid and duplicate issues
Be the voice of quality for the product by providing qualitative or design feedback from a player’s perspective.
Use KPIs to improve the quality of the QA deliverables.
Offer training assistance if needed in onboarding new testers
Provides mentoring to team members as needed.
Creates, updates and maintains test scripts, test cases, test scenarios, project documentation and QA documents.
Executes an assigned portion of the test plan.
Takes ownership for own development and career management, seeking opportunities to develop personal capabilities and improve performance.

The Skills:

3+ years of gaming/software testing experience.
Willingness to work in an agile environment and can share complex technical information with different teams and partners, within or outside of the quality assurance team.
Knowledge of game/software development framework, milestone requirements and QA role/development team deliverables at each stage.
·Experience with testing a game in various phases of its development, from concept to live ops.
Strong attention to detail and demonstrated the ability to solve complex problems.
Skills and the ability to come up with quick and creative solutions.
Ability to prioritize work tasks in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
Ability to demonstrate initiative, adaptability, and to think “outside of the box”.
Basic understanding of the Unity game engine.
Understanding and proven experience with test case management.
Performance and productivity-oriented to drive towards quality outcomes and results.
Proficient with industry standard QA Tools (Jira, iTunes, ADB, etc.)
Good communication skills in English, both verbal and written.