Job Description
As an Embedded QA Tester, you will work with developers, artists, and designers to ensure an exceptional player experience on a hit franchise. You will test features at every stage of development, from prototype to final release. You will design and execute test plans and cases, identify and document bugs, provide feedback on new features, and participate in daily standups. You will also advocate for quality and the player experience throughout development and help foster a strong playtesting culture across the team.
Good To Have:
- Experience in embedded or integration QA roles.
- Familiarity with game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity.
- Scripting or automation knowledge.
- Understand of platform-specific certification requirements.
- Background in multiplayer or live service game testing.
- Experience testing large-scale open-world games.
Must Have:
- 2+ years of QA experience in the games industry, with a shipped AAA title.
- Strong understanding of software development cycles and agile workflows.
- Excellent communication skills across cross-functional teams.
- Solid problem-solving skills, especially with difficult-to-reproduce issues.
- Passion for video games and a deep understanding of what makes them fun.
- Proficient in bug tracking tools (JIRA)
Embedded QA Tester
We are looking for an experienced Embedded QA Tester to join our team supporting a partner project. As an Embedded QA Tester, you will work alongside developers, artists, and designers to ensure an exceptional player experience on a hit franchise with over 10 million players worldwide. Embedded testers take direction from studio QA leaders up to and including the Director of Production.
This is an in-office role located in Champaign, Illinois or Seattle, WA
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced Embedded QA Tester to join our team supporting a partner project. As an Embedded QA Tester, you will work alongside developers, artists, and designers to ensure an exceptional player experience on a hit franchise with over 10 million players worldwide. Embedded testers take direction from studio QA leaders up to and including the Director of Production.
This is an in-office role located in Champaign, Illinois or Seattle, WA
Key Responsibilities
- Partner directly with development teams to test features at every stage - from prototype to final release.
- Design, execute, and maintain test plans and cases for gameplay, systems, UI, performance, and platform compliance.
- Identify, reproduce, and document bugs using internal tracking tool (JIRA)
- Provide real-time feedback on new features, ensuring alignment with design goals.
- Work with QA leadership to prioritize issues and perform risk analysis on new builds.
- Support CI workflows with smoke testing and regression passes.
- Participate in daily standups, sprint reviews, and feature reviews.
- Advocate for quality and the player experience throughout development
- Help foster a strong playtesting culture across the team.
- 2+ years of QA experience in the games industry, with at least one shipped AAA title.
- Strong understanding of software development cycles and agile workflows.
- Excellent communication skills across cross-functional teams.
- Solid problem-solving skills, especially with difficult-to-reproduce issues.
- Passion for video games and a deep understanding of what makes them fun, polished, and accessible.
- Proficient in bug tracking tools (JIRA)
- Experience in embedded or integration QA roles.
- Familiarity with game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity.
- Scripting or automation knowledge.
- Understand of platform-specific certification requirements.
- Background in multiplayer or live service game testing.
- Experience testing large-scale open-world games.
Physical Requirements
- Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities.
- Must be able to work for extended periods on computer equipment.
- Low to moderate noise levels in the work environment.
- Dogs are regularly present in the workplace.
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