Game QA Engineer

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Quality Assurance • $98,000 PA - $137,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Intrepid Studios seeks a Game QA Engineer to ensure the quality, stability, and performance of their games. Responsibilities include developing and executing automated and manual test cases, designing and maintaining test automation scripts, collaborating with developers to identify and document bugs, participating in build validation and integration testing, analyzing performance metrics, establishing QA best practices, and supporting CI pipelines. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of game testing experience, 2+ years as a QA engineer, proficiency in scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, or C#), familiarity with game engines (Unreal Engine), and strong debugging skills. The role requires collaboration with developers, designers, and other QA team members to optimize QA workflows and deliver high-quality player experiences.
Must have:
  • 5+ years game testing experience
  • 2+ years QA engineering experience
  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, JavaScript, C#)
  • Bug tracking tool experience (JIRA, etc.)
  • Familiarity with game engines (Unreal Engine)
  • Strong debugging skills
Good to have:
  • Proficiency with C++
  • Automated custom game automation frameworks
  • Network testing experience
  • Load/stress testing experience
  • Performance profiling tool knowledge (Unreal Insights)
  • Accessibility testing knowledge
Perks:
  • Competitive pay and significant annual bonus
  • 100% employer-covered medical for employees and dependents
  • Paid vacation & sick days
  • 401k with matching

Job Details

We are seeking a Game QA Engineer to join our Quality Assurance team. This role is crucial in ensuring the stability, performance, and overall quality of our games. You will work closely with developers, designers, and other QA team members to identify issues, automate testing processes, and help optimize our QA workflow.

The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in testing methodologies, scripting, and debugging, with a passion for gaming and a commitment to delivering high-quality player experiences.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute automated and manual test cases for game features, mechanics, and performance.
  • Design, implement, and maintain test automation scripts for regression, functional, and performance testing.
  • Work closely with developers to identify, reproduce, and document bugs using bug-tracking systems like JIRA.
  • Collaborate with Engineering  and developers to understand requirements and ensure test coverage.
  • Participate in build validation, smoke testing, and integration testing for new features and patches.
  • Analyze logs, crashes, and performance metrics to provide detailed reports on defects.
  • Help establish best practices for test automation, QA workflows, and game testing methodologies.
  • Assist in load testing and stress testing.
  • Support continuous integration (CI) pipelines with automated tests to ensure stability in daily builds.
Qualifications 

Required
  • 5+ years of experience in game testing
  • 2+ years as  QA engineering
  • Proficiency with bug-tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Bugzilla).
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or C# for test automation.
  • Familiarity with game engines like Unreal Engine
  • Knowledge of game development processes, including agile workflows and version control systems (Git, Perforce, SVN).
  • Ability to debug issues using logs, crash reports, and debugging tools.
  • Strong understanding of game mechanics, networking, and performance optimization.
  • Experience testing across PC Platforms
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.
Preferred
  • Proficiency with C++
  • Experience in automated custom game automation frameworks.
  • Knowledge of network testing, server-client interactions, and online game testing methodologies.
  • Background in load testing and stress testing for multiplayer games.
  • Familiarity with performance profiling tools like Unreal Insights.
  • Understanding of accessibility testing and compliance standards as it relates to laws for each component under your jurisdiction.

Interview Overview:

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that while this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

  • 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
  • 60 min interview with the Hiring Manager and Team
  • Final interview with the Executive Team
  • References calls & a background check

The Legal Bits:

We offer competitive pay based on market standards plus a significant annual bonus structure. The base salary for this role is between $98,000 - $137,000, depending on skills and experience. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall throughout the range based on these factors.

Job descriptions are not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required of the employee.

We encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process and employer experience.

About Us:

Founded in 2015, Intrepid Studios is the independent developer and publisher of the upcoming and Most Anticipated MMORPG, Ashes of Creation. Based in beautiful Southern California, Intrepid has assembled a veteran AAA team of tremendous talent and experience in the MMORPG industry. The gaming industry can be a turbulent storm of hiring cycles and layoffs. We’ve set out to do something different, to break this cycle and create an independent studio capable of withstanding the chaos of this industry. We’ve brought on-board a team of professionals that hold a diverse set of skills, and who all share a singular goal: making fun games. The studio is designed to be an open place for collaboration and communication, a place that is conducive to team building and success. Our goal is to build a family that will laugh together, play together, succeed together, and stay together.

All posted positions are full-time with generous medical benefit options covered 100% by employer for employees and dependents plus paid vacation & sick days, and 401k with matching. 

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Intrepid Studios will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Applicants of all ages, identities, and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Intrepid Studios will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.

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Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.

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