Gameplay QA Lead

59 Minutes ago • 2 Years + • Quality Assurance

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Job Description

Epic Games seeks a Gameplay QA Lead to manage internal and external QA analysts and programmers for Fortnite Battle Royale. Responsibilities include assigning tasks, developing testing plans, conducting risk assessments, auditing test plans, and advocating for player experience. The role requires strong communication, time management, and problem-solving skills, along with experience using defect tracking tools like Jira. The lead will build and iterate upon QA processes to improve efficiency and collaborate with developers and production teams to ensure high-quality gameplay.
Must have:
  • 2+ years QA management in games
  • Excellent time management
  • Detailed issue documentation
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience with Jira
  • Leadership and coaching skills
Good to have:
  • Experience using qualitative metrics
  • Experience with risk assessment

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

What We Do

The Quality Assurance team owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of all products and functions across Epic. Our team works closely with developers and production to ensure the best possible user experience for our community and customers.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is looking to expand its internal Quality Assurance team. We are looking for serious QA professionals with wide ranging skills and experience who want to work embedded on a development team. This position owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of a given feature, function or set of work, where you will be part of a rapidly iterating development team working closely with developers and production. If you're excited about working in a fast-paced environment and are highly motivated to ensure the best possible user experience, then we'd like to speak with you! 

Epic is seeking a QA Lead to join our Fortnite Battle Royale Gameplay team. You will be leading a group of internal and external analysts and engineers, focusing on quality of Battle Royale gameplay, items, vehicles and more for our players to actively engage with every season.

We are a tight group within a large organization that prizes intelligence, creativity, and nimble problem-solving skills. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter with game content QA management experience that has a passion for developing and leading a quality strategy.

In this role, you will

  • Assign, supervise, grow and evaluate the performance of internal and external QA analysts and QA programmers in testing, documentation, and risk assessment
  • Develop a plan that solves the week-to-week testing requirements and expectations to uphold quality in designated areas
  • Organize staffing and available tools to reach goals, as well as find gaps
  • Audit test plans and identify and correct testing gaps
  • Develop feature by feature risk assessments using appropriate data and raise these risks at the leadership and product owner levels
  • Build and iterate upon QA processes to shift quality left and reduce manual effort
  • Advocate for player experience and fun

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of QA management experience in the games industry
  • Breathtaking time-management and multitasking capabilities
  • Skilled writer of detailed issue documentation and test plans
  • Strong communication skills, ability to advocate for quality and push back when necessary
  • Experience using qualitative metrics to measure types of fun
  • Expert user of defect tracking tools such as JIRA
  • Selfless collaborator with and inspirational leader of small teams on short deadlines
  • Experienced coach of developing individual contributors

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (excluding CA, NY, & WA).

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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About The Company

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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