Lead QA

3 Weeks ago • 5-7 Years • Quality Assurance • $73,440 PA - $154,440 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Lightspeed LA seeks a Lead QA to manage a team, create comprehensive test plans using test management software, monitor quality metrics, and communicate findings. Responsibilities include maintaining a culture of fast iteration, problem-solving, and ensuring the highest quality game experience. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of game development QA experience, 2+ years in team management, and experience with bug databases and test plans. They should be proficient in communicating with team leaders and prioritizing problems. Experience shipping games on PC and consoles is preferred.
Must have:
  • 5+ years game dev QA experience
  • 2+ years team management
  • Test plan creation & bug database use
  • Effective communication & problem prioritization
Good to have:
  • Shipped PC/Console game
  • Web services, automation tools experience
  • AAA asset/code pipelines familiarity
  • Console build/deploy pipeline experience
  • Perforce (source control)
Perks:
  • Free daily lunch
  • Beverages, snacks, fresh fruit
  • 401k match
  • Monthly cell phone reimbursement
  • Financial wellness sessions
  • Flexible spending account
  • Team building & company outings
  • Parental leave
  • Company-paid health insurance
  • Life & disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Wellness training
  • Travel insurance
  • Preventive care

Job Details

About the Hiring Team

Welcome to Lightspeed LA, the first U.S.-based, AAA game development studio for Tencent Games. Lightspeed LA is focused on building open-world games that emphasize an ambitious living world, sophisticated player-driven gameplay, and mature, thoughtful storytelling. We are developing the first in a series of genre-defining titles.

Why join Lightspeed LA?

For us, it's not only about the exciting, new AAA open world game we're developing but also about team values and studio culture. We foster an open and transparent environment where everyone feels comfortable providing constructive feedback about all aspects of our games.

● We encourage the showing of work that's still in progress.
● We don't attack or question unfinished work, we celebrate its promise.
● We have a No Blame Culture where we blame the problem, not the person.

This is a safe place to fail, and we don't view failure as a negative, but as the natural result of pushing boundaries and trying new things. We create together. We face Challenges Together. We succeed together.

What the Role Entails

LightSpeed LA is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Lead QA to join us in sunny Irvine California. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for games and enabling developers to deliver the most polished experience for our players. Join our team of industry veterans and help us build a team and culture of respect that pushes boundaries while having lots of fun.
 

Responsibilities:

  • Help maintain a culture of fast iteration and practical problem solving.
  • Manage a team of QA testers and own quality of team deliverables.
  • Create comprehensive test plans to ensure coverage of the game through test management software.
  • Create, monitor, and control metrics impacting product and team quality.
  • Communicate QA findings, updates, and assessments with internal and external team members.
  • Maintain well versed knowledge of the overall game, development processes, and test tools in support of the project.

Who We Look For

  • Passion for games and the tech that makes them come to life.
  • 5+ years of experience as a game developer with a focus on quality assurance.
  • 2+ years of experience in team management.
  • Experience working in a bug database and developing test plans.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with other team leaders and gather requirements.
  • Experience prioritizing problems and providing solutions.
  • High comfort level extending and improving testing procedures and methodologies to match a project's development cycle.
     

Preferred:

  • Shipped a game on PC and Consoles.
  • Experience with web services, productivity, and automation tools.
  • Familiarity with AAA asset and code pipelines.
  • Familiarity with console build and deploy pipelines.
  • Experience with source control systems such as Perforce.

Why Join Us?

Perks and Benefits:

Just some of the benefits of working with us here at our newly built studio in Irvine, CA.

● Free daily lunch
● Beverages, fresh fruit, and snacks
● 401k with employer match
● Monthly Cell phone bill reimbursement
● Financial wellness sessions
● Flexible spending account
● Team building and company outings
● Parental leave for new parents
● Company paid health insurance
● Life and disability insurance
● Employee assistance program
● Wellness training
● Travel insurance
● Preventive care

If the above sounds like you, or if you'd like to know more about the role, we'd love to hear from you to see if we might be a good fit for each other! Contact us for more information about this exciting opportunity.

Location State(s)

California

The base pay range for this position in the state(s) above is $73,440.0 to $154,440.0 per year. Actual pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as other medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the specific position offered.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

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