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Lead QA Engineer

Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (Remote)

Lead QA Engineer

1 Month ago • 2 Years + • Quality Assurance

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Job Description

Lead QA Engineer to ensure the quality of mobile games. You'll manage and develop a team of QA Engineers, implement testing processes, and work with various testing tools. Experience in managing QA teams, mobile testing, CI/CD processes, and test automation is essential.

Must have:

QA Team Management
Mobile App Testing
CI/CD Processes
Test Automation

Good to have:

Python Automation
Casual Game Testing
Analytical Systems
Data Analysis

Perks:

Flexible Schedule
Health Insurance

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Lead QA Engineer

Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies. In terms of revenue, we rank among the top 3 in the world and are first among all mobile applications in the EMEA region. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (a third of the world's population), and over 30 million people play them every day.

Team, about the role

We have big plans for the development and growth of our products, which is why we are looking for the most capable experts to join our testing teams.

We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer who'll help take the quality of our games to the next level. Our QA engineers are actively involved in the entire product development life cycle, from requirements generation to post-release support and automation. You'll have the opportunity to directly influence the product and have an active role in the department's growth and development.

Tasks

Providing quality control and testing of game features on mobile platforms at all product development life cycle stages. Making decisions on feature quality, managing bug debt, and taking responsibility for the quality of the delivered product at the team level.
Management and development of a team of QA Engineers (2-5 people), including motivation, technical assessment, supporting employee development, determining the required team composition and its qualifications, conducting technical interviews, and participating in hiring.
Estimation, planning, prioritization, and distribution of tasks at the team level.
Implementing changes and optimizing processes and approaches within the team, as well as monitoring compliance.

Our stack

We perform manual testing on many platforms (the main ones are iOS and Android), use TeamCity to assemble builds, and use Git as our version control system.
We use Qase to work with test cases and track crashes in Sentry.
Data analysis is conducted with Amplitude.
We also use: BrowserStack, ADB/AppCat, Charles Proxy, 3uTools and more.
We automate tests in Python, Pytest, and Appium

Requirements

2+ years of experience in managing, developing, and evaluating a QA team
Excellent knowledge and ability to apply testing theory in practice
Knowledge of the specifics of mobile applications, as well as the details of their testing, development, and release
Understanding git flow, CI/CD processes, and client-server functionality testing
Experience in implementing and optimizing processes
Excellent self-organization and work-planning skills
Proactivity, developed communication skills, flexibility

Preferred

Experience in test automation (ideally in Python)
Understanding of the specifics of casual and match-3 games
Experience working with analytical systems, as well as experience in analyzing complex technical systems with a large amount of data

Our Perks

Flexibility at work

For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.

Caring for health and well-being

We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.

Professional development and education

We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.

Events and merch

We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.