Playrix seeks a Lead QA Engineer to lead a team responsible for testing a complex Unity-like engine and editor. You'll drive quality assurance, manage bugs, develop automated testing, and manage a team of QA engineers. Strong Python programming, testing theory, and experience with consoles are essential.
Lead QA Engineer (Resources Team)
About the company
Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.
Team, about the role
We have big plans for the development and growth of our products, so we're looking for a Lead QA Engineer to join the Resources Team. This team develops ways to package and deliver our games to players, as well as optimizing game resource processes and creating tools for working with them. You'll be working with a complex system that'll allow you to implement and improve your technical skills, including skills in automated testing.
Tasks
Providing quality control and testing the functionality of a complex product, a Unity-like engine and editor
Taking ownership of the quality of the delivered product and the management of bugs at the team level
Developing automated testing at the team level
Managing and developing a team of QA engineers (2-3 people)
Developing and implementing changes to team processes
Requirements
4+ years of experience in testing, 2+ years as a team leader
Experience in Python programming (or willingness to switch to it)
Excellent knowledge of and ability to apply testing theory in practice
Experience working with consoles (and/or knowledge of Bash)
Understanding of Git flow and CI/CD processes
Understanding of software architecture and development life cycle
Skills in people and project management
Preferred
Experience in video game quality assurance
Experience in testing technically complex systems
You'll like working with us because you'll have the opportunity to:
Influence products that are loved by millions of people around the world
Work with professionals who have unique expertise in mobile game development
Develop both within QA (from manual testing to automation and management) and outside this role
Make processes and approaches more efficient without lengthy approvals or bureaucracy
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.