Senior QA Engineer with Test Automation experience

8 Minutes ago • 5 Years + • Quality Assurance

Job Summary

Job Description

CoolGames is seeking a Senior QA Engineer with Test Automation experience to contribute to the full lifecycle of HTML5 casual game development. This role involves manual testing, designing and maintaining automated testing suites using tools like Playwright, identifying and tracking project issues, and ensuring a seamless gaming experience. The engineer will collaborate with an agile, multidisciplinary team, review requirements, draft test cases, and facilitate smooth releases, playing a key role in delivering high-quality products for platforms like Netflix and Discord.
Must have:
  • Testing games manually (black box testing)
  • Identify and track project issues
  • Designing, implementing, and maintaining automated testing suites using tools like Playwright
  • Pay attention to user experience, gameplay mechanics, graphics, and audio elements to ensure a seamless gaming experience
  • Participate in the planning and execution of QA activities throughout all phases of the sprint lifecycle
  • Reviewing and analyzing game design documents and functional specifications
  • Creating test documentation (traceability matrix, test cases, checklists, test reports)
  • Facilitating smooth releases and collaboration with a team
  • Provide feedback and suggestions to improve quality and game experience
  • Good written and verbal communications skills in English
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in software testing
  • A methodical, scientific and analytical mindset
  • Hands-on test automation experience: ability to write, review, and debug end-to-end automated tests
  • Proficiency with at least one modern programming language with a preference for JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Familiarity with Playwright/Cypress/WebdriverIO or another web test automation tool
  • Experience with version control and CI integration (Jenkins/GitHub/GitLab)
  • Expert in Test Design techniques and their applicability on practice
  • Knowledgeable about SDLC and STLC
  • Strong Knowledge about Testing types and their applicability
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies, processes and tools
  • Experience with multiple platforms (mobile, desktop, web, social platforms)
  • Experience with Jira or similar software
  • Experience with TestRail or similar software
  • Proven Flexibility to adapt to changes in project requirements
  • Work your shifts (mostly) in concurrence with the rest of the team to ensure smooth collaboration
Good to have:
  • Experience in gamedev
  • Certification like ISTQB
Perks:
  • An international team of 50+ professionals from almost 20 different countries
  • Work closely with some of the biggest (upcoming) game platforms in the world on high-quality casual games that are played by millions of gamers
  • Competitive remuneration
  • A flexible remote working environment
  • A very open, informal and international company culture where everyone can make a difference

Job Details

Description

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer with Test Automation experience who will contribute to the entire lifecycle of HTML5 casual game development - from inception to live maintenance. As a key player, you'll champion the delivery of top-notch products, becoming an integral part of an agile, multidisciplinary, and creatively charged game development team.

About the role

As a QA Engineer, you take responsibility for delivering high quality products. Your teamwork will be fundamental to the success of the products you work on. During a workday you might be testing, building and maintaining automated tests to speed up regression, reviewing requirements, drafting test cases or collaborating with teammates to figure out tricky bugs among other things.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Testing games manually (black box testing);
  • Identify and track project issues;
  • Designing, implementing, and maintaining automated testing suites using tools like Playwright;
  • Pay attention to user experience, gameplay mechanics, graphics, and audio elements to ensure a seamless gaming experience;
  • Participate in the planning and execution of QA activities throughout all phases of the sprint lifecycle;
  • Reviewing and analyzing game design documents and functional specifications;
  • Creating test documentation (traceability matrix, test cases, checklists, test reports);
  • Facilitating smooth releases and collaboration with a team;
  • Provide feedback and suggestions to improve quality and game experience.

Requirements

About you

You like to troubleshoot technical problems and try to get to the root of why weird error messages come up. You are proactive and used to taking ownership and responsibility. You are not afraid of information analysis. You see yourself as a good team player.

  • Good written and verbal communications skills in English - ability to describe identified issues in a clear and concise manner;
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in software testing (gamedev is a strong plus);
  • A methodical, scientific and analytical mindset;
  • Hands-on test automation experience: ability to write, review, and debug end-to-end automated tests;
  • Proficiency with at least one modern programming language with a preference for JavaScript/TypeScript;
  • Familiarity with Playwright/Cypress/WebdriverIO or another web test automation tool;
  • Experience with version control and CI integration (Jenkins/GitHub/GitLab);
  • Expert in Test Design techniques and their applicability on practice;
  • Knowledgeable about SDLC and STLC;
  • Strong Knowledge about Testing types and their applicability;
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies, processes and tools;
  • Experience with multiple platforms (mobile, desktop, web, social platforms);
  • Experience with Jira or similar software;
  • Experience with TestRail or similar software;
  • Proven Flexibility to adapt to changes in project requirements;
  • Work your shifts (mostly) in concurrence with the rest of the team to ensure smooth collaboration.
  • Certification like ISTQB is a strong plus

Benefits

What we can offer you

  • An international team of 50+ professionals from almost 20 different countries;
  • Work closely with some of the biggest (upcoming) game platforms in the world on high-quality casual games that are played by millions of gamers;
  • Competitive remuneration;
  • A flexible remote working environment;
  • A very open, informal and international company culture where everyone can make a difference.

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About The Company

HTML5 GAMES AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE


Cloud gaming, instant fun!


CoolGames is on a mission to reshape the mobile games experience. In the cloud gaming era, games can now be played instantly and shared among billions of people, straight from the cloud without the need to download the game first.


No matter if you are playing games on social media, messenger platforms or websites. CoolGames is dedicated to developing and distributing the very best cloud-based HTML5 games for every player around the globe today.

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