Technical QA M/F (Flight Sim)

Asobo Studio has been creating games for over 20 years, with 25 titles for PC and consoles, including original creations and famous franchises. Currently, over 300 employees work on Microsoft Flight Simulator, A Plague Tale, and HoloForge (XR department). The studio aims to create exceptional and memorable interactive experiences. This role offers the opportunity to work on a legendary video game franchise with high-quality standards and millions of players, gaining a transversal view of the project and contributing to the external developer community.

Must Have

• Improve and implement the SDK test plan
• Test the Microsoft Flight Simulator platform: SDK/Dev Mode
• Regularly communicate with game developers to report and track bugs
• Provide community support on the dedicated platform by investigating reported issues
• Minimum 4 years of experience in video game production
• Strong interest in aviation and/or simulation, especially Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Desire to learn and develop programming skills (web technologies, scripting, C#, C++)
• Good analytical and synthesis skills
• Good investigation and information reporting skills
• Ease of communication with technical interlocutors
• Operational written English (comprehension, writing)

Good to Have

• Experience in modding, covering various subjects: technical, art, audio, debug

Perks & Benefits

• Reimbursement for round-trip travel to Bordeaux for the interview

What is Asobo Studio?

The answer in video from David Dedeine, co-founder and Creative Director of the studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFjvF29zUZM

In short: Innovation x Immersion x Emotion

For over 20 years, we have been behind 25 games for PC and consoles, including famous licenses, original games, and innovative creations.

Today, we work with over 300 collaborators on Microsoft Flight Simulator, the A Plague Tale franchise, and HoloForge, the studio's XR department.

Our goal as a studio is to create exceptional, memorable interactive experiences for our players.

Pursuing this objective is our daily source of inspiration and satisfaction. It pushes us to always do better, to progress, and to surpass ourselves: this is what guides us and gives meaning to everything we do here.

Why is this a great opportunity?

Because you will work on a legendary video game license, with very high quality standards (+90 Metacritic) and millions of players!

You will discover all aspects of simulation, benefit from a transversal vision of the project, and actively contribute to supporting the community of external developers working on the platform.

Your team

You will join the SDK team of the Microsoft Flight Simulator project, under the supervision of Sylvain, Associate Lead Technical QA, and Eric, Lead Engine Programmer.

This role will allow you to interact externally, by responding to our community of third-party developers, and internally, with all development teams (Art, Design, Programming, etc.).

To learn more about the ecosystem, you can consult the dedicated platform:

https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/

Your missions

• You will improve and implement the SDK test plan.
• You will test the Microsoft Flight Simulator platform: SDK/Dev Mode.
• You will regularly communicate with game developers to report bugs and ensure their follow-up.
• You will provide community support on the dedicated platform by conducting investigations into reported issues.

The fundamentals for succeeding in this role

• You have a minimum of 4 years of experience in video game production.
• You have a great interest in the field of aviation and/or simulation, particularly Microsoft Flight Simulator.
• You want to learn and develop your programming skills (web technologies, scripting, C#, C++…).
• You have a good analytical and synthesis mind.
• You have good aptitudes for investigation and information reporting.
• You have good communication skills with technical interlocutors.
• Your written English is operational (comprehension, writing).

The little extras to be even more comfortable

• You have modding experience, which allows you to have seen a variety of subjects: technical, art, audio, debug…

Your application

If this opportunity seems like an exciting new step for your career, we would be delighted to meet you.

We know that some people hesitate to apply when they are not convinced they meet all the required conditions for a position. If you are not sure you meet all the criteria, go for it!

Share with us what you can bring to the project; we look forward to discovering your unique talents, whether for this position or for a future opportunity.

Send your CV, cover letter, and achievements (professional and personal projects) via the form below.

Next steps?

• Review of your application
• Technical test (if applicable)
• Interview with a member of the HR team (remote)
• Technical interview with the project Leads (in person, when possible, and we reimburse your round-trip travel to Bordeaux)

If you want to get to know us better, take a look at our LinkedIn, there are plenty of things to discover about life at Asobo!

See you soon!

The Asobo team

Asobo Studio is an employer committed to affirmative action and equal employment opportunity principles. All qualified individuals will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, or any other non-professional factor.

We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you need a specific accommodation for a position, please do not hesitate to mention it during your interview with the recruitment team.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.