Poncle are an indie studio and the makers of Vampire Survivors. The game has had successful launches on Steam, Xbox PC & Console, and Nintendo Switch. We are a small team working remotely around the UK.

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QA Engineer

Senior Tech Artist

The QA Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality experience for players. They will work within a fast-paced, collaborative team to test Vampire Survivors on all platforms. This includes structured testing and creative testing, following industry best practices. The engineer will collaborate with the development team, regress issues with images, videos, and save files, and continuously learn new methods and technologies. They will also ensure test plans are followed, update them as needed, and report and track issues to improve the game update process by monitoring Steam Forum, Discord, Reddit, and other community platforms.

<h2>About Poncle</h2>
We’re poncle, an award winning independent studio based in the UK. Formed due to the smash hit success story,Vampire Survivors, we’re planning big things for the future and we're looking for people to be part of the journey. We’re a fully “remote first” studio with a HQ based in London.

<h2>We are looking for a QA Engineer </h2>
The QA Engineer will work in a fast moving, collaborative, cooperative, cross-disciplinary team environment to ensure the highest quality experience to delight and dazzle our players.
<h2>What do our QA Engineers do?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Reporting to the Lead QA and Release Manager, work with them to test Vampire Survivors on all platforms.</li>
<li>Ensure our game has been put through its paces in both a set structure as well as free forming creative testing.</li>
<li>Follow games industry best practices and processes.</li>
<li>Work with the Dev team, helping regress issues images, videos and save files.</li>
<li>You're constantly learning new methods and technologies whilst investigating new techniques and tools.</li>
<li>Ensuring that relevant test plans are followed and updated when new functionality is added in game.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Reporting and tracking issues to improve the game update process. This will involve looking at Steam Forum, Discord, Reddit and other social platforms from the community.</li>
</ul>
<h2>What do we look for in a QA Engineer?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Have an understanding of games and being a fan of video games is a basic entry level requirement.</li>
<li>Know how computers tick, and have an endless passion for trying new techniques and finding better ways of doing things.</li>
<li>Experience with at least one previously released game in a role focusing on manual testing for game development.</li>
<li>Knowledge of ticket tracking systems (Jira, Click Up, etc.)</li>
<li>ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing is a nice to have but is not mandatory.</li>
<li>Can communicate with both programmers and other team members from other disciplines.</li>
<li>A self starting, problem solving, initiative and can-do attitude.</li>
<li>Our tech stack is a combination of Unity game engine and our own codebase, it's not a requirement that you can program, but knowing how to read code would be a plus.</li>
<li>Candidates must reside in the UK for this position.</li>
</ul>

Poncle fundamentally believes in cultivating a culture and workplace that is committed to fun and professionalism, we celebrate all backgrounds, lifestyles and perspectives.
Together, we create a space where authenticity, transparency and career enjoyment are the name of the game. We fundamentally understand the importance of diversity and that is fostered in everyone.
Poncle are an equal opportunity employer and we strive to build a team that represents all walks of life, we want our people to bring their very best every day and the things that make them unique is what makes us unique.
<h1>Apply for the job</h1>
Do you want to join our team as our new QA Engineer? Then we'd love to hear about you!

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