Junior QA Analyst

As a Junior QA Analyst you will be embedded within a game development team where you will be testing content and giving qualitative feedback on game mechanics, design and balancing to push out the best possible content. 

What you'll be doing:

• Learns test processes, and application of test techniques 

• Create simple and concise test cases covering different game functionality 

• Execute different test cases and testing activities (e.g. playtests) 

• Report bugs, feedback, and risks, following team standards

- Investigate player bug reports and report on findings 

- Test game content and report identified bugs 

- Analyse game content and give objective feedback 

- Identify and escalate risks that could impact game quality or player satisfaction 

• Work as part of a multi-discipline Scrum team developing and testing content and fixes 

• Learns responsibilities of a tester within Scrum ceremonies 

What we're looking for:

• Good understanding of video game structure and components e.g. UI, loading, inventory systems, multiplayer lobbies, balancing, narrative etc. 

• Has basic knowledge of Software or Video Game development process, core roles involved in development, and primarily the function of QA within development 

• Good verbal and written communication skills, able to work in a team collaboratively 

• Familiarity with PC operating systems and hardware, and basic knowledge of this for Mobile 

• Enthusiasm and passion for learning new technologies, QA skills, and games development 

• Software/Video Game-related degree or other qualifications are a plus, but not mandatory 

• In-depth product (RS/OSRS) knowledge is a strong plus, but not mandatory 

What we offer:

When you join Jagex you can look forward to a generous Perks & Benefits package including:

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Employee Assistance Programme & onsite Counselling.
• Life Insurance.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!

Collaboration is at the heart of Jagex. We love getting together with our teams to share ideas and socialise.

If you live in the UK, we offer a flexible working model that empowers you to work in the way that suits you best, while also getting the best from your working relationship with all the great people you’ll be connecting with here. We support you to be set up for success no matter where you log in.

Flexibility really is the key to how we set up working schedules, we’ll discuss your needs with you and be transparent about the working schedules of the team you’ll be working with during our interview process.

About Jagex:

Make forever games with us.

Jagex is a thriving international games company with a growing library of forever game IPs for core gamers. We have such huge expertise at running games for the long term that we re-define expectations for what evergreen success looks like.

We create spaces for our players to come together – with each other and with us – inside and outside of our games. We empower our players with real influence on the game’s evolution. We help our players belong. Our community experiences give players a greater stake in what they’re playing, creating loyal forever fans.

These strengths inform our vision of our studio as a thriving international games company with a growing library of forever game IPs for core gamers. Our forever games will nurture sizable communities whose loyalty provides consistent revenues.

This in turn drives our mission: We create forever fans by empowering our community. We give players experiences worthy of their long-term time investment and actively collaborate with them to shape the games and the community for the better.

If this is something you want to be a part of, get in touch.

We have 500 of the industry’s most talented individuals in our Cambridge studio; if you share our values and ambition, we’d love to talk to you. Worried you don’t meet all the requirements in the spec? Your attitude, fresh perspective and experience is just as important to us; if you think this could be the perfect job for you, let’s talk.