Senior QA Analyst

Company Description

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Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Senior QA Analyst to join our team in Boston and work on Project Sirius, an upcoming multiplayer game set in The Witcher universe. In this role, the Senior QA Analyst will focus on ensuring the highest quality standards are met by analyzing, identifying, and reporting issues in the game. This person will collaborate closely with developers, strike teams, and the broader QA team to understand incoming work, create and run test plans, and communicate their learnings with the overall team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with developers and designers to gather information for developing and maintaining test plans around key game features and incoming work
• Ensure effective QA documentation and knowledge sharing by creating, maintaining and organizing test documentation
• Conduct comprehensive testing of the game to identify and report bugs, track their resolution and verify fixes
• Test and assess the game's performance and stability on different platforms to ensure smooth gameplay and proper functionality
• Monitor ongoing game development and assess the impact of changes, offering guidance to QA teams to ensure continued coverage and consistency
• Provide comprehensive feedback including mechanics feel, usability, UI behavior, balance, pacing, and overall game flow, ensuring alignment with the game’s design vision
• Serve as a bridge between QA and development teams, ensuring that quality goals are clearly communicated and met across departments
• Prepare detailed reports and actionable insights on test outcomes, presenting key findings to senior management and stakeholders
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to influence project decision-making and align QA objectives with broader production goals

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience working in a similar position
• Experience in creating and verifying detailed test checklists
• Experience in documenting testing processes and bugs using bug-tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail)
• Excellent understanding of the development process working internally in a game studio setting
• Ability to identify and report bugs
• Ability to collaborate with developers and provide constructive feedback on the game and overall player experience
• Familiar with utilizing game engines (Unreal Engine, Unity) for testing
• Ability to think analytically, solve problems efficiently and approach work in a structured, systematic manner
• Strong attention to detail and precision in work
• Team player with strong communication skills
• Passion for video games

Nice to haves

• (Please note that these skills are not required to apply for the position)
• Experience in testing games on various platforms (PC, consoles, VR)
• Basic knowledge of automation tools or scripting for QA automation
• Passionate about The Witcher

Additional Information

Working mode

• Office-First: Working primarily from the Boston office, 3 days a week.

Perks & Professional Growth

• Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
• Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
• REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive subscription benefits, additional medical packages or vouchers and codes to shops and cinemas.
• Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!
• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.

Health & Well-being

• Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
• Health checks — tests and vaccinations at the studio as well as professional advice and guidance from a specialist doctor.
• Psychological care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars.
• Multisport card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
• Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
• Healthy selections — ​​organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee are all at your disposal around the studio. Enjoy!
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

Head office in Warsaw

• Sustainable campus with an eco ethos — solar panels provide green energy, 2000 plants and an air-filtering system to help provide clean air, electric car charging points, flower meadows, and more green features in the works.
• An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and healthy spine classes.
• Car and bike parking spaces.
• A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

Relocation support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings: it’s all covered. Who said moving countries needs to be complicated?
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements, helping out with translations if needed, and much more — we have dedicated teams to help make sure that all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
• Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, paid sick leave, and paid maternity & paternity leave.

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