Senior QA Analyst

Who we are: 

Let's have fun shaping your future!

We are Socialpoint, a world-renowned mobile game studio proudly part of the Zynga & Take-Two Interactive family. We’re the creators of hits like Dragon City, Two Dots, Top Troops, and Monster Legends, loved by hundreds of millions of players around the globe. We craft the best social games, bringing joy from Barcelona to the world. Now, we want to bring the world to Barcelona! At Socialpoint, work and play intertwine seamlessly, and we celebrate the diversity that makes us stronger. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’re welcome here. Join us for a future where making games is as thrilling as playing them!

Position Overview:

We’re looking for a Senior QA Analyst to help raise the quality bar in one of our live games. You’ll be embedded in a cross-functional feature team, working alongside developers, UX/UI designers, product managers and vendor teams, where your ownership, initiative, communication, analysis and critical thinking will be essential.

With deep QA, technical and project expertise, you'll be responsible for driving quality the feature team, owning testing strategies and ensuring testing best practices are followed across internal and vendor teams. You’ll be hands-on with manual testing, while also mentoring others and continuously improving our QA processes.

What You'll do: 

• Design and maintain test strategies, regression plans, cross-feature plans and test cases covering manual, non-functional and possibly automation.
• Own the testing execution across multiple features simultaneously, ensuring delivery within scope, time and quality standards.
• Communicate complex issues and solutions in a clear and concise manner.
• Actively identify test coverage gaps and continuously improve quality and efficiency
• Guide and mentor more junior team members and/or external vendor teams (task estimation, coordination and prioritization).
• Keep QA documentation up to date and accessible.
• Collaborate and share knowledge between other QA teams across the organization

What You Bring: 

• Strong experience working in a game studio, ideally within cross-functional feature teams.
• Strong initiative and ability to communicate proactively; always looking for new and better solutions to existing challenges.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, proactive in surfacing issues, ideas and improvements.
• Experience leading and coordinating external QA teams to execute test strategies effectively.
• Expert understanding of QA methodologies and terminology, particularly in mobile games.
• Deep understanding of test strategy optimization and risk-based testing.
• Strong experience participating in agile rituals such as sprint planning, retrospectives and estimations.
• Familiarity with test management and task tracking tools, preferably TestRail and Jira.
• Experience testing on pre-production and prototyping phases.
• Solid knowledge of QA workflows in LiveOps.
• Comfortable collaborating with disciplines like engineering, product and UX/UI departments.

Bonus Points: 

• ISTQB/ISEB Foundation certifications or equivalent certifications
• Experience working on mobile platforms: iOS, Android, and Amazon
• Experience testing client/server interactions
• Understanding of how software architecture influences the amount of testing required, including optimizing tests that use the same code paths.
• Familiarity with development environments such as Xcode, Visual Studio, Android SDK, Unity, Unreal or similar
• Familiarity with source control and branchings, such as GIT or SVN
• Experience of technical areas and tooling: Network tools, Performance tools,
• Analytics tools, API test tooling, Automation frameworks, device farms or similar
• Unity experience specifically testing or automation

What's in it for you as a Socialpointer?

• Hybrid working model from home and office. What does this mean? You need to live within commuting distance of our Barcelona office to attend important meetings and events.
• Relocation support to help you move to Barcelona, if you're not already here.
• An impressive 25 days of annual leave, not including public holidays.
• An additional 5 days of annual leave during Christmas.
• Full Catering for Breakfast and lunch at the office 
• Private medical insurance for you and your family to keep your health bar full.
• Choose from the latest iOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet).
• Free language lessons in English and Spanish.
• Spotify Premium to add a special soundtrack to your adventure.
• Legendary social events and parties to let off some steam.
• Personal development is key for us: enjoy a significant budget to enhance your skills and knowledge, providing real growth opportunities!

What We Offer You:

Coming to work in the office? Don’t worry – we have you covered. Check out some of our onsite benefits:

• Gym Facilities: Want to stay in shape? We have state-of-the-art gym facilities so you can level up your build stats.
• New Office: Enjoy our brand-new office, complete with top-tier amenities, including a professional barista and delicious breakfast options.
• Onsite Physiotherapist: Book an appointment with our onsite physiotherapist for any aches and pains.
• Onsite Hairdressers: Drop by our onsite hairdressers for a trim (and forget your wallet; it's a Guild perk).

The list just goes on & on... so get your game on and apply now! Click “apply” to level up and submit your application in English.

Diversity & Conclusion Statement:

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at recruitment@socialpoint.es to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Socialpoint does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Socialpoint also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Socialpoint’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).