QA Analyst
Build A Rocket Boy
IT, Quality Assurance
Edinburgh, UK
Posted on Aug 27, 2024
Build A Rocket Boy are looking for a QA Analyst to join the team at this exciting time in the company's journey.
This role will begin as an initial fixed-term contract with the aim to go permanent.
This role will begin as an initial fixed-term contract with the aim to go permanent.
- Department
- Quality Assurance
- Employment Type
- Fixed Term - Full Time
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Workplace type
- Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Test and verify new game features and engine functionalities, ensuring they meet quality standards.
- Cooperate closely with the development team to ensure build coverage and visibility of issues.
- Report and verify bugs, providing detailed documentation, reproduction steps, and insights.
- Analyze data and communicate risks to ensure a smooth and high-quality user experience.
- Collaborate within a Pod structure, working independently and as part of a team.
Requirements
Core Responsibilities:
- Create, implement, and iterate test plans for new game features.
- Develop and maintain test cases throughout the game development cycle.
- Produce detailed test reports for stakeholders, providing qualitative feedback and escalating critical issues.
- Own feature quality and ensure issues are appropriately logged.
- Perform manual testing for performance, stability, and adherence to quality standards.
- Ensure project test plans are being followed and provide updates on progress.
Qualifications:
- Some professional QA experience in a software or game-testing environment.
- Prior experience in QA for game development, with a strong understanding of testing methodologies.
- Experience with JIRA and Testrail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to think analytically, work systematically, and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong autonomous attitude and ability to prioritize tasks.
- Ability to work within a team and under time pressure.
- Fluent in English.
- Passion for playing and breaking games.
Nice to Haves:
- Experience using game engines (e.g., Unreal, Unity).
- Experience with 3D modeling software (e.g., 3ds Max, Maya, Blender).
- Experience testing on PC and current generation consoles.
Benefits
Our Global Benefits & Perks
- Unlimited coaching & therapy — with Oliva, to support your mental health
- Stock Options — everyone owns a piece of our success
- Pension scheme — up to 5% employer matched contribution to finance those golden years
- Socials — office & remote events, play sessions and company-wide parties
- And even more benefits based on your location!
If you’re based in the UK
- 25 Annual Leave + 3 bank holidays - we’re flexible with most bank holidays so you can use the time to celebrate what’s important to you
- Private Medical Insurance - full cover with AXA
- Healthcare Cash Plan - Level 3 cover with Medicash
- Cycle2Work Scheme - lease a bike through us and save on tax too!
- Electric Car Charging - electric car charging at our Port office in Edinburgh, Scotland.
About Build A Rocket Boy
Build A Rocket Boy is an independent game developer, headquartered in Edinburgh Scotland, with operations in Budapest Hungary, the Netherlands, France, and California USA. Led by game developer Leslie Benzies, Build A Rocket Boy’s team includes hundreds of the industry’s brightest development talents with the shared vision to create new and innovative entertainment experiences. Build A Rocket Boy’s first project is EVERYWHERE – a new multi-world game experience that blurs the line between reality and the digital world.
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