Senior QA Engineer (mobile, Web), remote

Our partner is a game studio with a distributed team, registered in the UK in 2018.
Locations: UK, EU (Spain, Poland), UAE, CIS, and other countries, remotely.
Team: 20 people.
✅ Product:
A mobile F2P mid-core game that blends strategy with ARPG raiding. In this asynchronous competitive game, players engage in snackable, action-packed PvE combat while raiding each other's Kingdoms. 

The company is financially stable, the product meets the team's expectations of growing revenue.

We are looking for a QA Engineer for long-term cooperation.
You will be responsible for improving the QA processes and executing test plans for the mobile game and its Web platform. You will collaborate with artists, developers, game designers, and another QA Engineer in a team.

What are you working on?

• At what stage of the project(s)? Release, LiveOps
• Genres: Role-playing, Action
• Platforms: Mobile

Team size and structure?

20 people, mostly Senior level. Locations: UK, EU, UAE, CIS (distributed remote team).

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Define and execute comprehensive test strategies and plans for mobile F2P games - mandatory;
  and web projects - additionally.

• Identify, document, and track bugs and issues, ensuring timely resolution.

• Perform functional, regression, performance, and usability testing to ensure product stability and performance.

• Conduct final testing before release, communicate issues, and send reports on a regular basis to the team.

• Collaborate with the Director of Operations and QA team to continuously improve release and QA processes.

• Collaborate and communicate with cross-functional teams (development, design, art, product management) about features and content, their requirements, and acceptance criteria even before they are implemented to improve overall player experience and deliver the expected level of quality.

• Work with product teams to predict and mitigate risks and QA needs for upcoming events and sales.

• Stay up to date with publishing platform requirements and regulations that may lead to the game not being compliant, and not passing submissions.

• Help to ensure that all content is localized and showing correctly in appropriate languages. 

What kind of professional are we looking for?

✅ REQUIREMENTS:

• 6+ years of total experience in a QA role.

• 4+ years of experience testing specifically mobile games.

• Experience in testing cross-platform multiplayer games, ideally both async and real-time.

• Experience with Web testing and release process, Web browsers, and tools - would be a plus.

• Experience verifying and vetting bugs and managing test databases.

• Knowledge of mobile app release processes and testing services (Google Play, Amazon, App Store Connect Connect, Apple TestFlight, Google Licensed Testers, Microsoft App Center).

• Knowledge of tools such as Xcode, adb, logcat.

• Knowledge of Development lifecycle.

• Experience writing test plans (functional and compliance).

English level:

A Fluent (C1+) level is required.

Strong communication skills: both written and verbal.

The language of communication in the team and documentation is English.

Will be a plus: 

• Experience with GitLab.

• Experience with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

• Experience handling external test teams, such as TestCloud.

• Experience as a software engineer in-game or web development.

• Good knowledge of Unity and experience with shipped Unity mobile projects.

What is important for us in a person?

Ownership: the opportunity to take on more responsibility, and more complex tasks and, as a result, develop professionally. No micromanagement. Each team member has high independence in decision-making.

Growth mindset: the company supports the development of employees, there is a sharing of expertise, and the guys also engage in self-training. The company follows trends, experiments a lot, and aims to create a hit.

Why do we enjoy working here?

An ambitious and driven team, open communication, and a culture where everyone respects each other.

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• B2B contract, long-term cooperation.

• Vacation and sick leaves.

• Flexible work schedule, no overtime.
  Time zone: from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. UK time (GMT+1).

• Decent compensation. The ability to receive a salary in crypto or in another convenient way.