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[hiring] Qa Test Specialist @deca Games šŸ”„


Mar 24, 2023 - Deca Games is hiring a remote QA Test Specialist (m/f/d). šŸ“Location: CET (UTC+1).

About DECA Games

We believe that games should be played for decades but many are abandoned even when a loyal community is screaming to keep them alive.

DECA

specializes in acquiring games from other developers and reinvigorating them to continue to entertain for decades. When other studios see an old game, we see an amazing set of problems to solve and a huge opportunity.Ā 

DECA

is a remote company with over 260 people in over 29 countries globally.

DECA

has been profitable since our inception in 2016.

DECA

is also a part of the Embracer Group, the largest public gaming company in Europe.

About our culture

We've managed to maintain a small company feels with the stability and resources of a much larger one. We fully believe in the flexibility of a remote workplace. Team members are trusted to manage their time and get things done independently. We believe that egos and politics need to be checked at the virtual door. That means no jerks are allowed, that no job is too small for anyone, and an openness to help and learn from each other is required. We love the challenge of working within constraints and love when we succeed as a team. Check out more about us and our values on our website (www.decagames.com [1]).

This is a

remote

position. You can work from anywhere in the world in the CET timezone ( 9 am - 6 pm CET).

About the role

We are looking for a

QA Test Specialist

with strong experience in games as a service and production operations within QA, to work with our multi talented team to ensure the delivery of high quality products to our customers.Ā 

With a keen eye for detail and excellent communication skills, you will ensure that our games, features and systems work as expected and that we deliver bug free content on time. Working together with the rest of the QA team and the studio, you will have the responsibility of spearheading the QA testing operations as their test specialist.

In this role you will have the opportunity to work with many other disciplines such as design, liveops, business intelligence and engineering, to create test plans, test framework, build and test products that meet the overall business quality needs. This is a dynamic role with high exposure to many aspects of developing and running a unique game.

Responsibilities

  • Creating and managing all manual functional test framework across the company's pc, web and mobile platforms (iOS, Android): which includes dev testing, liveops production testing, development testingĀ  functionality and manual testing, smoke tests, unit testing, regression as well as any additional ad hoc tests both in development and production phase.Ā 
  • Directing and working with your team in ensuring the tasks are delivered adhering to quality standards.
  • Accountable for working with leadership of other departments to ensure required QA acceptance criteria are implemented and followed.Ā 
  • Constant communication with the stakeholders and production team to synchronize on QA requirements and risks on daily tasks.Ā 
  • Complete accountability and responsibility on QA sign offs to production.
  • Creation and maintenance of written documentations of knowledge and processes.
  • Assist in backlog and defect grooming with the producers and cross department leads.
  • Owning features on behalf of the QA team and ensuring they are delegated to the testers and accounting for their deliverance.Ā 
  • Identifying, escalating and improving QA practices across the project on a regular basis accounting to changing product requirements.
  • Constantly monitoring community feedback, following up and reporting it to the stakeholders with QA insight.
  • Accountable for people management of QA testers in mentoring them and growing their testing skill set.

Requirements

  • 3+ years Test Specialist experience in quality control and assurance of video games.
  • Prior experience working with games as a service.
  • Experience in coordinating QA operations with the production team and other departments.Ā 
  • Experienced in at least one bug tracking software and ability to create detailed and efficient documentation.
  • Experience with tools such as IDE, github, perforce ,docker etc.
  • Experience in MS office and Google Suite.
  • Fluent in English and a good communicator, both written and spoken.
  • Proven ability to handle stressful situations, prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with high motivation, drive to improve and capacity to learn.
  • Able to work independently, adjust to last minute changes and understanding of how to prioritize tasks.
  • Fully functional PC/laptop - windows with stable internet connection with minimum 50Mbps.

Nice to have

  • Experience with mobile, MMO and free to play games.
  • Experience in a remote working culture.Ā 
  • Good knowledge of Jira and Confluence.
  • Android and iOS devices dedicated to QA testing.Ā 

Benefits

  • Remote first company culture.
  • Flexible work hours to support personal work-life balance.
  • Weekly remote Embodiment@Work breathing and workout exercises.
  • Online language classes: English, German, French, Spanish, etc.
  • Working in a multicultural environment with people from over 29 different countries.




  1. http://www.decagames.com/

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