QA Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

Heart Machine is an award-winning developer with people from all over the world working on incredible projects. We're fortunate to be able to do what we love every day with people we enjoy on projects that resonate with audiences on an array of emotional levels. If you're interested in becoming part of a diverse and extraordinarily talented crew of people and working on the types of projects you dream of as a kid, please reach out to us.

Job Description

We’re looking for a QA Manager who has a passion for shipping games and an eye for detail. Your responsibility will be to organize and track the team’s QA process, including playtesting feedback, bug tracking, localization & platform certification.

We’re looking for someone who can catch and address problems quickly and effectively, can communicate with anyone on the team to get results, and has a deep understanding of our production process. Come help us build better things!

Your Role

  • Consistently playtesting our game and helping keep builds updated and maintained

  • Organizing external playtests and tracking resulting bugs and feedback

  • Working with remote QA teams and managing bug-tracking software

  • Managing & tracking localization & platform certification tasks

  • Communicating with project leads to address the QA task backlog

  • Creating and managing tasks while also identifying, tracking and addressing risks

  • Work with the publisher to ship the game on multiple platforms

Qualifications

  • Experience with bug-tracking systems (such as DevTrack, JIRA, Mantis or BugZilla)

  • Experience shipping at least one game on PC and/or console

  • Experience with localization & platform cert processes

  • Previous QA experience on games - at least 2 years on PC or console

  • Experience with milestone tracking

  • Knowledge and familiarity with Agile and Scrum development framework

  • Strong reading, writing and spelling skills

  • Strong technical aptitude

  • A passion for games - third person action games particularly

  • Ample experience with current generation of gaming consoles

  • Excellent organizational skills

  • Excellent communication skills and assertive attitude

  • Independently motivated

  • Authorized to work in the US

Bonus

  • QA experience in a mid-to-large team environment

  • Any additional and related skills in games (illustration, modeling, writing, production)

  • Experience with Unreal 4 + 5

Additional Information

Heart Machine Offers*

  • Competitive pay through bonus structures
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401k
  • Flexible PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexibility in work location(s)

We are supportive of a diverse workforce and strive for inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

*Benefits and perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Heart Machine and state or country in which you work.

This job description outlines primary duties and requirements and is not intended to identify all tasks that may be performed; individuals occupying the position may be required to perform other duties. The company may modify job duties from time to time, either in practice or in writing.