Area28 is hard at work developing a state of the art high performance, multi-core data parallel game platform, real-time collaborative editing, services-oriented marketplace and other advanced features.
We are looking for a brilliant and dedicated Lead Quality Assurance professional to lead, architect, implement, maintain and assure software quality with our development teams and for our games related projects.
What you'll do
- Build an effective QA team, mentor the team and efficiently manage the resources to support the projects and ensure the quality delivery
- Define test strategy and test plan based on software development plan for the projects
- Work with the team to design detailed test cases and setup the test environment
- Develop test tools and test scripts to automate the testing
- Prepare test report, provide initial issue analysis, and contribute to defect prevention
- Participate in the continuous improvement of test processes and methodologies
What we're looking for
- A proven track record of effective leadership and people management
- The ability to work with remote/offshore teams spread across multiple time zones
- Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
- Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
- Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing
- Experience with load testing
- Hands-on experience with automated testing tools
- Experience with the software version control systems such as git, subversion, and Perforce
- Experience with CMake
- Proven experience to thrive in an environment of complex software systems involving multi-platform development
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
The ideal candidate will possess...
- Minimum of 7 years of Quality Assurance experience in a related software industry
- Minimum of 3 years of experience using project management tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Experience with performance and/or security testing
- Familiarity with game engines like Unity, Unreal or Crytek
- Experience with PS4, Xbox One, iOS, and/or Android
- Experience with Asynchronous Programming
- Assembly language experience
- Experience with Maya, Max, Photoshop, and/or other Digital Content development tools
- Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering or equivalent experience
What you'll get
A competitive salary and training from an experienced team as well as the opportunity to participate in an employee options scheme.
You will have the chance to be an integral part of the process as we build a world class team.
About Area28
Area28 is a game technology company that develops a collaborative Google-Docs-like platform for game developers. The platform enables developers to design, develop and distribute entertainment more effectively in today's global, multi-platform environment. Area28's Content Development Suite (CDS) is the first and only cloud-based game engine that combines service-oriented architecture with a high performance runtime engine. CDS sets itself apart by enabling real-time collaborative development for game developers working on the same project.