Kinetic Games

Senior QA Tester

Kinetic Games

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: SouthamptonUnited Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £30,000 - £35,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Support the QA Lead, working with Production on test status, risks and metrics to stakeholders and production.
  • Drive best practices, standards and methodologies for the entire development lifecycle.
  • Help to manage bug workflow within issue tracking systems including triage process, priority assignment guidelines and closure criteria.
  • Participate in comprehensive testing functional, compatibility and compliance as well as localisation, performance and user experience.
  • Be an agent of continuous improvement, evaluating, recommending and implementing process and practical innovation in how we work within your area of expertise.

Requirements

  • Strong interpersonal and technical skills with an excellent attention to detail
  • Player experience of our game, ‘Phasmophobia’
  • Confident communicator both in writing and verbally
  • Experience of delivering embedded QA in a commercial game studio
  • Provide regular objective feedback on new features to the design team.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and platform holder requirements, as well as an understanding of the gaming landscape and audience.
  • Proven experience of testing, executing bug workflows, test plans and contributing to reporting structures.
  • Solid knowledge of JIRA and testing experience in Unity
  • Direct experience of managing submissions and compliance testing on console.
  • Minimum of 3 years' experience within a Senior/Lead QA role with a minimum of 1 shipped title on PC or console.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • 5% Employer Match Pension Scheme
  • Annual performance bonus + Company performance bonus
  • Weekly free team lunches – good food, great company!
  • Regular social events – we love bringing our teams together!
  • Hybrid & flexible working options
  • Flextime – because life doesn’t always fit 9–5
  • Opportunities to travel to amazing industry events like GDC, Gamescom, TwitchCon (EU & US), EGX & Develop:Brighton
  • Relocation package to help you settle in
  • Employee of the Month vouchers
  • Electric Vehicle Car Scheme
  • Personal wellbeing allowance
  • Referral scheme
  • Training & Development Budget – invest in your growth with courses, conferences & learning resources
  • Training & career development support
  • Vitality Health Insurance – includes Vision, Dental & Travel cover
  • Aviva Life Insurance
  • 30 days holiday , including your birthday and a dedicated wellbeing day
  • Christmas studio shutdown – enjoy the holidays, on us!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
bug workflow managementtest planscompliance testingfunctional testingcompatibility testinglocalisation testingperformance testinguser experience testingembedded QAgame testing
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsattention to detailcommunication skillsobjective feedbackcontinuous improvementcollaborationproblem-solvinginnovationrisk assessmentstakeholder management