QA Engineer (manual)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior QA Engineer based in Spain.

Join a fully remote game development environment dedicated to creating engaging, high-quality multiplayer gaming experiences with a strong artistic identity. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring game quality throughout development, working closely with engineering, design, art, and production teams. You will develop comprehensive testing strategies, investigate complex technical issues, and help deliver polished, responsive, and reliable gameplay experiences. Your expertise will be particularly valuable in testing Unreal Engine 5 systems, multiplayer functionality, and networked interactions. By identifying risks early and driving continuous quality improvements, you will directly influence the stability and overall player experience of an ambitious PvPvE multiplayer shooter. This opportunity combines technical problem-solving, creative collaboration, and meaningful ownership within a globally distributed team.

Accountabilities

- Test Planning and Quality Assurance

- Define and execute comprehensive test coverage across game features, systems, and builds throughout the development lifecycle.

- Create and maintain structured test plans, test cases, and regression suites based on technical specifications and gameplay requirements.

- Perform functional, integration, regression, exploratory, and compatibility testing to ensure features meet expected quality standards.

- Identify potential technical and gameplay risks early, helping prevent issues from escalating during later development stages.

- Technical Testing and Bug Investigation

- Identify, reproduce, investigate, and document defects with clear reproduction steps, supporting evidence, severity assessments, and relevant technical details.

- Test game features and systems within Unreal Engine 5, applying a strong technical understanding of the engine to investigate issues beyond surface-level behavior.

- Collaborate directly with engineers, designers, and other team members to diagnose defects, assess their impact, and validate fixes.

- Investigate gameplay inconsistencies, system interactions, and technical failures to help improve overall game stability and performance.

- Multiplayer and Network Testing

- Test multiplayer and networked gameplay systems, identifying issues involving replication, connectivity, latency, synchronization, matchmaking, and player interactions.

- Validate gameplay behavior across different network conditions and multiplayer scenarios.

- Support internal playtests, translating observations and player feedback into actionable quality improvements.

- Help ensure multiplayer features deliver a consistent, responsive, and enjoyable experience.

- QA Processes, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

- Maintain accurate bug-tracking workflows, QA documentation, and testing reports using Jira or similar platforms.

- Monitor defect trends, testing results, and quality metrics to identify recurring problems and areas requiring additional coverage.

- Contribute to automated testing initiatives, internal QA tools, and scripts where appropriate.

- Collaborate with production and QA leadership to prioritize defects according to severity, development milestones, and release requirements.

- Support improvements to QA processes, test efficiency, and collaboration across a distributed development team.

• Strong professional experience in game development QA, ideally in a Senior QA Engineer, QA Engineer, or similarly technical quality assurance role.
• Proven commercial experience with Unreal Engine 5, gained through a shipped game or a title currently in active production.
• Solid understanding of game development pipelines and the collaboration required between engineering, design, art, production, and QA teams.
• Demonstrated experience creating, maintaining, and executing structured test plans, test cases, and regression test suites.
• Excellent bug investigation and reproduction skills, including the ability to document complex technical issues clearly and precisely.
• Working knowledge of at least one relevant scripting or programming technology, such as Python, C#, Lua, Unreal Blueprints, or Unreal scripting tools.
• Experience with QA and defect-tracking platforms such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or Bugzilla.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows.
• Experience analyzing QA data, defect trends, and testing outcomes to identify recurring issues, quality gaps, and potential risks.
• Confidence collaborating directly with technical teams and discussing issues with engineers to support effective investigation and resolution.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work independently across multiple features and development areas.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and a commitment to identifying quality issues early rather than relying solely on final-stage testing.
• Genuine enthusiasm for video games and a strong understanding of what makes gameplay polished, responsive, balanced, and enjoyable.
• Residence in Europe or a CET-compatible time zone, with sufficient overlap with Central European working hours to participate consistently in team meetings, daily collaboration, and project discussions.
• Previous experience testing multiplayer, PvP, PvE, or shooter games.
• Experience testing networked gameplay and troubleshooting replication, latency, matchmaking, or online service issues.
• Experience developing or maintaining automated testing frameworks, QA scripts, or internal testing tools.
• Familiarity with performance, load, or stress testing.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated build validation.
• Experience testing games across multiple platforms.
• Previous experience in AAA game development.
• Experience working within a fully remote, multinational game development team.
• Involvement in a game project across multiple production stages, from early development through launch.
• An active interest in competitive and multiplayer gaming.

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