qa engineer (manual) for Minecraft projects

The Marketplace Team develops large-scale Minecraft projects and delivers games and updates to players.

• Create and manage test plans for game updates, patches, and new projects
• Prioritise testing based on risk, scope, and deadlines
• Build and maintain test cases, checklists, and regression suites
• Provide final quality sign-off on build readiness for release
• Design, establish, and improve QA processes, standards, and workflows
• Define QA roles, hire testers, and grow the team as projects scale
• Assign and manage testing work across the QA team
• Train, support, and mentor junior testers and contractors
• Review bug reports for clarity, reproducibility, and prioritisation
• Coordinate with developers to ensure all must-fix bugs are resolved before launch
• Triage incoming bugs and agree on priorities with production
• Verify fixes and lead regression testing on hotfixes after updates
• Independently run full test passes on builds
• Keep internal stakeholders informed about potential release delays
• Act as the main point of contact for technical issues during launch windows

• Professional QA experience on software or games shipped to a large user base
• Proven experience building a QA team or function from the ground up
• Experience hiring, onboarding, and mentoring testers
• Practical knowledge of test planning, regression testing, and the bug lifecycle
• Experience handling complex schedules with changing deadlines
• Clear and direct English communication
• Strong technical writing skills for test plans, bug reports, and checklists
• Ability to stay calm and give clear instructions when a launch goes wrong
• Expertise with bug-tracking tools such as Jira, Notion, or similar
• Familiarity with Git (GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket) for pulling builds and tracking changes
• Experience with test management or reporting tools
• Highly organised and detail-oriented; careful about verifying build quality
• Communicates consistently and works collaboratively
• Reliable and predictable, with a preference for stability over rushing
• Enjoys creating structure where none exists and finding overlooked edge cases
• Applicants must be 18 or older
• Будет плюсом: Experience with Minecraft Bedrock, Marketplace content, or game modding; automated testing or scripting; previous work as a Release Manager or Build Engineer

• Flexible working hours
• Competitive pay with opportunities for progression
• Friendly, relaxed working environment
• Opportunity to work on large-scale Minecraft projects
• Collaborative team with direct input into feature and system development
• Support, training, and guidance from experienced team members
• Freedom to suggest improvements to tools, workflows, and projects
• Contract, long-term engagement