quality assurance (manual)

CD PROJEKT RED creates revolutionary, story-driven RPGs designed to resonate with gamers worldwide.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the gameplay QA team while fostering accountability, role clarity, and continuous skill growth;
• Adapt and implement the overarching Polaris QA strategy into practical testing approaches, measurable outcomes, and clear team priorities;
• Own testing execution and milestone verification to ensure tasks are completed on time and meet gameplay quality standards;
• Monitor gameplay quality metrics, KPIs, and bug trends to identify risks early and build practical mitigation plans;
• Partner with development, production, and external QA vendors to coordinate dependencies, gameplay requests, and alignment;
• Maintain clear, data-informed reporting on quality status, blockers, and project readiness for all relevant stakeholders;
• Drive continuous improvements in QA workflows, tools, testing frameworks, technical documentation, and overall team effectiveness;
• Provide direct assistance with complex investigations, issue analysis, and debugging workflows when required.

• 5+ Years of experience leading or managing QA teams;
• 5+ Years of experience with direct performance management and career development;
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, bug workflows, defect management, test planning, test coverage, QA practices, and quality reporting;
• Experience with game engines and editors, preferably Unreal Engine;
• Strong understanding of game development lifecycles and ability to develop and execute testing strategies covering integration, stress, performance, stability, tools, engine, platform, and technical feature validation;
• Experience with QA metrics, KPIs, and bug trends;
• Experience with performance analysis, profiling tools, crash analysis, memory investigations, platform-specific testing, or console development environments;
• Experience with Unreal insights, engine profiling, and crash debugging;
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Experience creating and maintaining test documentation, test plans, test reports, dashboards, or quality summaries;
• Experience improving QA workflows, reporting models, dashboards, technical metrics, or test management processes;
• Experience working with external QA vendors, distributed QA teams, or cross-location development teams;
• Strong ownership, accountability, emotional maturity, and ability to work effectively under pressure, ambiguity, and changing priorities;
• Strong alignment with RED values and ability to act as a role model in leadership;
• Nice to have: Experience working on AAA Titles, experience with User Experience Research (UXR), focus groups, usability testing, and gathering player feedback, experience with automation frameworks, automated test authorship, build verification, CI/CD pipelines, or technical validation workflows, interest in the Cyberpunk universe.

• Relocation support is available: flight ticket, company apartment for the first month, pet relocation, shipping of belongings, legalization assistance, help with finding residence, and tax settlements;
• Polish lessons for employees and their partners;
• Private medical healthcare with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation for employees and relatives;
• Life insurance and pension plans;
• Annual screenings for cancer prevention;
• Psychological and psychiatrist care;
• Sports card for fitness facilities;
• Menstrual leave;
• Support for working parents, including childcare benefits and family-friendly events;
• RED Summer Camp for children aged 5–12;
• Welcome pack and gifts for newborns;
• Access to training, workshops, and e-learning;
• Cafeteria platform for subscription benefits, vouchers, and public transport reimbursement;
• Dog-friendly office with gym, climbing wall, yoga, and boxing classes;
• Long-term incentive program (option to purchase CDPR stock).