QA Lead
Core
Lead QA team for AAA game development, ensuring gameplay integrity, engine quality, and milestone verification.
Role type
Senior QA Lead (Management)
Builds
AAA video games
Domain
Gaming / Interactive Entertainment
Required skills
QA team leadership, testing strategy adaptation, milestone verification, quality metrics analysis, bug trend monitoring, cross-functional collaboration, hands-on testing (exploratory/regression), workflow optimization, complex issue debugging, Unreal Engine knowledge, game development lifecycle expertise, performance profiling, crash analysis, platform-specific testing, vendor management, distributed team coordination
Preferred skills
User Experience Research (UXR), usability testing, automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines
Technologies
Unreal Engine, profiling tools, crash analysis tools, platform testing environments
Responsibilities
Build and shape high-performing QA teams; lead and mentor team members; adapt QA strategy into practical testing approaches; own testing execution and milestone verification; monitor quality metrics and bug trends; partner with development and production teams; participate in hands-on testing; maintain data-informed reporting; drive continuous improvements in QA workflows and tools; provide assistance with complex investigations and debugging.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities