Respawn is looking for a passionate QA Manager to join our development team. Manage the current QA team and continue to build and refine the team and processes, and help us ship bug free games.
Responsibilities:
Continue to build the best QA team in game development. Review and interview candidates and assess current personnel and team skill sets.
Heavy hands-on testing as well as supervising the team. You should strive for perfection and get the QA team to have the same quality bar.
Handle personnel and performance issues. Work to maintain team harmony and positive morale.
Create and implement comprehensive test plans and schedules to ensure maximum efficiency.
Ensure that schedules are adhered to and deadlines are met.
Work and communicate directly and proactively with developers.
Be a master of prioritization and know when you need to shift gears.
Know everything that is happening with the game. Be point person for test status and features.
Be a mentor to new testers and leads. Develop training methods and guides.
Constantly review and improve QA processes and procedures.
Ensure thorough and effective testing, make sure all areas of the game are covered.
Manage the bug database so it reflects the latest status by finding duplicate issues and making sure bugs are moved to the appropriate people.
Assist development team in tracking down issues and ensure blocker issues are fixed as quickly as possible.
Summarize, prioritize and disperse information in a clear and precise manner that is easily understood.
Work closely with other department leads to identify potential development issues or trouble areas.
Help run and manage studio or department playtests on a regular basis. This includes making builds and ensuring builds are stable.
Maintains a deep understanding of the entire development process and the game engine.
Reports directly to Producer
Requirements:
Experience leading a QA Team in game development from concept to ship.
4+ years experience in software or game development QA.
Experience building a QA team (reviewing and interviewing candidates, etc)
Strong, demonstrable technical skills and comprehension.
Advanced experience using software defect tracking systems.
Experience writing and implementing test plans.
Multiplayer QA experience.
BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience a major plus.
Excellent leadership and communication skills.
Proactive self-starter.
Unquenchable passion for games.
Passion for striving to create bug-free games.
Programming or scripting skills a major plus.
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