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QA engineer

Posted: almost 2 years
Quality Assurance
Full-Time
Mid-Level
Anywhere, preferably overlapping CET
Happy Volcano is looking for a QA engineer to complement our QA team; to work on our current game “You Suck At Parking”, as well as future projects. You will work closely with the QA lead, Producer and the rest of the development team to deliver a high quality game experience for players around the world. 

As a QA engineer you will find all kinds of ways to break the game. You will manage multiplayer test sessions and build QA reports for the team, highlighting critical or interesting issues. 
You’ll be able to provide valuable insights to our game design team, shaping how You Suck At Parking plays. You will help to shape our QA processes and create friction free releases. 
 
You will be a respected and crucial part of our team.

Responsibilities
  • Test build stability on multiple devices and dev kits
  • Review and test for platform specific certification requirements 
  • Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
  • Identify, record, thoroughly document and track bugs
  • We’re a small studio and value collaboration across teams and disciplines. You’ll be expected to work well with the whole team.
  • You’ll be a proactive and positive contributor and support your team.

Requirements
  • You have minimum 2-3 years of experience in QA in the gaming industry
  • You have experience working on multiple platforms, including consoles
  • You are familiar with the technical and creative aspects of the game development process
  • You are familiar with the Bug Life cycle
  • You’re an excellent communicator and fluent in English
  • You are able to work full-time either in Belgium or from your country of residence
  • You are able to work remotely during (or partly overlapping) core Central European Time

Nice to have
  • Familiarity with build deployment tools used for consoles
  • Familiarity with Jira and agile practices

If you don’t fit all criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway!

What Happy Volcano can offer you:
  • A competitive salary adjustable to the cost of living for where you’re based
  • The opportunity to work in a growing team of enthusiasts
  • Opportunities to continue your professional development
  • Fully remote studio indefinitely with an option to work from our offices in Belgium
  • 21 days of paid time off per year minimum. On top of that, the studio is closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day. 
  • Official government holidays from the country you reside in
  • Healthy work/life balance 
  • A flexible work schedule.

If you’d like to apply for this job, please visit https://www.happyvolcano.com/jobs. Please include a CV, links to any work or portfolio, and any other relevant information. We’re excited to hear from you!

We encourage marginalized and people from underrepresented groups to apply for this role.
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About Happy Volcano

Happy Volcano is the leading creative game studio behind the award-winning You Suck at Parking, as well as critically acclaimed narrative exploration game The Almost Gone. We are a well-funded studio, backed by Hiro Capital and games legend Sir Ian Livingstone.

Our team consists of a mix of full-time and contract employees located in Belgium or ±2hrs from CET. Working remotely allows us to be more flexible. 

We are excited to grow our team and are working on a few really fun games. We’re building a studio that puts the team first and is welcoming, collaborative, no-crunch, and inclusive. We pride ourselves on making quality entertainment games with mass appeal.