Quality Assurance Analyst
System Era is looking for somebody to join our QA team working on Astroneer and a cooperative multiplayer sandbox game.
For this position, we are looking for a candidate able to work in a hybrid model, spending regular time onsite at our office in Seattle, WA to work alongside the rest of the Quality Assurance team. Please note that full time in office will be required for the first three months as you onboard to our processes and systems.
Compensation package includes salary, benefits with full medical and dental coverage for employee and dependents, 401k with company match, participation in profit sharing, discretionary bonuses, flexible PTO, and more. For exceptional candidates from out of state, relocation assistance is available for the move to Washington state. We are not able to sponsor candidates from outside the US for this position.
The base salary range for this position is $60,000 - $65,000 depending on the skills and experience of the candidate. Please note that this position is classified as full-time non-exempt due to the nature and level of the work. Daily time tracking will be required, and this role is eligible for approved overtime.
We look for candidates who value joining a team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.
Qualifications
- At least 2 years of experience in QA.
- Shipped at least one title.
- Has an understanding of the SDLC.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience writing test cases.
- Can speak philosophically to the role of QA, how QA works with stakeholder / partners, and can describe what goes into a good bug report and why it is there.
Responsibilities
- Functional testing of Astroneer updates and bug reporting written to QA standards.
- Daily communication with the QA Lead for the Astroneer project.
- Test planning / test case writing for upcoming features / updates.
- Regression testing of bug fixes and halo testing around game features.
- BVT testing of the upcoming cooperative multiplayer sandbox game.
- Participation in strike teams for the upcoming cooperative multiplayer sandbox.
- Weekly status reporting.
Nice To Have
- Have experience working as embedded QA in a strike team / agile framework.
- Knowledge of Astroneer game systems.
- Has experience with doing memory profiling.
- Experience writing internal QA process / knowledge base documentation.
- Experience testing on the Nintendo Switch.