Technical QA Manager, Second Dinner Studios

• This role is perfect for someone who's been in the trenches, knows the gotchas, and can build next-generation strategy while still being hands-on when it counts
• You've got serious test planning chops: You can write comprehensive, effective test plans and teach others to do the same. You know how to think through edge cases and failure modes
• You’ve managed external QA partners: You've owned relationships with external QA partners and know how to get the most out of both internal and outsourced testing
• You're pro-AI and have used LLMs in your work: You've used AI tools (like ChatGPT, Claude, or similar) to automate tasks or level up your productivity. Bonus points if you've built pipelines or tools that use LLMs
• You've done the work yourself: You have hands-on test execution experience and know how to find repro steps, run effective tests, and catch tricky bugs
• You think strategically about quality: You understand iteration speed, ROI of testing, and how to ship safely without getting bogged down in perfection paralysis

Desirable

• We're building a game with a small, nimble team, and we need someone to own our quality strategy from the ground up. You'll be the architect of how we test and how we leverage cutting-edge AI tools alongside external partners to build a genre-defining game. We want someone who will ensure our releases are high quality by making it easy for everyone to get their work tested appropriately
• You'll work with the rest of the team to establish processes and policies for test planning, and help team members understand how to own quality within their own workstreams. You'll also work with our automation infrastructure, figure out where to leverage our AI systems, and where to lean on human expertise
• Lead the charge for Product Quality: Ensure each workstream actually accomplishes testing goals by defining how we approach testing across the entire product, balancing internal capabilities and external QA vendors
• Own vendor relationship: Manage all contract QA partnerships, ensuring they're effective, well-coordinated, and integrated into our overall quality process
• Establish test planning standards: Write exemplary test plans, and coach the team on how to write their own. Help everyone understand what good testing looks like and how to approach quality within their workstreams
• Champion AI-driven testing: Work with developers across the team and our AI research group to further usage of automated testing. Iterate, help write prompts or processes for LLM-assisted QA, and push the boundaries of what's possible with new tools
• Empower the team: Help developers own quality for their features by providing guidance on testing best practices, and monitor the team’s success and challenges to iterate towards a shared vision of testing