QA Game Tester, Keywords Studios
Development Support
Salary 19.25/hr
Technical & creative services provider
Job no longer available
Technical & creative services provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Salary 19.25/hr
1001+ employees
Company mission
To use the passion for games, technology, and media to create a global services platform for video games.
Role
Who you are
- Previous QA testing experience (or equivalent transferable skills or education)
- Flexible and team-oriented
- Education, knowledge or experience in gaming, software, and/or QA
- Interest in video games
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic, able to meet responsibilities without constant supervision
- Capable of understanding complex features/systems and how it applies to the product
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented with strong observational skills
- Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and features
- Proficient in PC use and current generation video game consoles
Desirable
- Basic Knowledge of an area (e.g. testing, automation, analytics, audio, animation, game/sports specific knowledge, etc.)
- Some experience documenting QA methods:
- Knowledge of test planning; writing test scripts, test cases, and test briefs
- Project progress tracking and reporting
- Previous experience with bug tracking software (Jira, Devtrack, Etc.)
What the job involves
- Assessing and improving game play mechanics
- Maintain the Quality Assurance pipeline from discovery through a fix to regression verification
- Create and follow Test Plans and Verifications
- Provide Qualitative feedback regarding the product
- Follow up with development and testing partners to ensure bugs are being logged and resolved
- Maintain Bug Database in JIRA
- Translate test plans to TestRail. Find and report bugs/issues to Development
- Find and report bugs/issues to Development. Maintain the Quality Assurance pipeline from discovery through a fix to regression verification
- Create and follow Test Plans and Verification
- Provide qualitative feedback regarding the product
- Follow up with development and testing partners to ensure bugs are being logged and resolved
- Maintain Bug Database in DevTrack
Our take
Keywords Studios is an international technical service provider to the global video games industry and beyond. The company works as an external development partner for its users, enabling leading content creators and publishers to leverage Keywords' expertise and capacity across the lifecycle of interactive content. In so doing the company enables its clients who are operating in complex and fast-moving environments to remain lean and agile, and to focus on creating and monetising the most engaging experiences.
The company has over 70 studios in 26 countries across the globe. Providing integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localisation, and player support services in more than 50 languages and 16 game platforms.
With a strong market position, Keywords provides services to nearly all of the prominent gaming companies, including T2, EA, Ubisoft, and Square Enix. Keywords had also been on an acquisition spree, with its total acquisition count sitting at 60 before it was acquired by private equity firm EQT in 2024.
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Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- WFH Opportunities
- Flexible working hours
- Bonus Schemes
- And More (Varies by Location)
Company HQ
Carmanhall And Leopardstown, Dublin, Ireland
Leadership
Bertrand Bodson
(CEO)Current Non-Executive Director at Tesco and Wolters Kluwer. Co-Founder & former CEO of Bragster.com (Acquired by Guinness World Records). Previous Chief Digital & CMO at Sainsbury's, and Non-Executive Director of Electrocomponents.
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