Senior QA Analyst, Social Point
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Mobile game developer
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Mobile game developer
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To have fun together, creating fun for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Strong initiative and ability to proactively self-manage; always looking for new and better solutions to existing challenges
- Strong experience working in a game studio as part of a feature/sprint team or similar
- Excellent verbal and written communication and social skills backed up with a proactive approach to knowledge sharing
- Strong experience and effective use of external test teams to implement your testing plans and strategies. (Task estimation, team organization, task prioritization, etc.)
- Expert understanding of software QA and games development practices and terminology (ideally in relation to mobile games or live-supported games)
- Experience using a task tracking software and test management system, preferably JIRA & TestRail
- Strong experience taking part in sprints, being involved in planning, retrospectives, and estimations
- Experience in QA within pre-production projects and prototyping phases
- Experience of Live Ops and Games-as-a-service projects
- ISTQB/ISEB Foundation certifications or equivalent certifications
Desirable
- Experience working on mobile platforms: iOS, Android, and Amazon
- Experience with testing client/server interactions
- Understanding of how software architecture influences the amount of testing required, including optimizing tests that use the same code paths
- Familiarity with development environments such as Xcode, Visual Studio, Android SDK, Unity, Unreal or similar
- Familiarity with source control and branchings, such as GIT or SVN
- Experience of technical areas and tooling: Network tools, Performance tools,
- Analytics tools, API test tooling, Automation frameworks, device farms, or similar
- Unity experience specifically testing or automation tool
What the job involves
- The Senior QA Analyst has in-depth QA, technical and project expertise, and has full ownership of quality across designated game areas or SKUs
- Responsible for raising the quality bar higher by feeding back and refining processes for the test team, the ideal candidate will guide more junior members and/or vendor teams towards a higher degree of efficiency and execution
- The SQA Analyst will lead multiple features simultaneously while ensuring timely delivery against production timescales and costs
- Additionally, they are expected to have a detailed understanding of test planning techniques, critical thinking and analysis, and the mobile gaming Software Development Life Cycle
- Communicate complex information/problems and solutions in a clear and concise manner
- Develop and maintain test strategies, regression plans, cross-feature plans, and test cases encompassing manual, non-functional, and possibly automation
- Control and monitor testing efforts looking for coverage gaps as well as seeking to improve quality and efficiency
- Coach and mentor more junior team members and external vendors
- Maintain and update FAQs, and team wikis including information on the team's process, tools, and scripts
- Build and share knowledge between other Zynga teams and partners
Our take
The acceleration of the mobile gaming industry has led to the widespread popularity of the casual gaming market. The ease of access, reduced expenses, and wide demographic of casual games mean that developers can generate significant returns through an easier development process. Social Point is one company that taps into this market, specialising in the development of mobile games.
The company differs from competitors in that it is one of the few developers to have seen a consistent track record of high revenue and hits on app stores. With multiple games hitting popularity heights, Social Point holds a rare position of strength within the market.
Acquisition of the company from Take-Two, a leading American game publisher, solidified the success of Social Point. Through this, the company has been able to truly tap into the core of the market by funnelling high returns into development pipelines that are projected to return similar successes.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2014
$30m
SERIES C
Feb 2013
$3.9m
SERIES B
Total funding: $44.7m
Company benefits
- Hybrid working model from home and office
- Relocation support to help you move to barcelona, if you're not already here
- 25 days of annual leave, not including public holidays
- An additional 5 days of annual leave during Christmas
- Full Catering for Breakfast and lunch at the office
- Private medical insurance for you and your family to keep your health bar full
- Choose from the latest iOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet)
- Free language lessons in English and Spanish
- Spotify Premium to add a special soundtrack to your adventure
- Legendary social events and parties to let off some steam
- Personal development is key for us: enjoy a significant budget to enhance your skills and knowledge, providing real growth opportunities
Company HQ
Provençals del Poblenou, Barcelona, CT
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