Remote Gameplay QA Analyst — Agile Game Testing & Platforms

Devoted-Studios; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Devoted Studios is seeking a QA Analyst to join our globally remote game development team, focused on testing gameplay features and ensuring quality across builds.

You will identify, reproduce, and document defects, work with Developers and Designers, and participate in Agile processes to deliver stable releases.

Candidates must reside in Quebec and have 3+ years in video game QA, with strong English proficiency and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional QA experience within the video game industry.
• Strong understanding of game testing methodologies and QA processes.
• Experience testing gameplay features and systems across development ships/builds.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify issues that may negatively impact the player experience.
• Ability to clearly document and communicate bugs and technical issues.
• Experience using bug tracking and project management tools such as Jira.
• Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary development team.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on functional, gameplay, regression, exploratory, and integration testing.
• Test new features and gameplay systems against design and technical requirements.
• Identify, reproduce, document, and track bugs through to resolution.
• Create clear and detailed bug reports, including reproduction steps, expected vs. actual results, severity, and supporting evidence.
• Perform regression testing to ensure fixes and new features do not introduce additional issues.
• Test across different game builds and configurations and identify issues specific to particular platforms or environments.
• Work closely with Developers, Designers, Producers, and other QA team members to investigate and resolve issues.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, bug triage, and other Agile development processes.
• Help maintain and improve QA processes, test plans, checklists, and documentation.
• Identify potential quality risks early in the development process and communicate them to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Support milestone and release testing, including prioritising critical issues under tight deadlines.
• Provide clear and concise feedback on overall build quality and game functionality.

Skills

Manual testing

Bug tracking

Agile/Scrum

Attention to detail

Communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Tools

Jira

Job description

Devoted Studios is seeking a QA Analyst to join our globally remote game development team, focused on testing gameplay features and ensuring quality across builds.

You will identify, reproduce, and document defects, work with Developers and Designers, and participate in Agile processes to deliver stable releases.

Candidates must reside in Quebec and have 3+ years in video game QA, with strong English proficiency and attention to detail.