Senior Technical QA Analyst

Artificial.Agency; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Competitive compensation

Innovative and experimental culture

Job summary

Artificial.Agency is looking for a Senior Technical QA Analyst in Edmonton. Your role will focus on ensuring the stability of our Behavior Engine by authoring tests, conducting root cause analyses, and creating strategic test plans. You'll work closely with the internal development team to stress-test our platform.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in AAA/AA game development, strong proficiency in Unreal Engine, and expertise in designing scalable test frameworks. This position supports hybrid work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in AAA/AA game development with multiple shipped titles.
• Strong proficiency using the Unreal Engine.
• Proven ability to build logic in Blueprints.
• Expertise in designing modular, reusable test frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Build automated test scenarios for AI agent behaviors.
• Perform root cause analysis using Unreal tools.
• Lead the creation of technical test plans.
• Create Editor Utility Blueprints for verification.
• Partner with Product for defect management.
• Generate reports to track and fix issues.

Skills

AAA/AA game development

Unreal Engine proficiency

Blueprints advanced skills

Test Architecture expertise

Job description

Location

Edmonton

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Games

Senior Technical QA Analyst

Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Hybrid)

About the Role

As a Senior Technical QA Analyst at Artificial.Agency, you will be the primary guardian of our Behavior Engine’s stability and performance. You aren't just looking for crashes; you are building the in-engine tests required to validate how our AI agents interact with complex game worlds. Working as an embedded member of the internal development team, you will build sophisticated test environments that stress-test our platform, ensuring that every new feature is production‑ready and technically sound before it ever reaches a user.

Responsibilities

• In-Engine Test Authoring: Use Unreal Engine Blueprints and the Functional Testing Framework to build automated test scenarios that validate AI agent behaviors.

• Root Cause Analysis: Go beyond surface-level reporting. Use the Unreal Editor, Visual Logger, and Blueprint Debugger to pinpoint whether a bug lives in our platform, the customer’s implementation, or the AI’s logic.

• Strategic Test Planning: Lead the creation of technical test plans for non-deterministic AI behaviors, LLM-driven interactions, and complex agent workflows.

• Tooling & Automation: Create Editor Utility Blueprints and validation scripts to assist both our internal team and our customers in verifying data assets and AI configurations.

• Feedback Loop: Partner with Product and Engineering to translate new defects and regressions into platform-wide hardening requirements and features.

• Reporting: Create reports that allow us to track, triage, and fix issues as the platform is actively being developed.

Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in AAA/AA game development with multiple shipped titles.

• Strong proficiency using the Unreal Engine; experience with additional game engines is a plus.

• Advanced Blueprints: Proven ability to build logic in Blueprints to facilitate automated testing.

• Test Architecture: Expertise in designing and implementing modular, reusable test frameworks that can be scaled across different agents and environments

Behaviors

• Collaborative: Works effectively with designers, artists, engineers, and external stakeholders.

• Customer-focused: Balances technical goals with business and customer needs.

• Leadership-minded: Guides and mentors peers while fostering a culture of quality and accountability.

• Adaptable: Thrives in a fast-paced environment with multiple ongoing projects.

• Innovative: Curious about new technologies and eager to integrate them into workflows.

• Ownership-driven: Takes responsibility for outcomes and follows through on commitments.

Why Join Artificial.Agency

• Build the future of AI-powered games alongside ex-DeepMind scientists and award-winning game developers.

• Enjoy a flexible work model with options for onsite, hybrid, or remote work, along with competitive compensation.

• Join a team that values experimentation, creative risk-taking, and building weird, ambitious, unforgettable experiences.

• Help define how intelligent characters behave, learn, and play.