QA Lead

CD PROJEKT RED; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 42.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Relocation package

Relocation assistance

Polish language lessons

Zusammenfassung

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a QA Lead for the Cyberpunk 2 project. You will lead the gameplay QA team, translating the Polaris QA strategy into concrete plans and measurable outcomes.

You will oversee testing execution, milestones, and risk mitigation while driving improvements in workflows, tooling, and reporting to ensure gameplay integrity across engines and platforms. Applicants should have strong English skills (C1) and a proven track record of managing QA teams in AAA game development, with

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years leading or managing QA teams.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, defect management, and QA reporting.
• Experience with game engines, preferably Unreal Engine.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to develop and execute testing strategies across platforms.

Aufgaben

• Lead and mentor gameplay QA team.
• Adapt Polaris QA strategy into actionable plans.
• Own testing execution and milestone verification.
• Monitor quality metrics and risk trends.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure gameplay integrity.
• Create and maintain QA documentation and dashboards.

Kenntnisse

QA leadership

Test strategy

Stakeholder management

Performance testing

Bug workflow

English proficiency

Tools

Unreal Engine

CI/CD tooling

Jobbeschreibung

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a QA Lead to join the Cyberpunk 2 project. In this role, you will manage a gameplay QA team within the project, adapting the project QA strategy into clear team plans, priorities and measurable outcomes.

You will be responsible for developing a high-performing QA team, ensuring reliable milestone verification, maintaining visibility on gameplay quality status and risks, and continuously improving QA workflows, tools, reporting, and gameplay testing practices within your area of ownership.

You will collaborate closely with Production, Development, Tech, Shared Development Services, QA Experts, other QA Managers, and cross-functional teams to support gameplay integrity, engine and tools quality, performance, stability, gameplay consistency, and development pipeline reliability.

Candidates must demonstrate English proficiency at a minimum C1 level.

Responsibilities:

• Leading, mentoring, and developing the gameplay QA team while fostering accountability, role clarity, and continuous skill growth.
• Adapting & Implementing the overarching Polaris QA strategy into practical testing approaches, measurable outcomes, and clear team priorities.
• Owning testing execution and milestone verification, ensuring tasks are completed on time and meet gameplay quality standards.
• Monitoring gameplay quality metrics, KPIs, and bug trends to identify risks early and build practical mitigation plans.
• Partnering with development, production, and external QA vendors to coordinate dependencies, gameplay requests, and alignment.
• Maintaining clear, data-informed reporting on quality status, blockers, and project readiness for all relevant stakeholders.
• Drivingcontinuous improvements in QA workflows, tools, testing frameworks, technical documentation, and overall team effectiveness.
• Providingdirect assistance with complex investigations, issue analysis, and debugging workflows when required.
• 5+ Years Previous experience Leading or Managing QA Teams
• 5+ Years Experience with direct performance management and career development
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, bug workflows, defect management, test planning, test coverage, QA practices, and quality reporting.
• Experience with game engines and editors, preferably Unreal Engine.
• Strong understanding of game development lifecycles and the ability to develop and execute testing strategies covering integration, stress, performance, stability, tools, engine, platform, and technical feature validation.
• Experience working with QA metrics, KPIs, bug trends,
• Experience with performance analysis, profiling tools, crash analysis, memory investigations, platform-specific testing, or console development environments.
• Experience with Unreal insights, engine profiling, crash debugging
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly present technical quality status, risks, blockers, priorities, and recommendations.
• Experience creating and maintaining test documentation, test plans, test reports, dashboards, or quality summaries.
• Experience improving QA workflows, reporting models, dashboards, technical metrics, or test management processes
• Experience working with external QA vendors, distributed QA teams, or cross-location development teams.
• Strong ownership, accountability, emotional maturity, and ability to work effectively under pressure, ambiguity, and changing priorities.
• Strong alignment with RED values and the ability to act as a role model in communication, decision-making, collaboration, and leadership.
• Availability to work 10:00 AM–6:00 PM is required to maintain several hours of overlap with the Boston team.

Nice to have:

• Experience working on AAA Titles.
• Experience with User Experience Research (UXR), focus groups, usability testing, and gathering player feedback to inform product and design decisions
• Experience with automation frameworks, automated test authorship, build verification, CI/CD pipelines, or technical validation workflows.
• Experience with performance, stability, tools, engine, platform, and technical feature validation.
• Interest in the Cyberpunk universe and passion for delivering high-quality player experiences in large-scale RPGs.

Working mode

• In-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity in Warsaw, Poland.
• Relocation to Poland is required for those residing abroad.
• Working hours 10:00 AM–6:00 PM is required to maintain several hours of overlap with the Boston team.

Relocation Support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings — it’s all covered.
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements — all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or …