Experienced QA Technician

Pixel Toys; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Company Pension scheme

Death in Service benefit

Regular socials

Staff training and development

Wellness days

Flexi-time working hours

Job summary

Pixel Toys in Leamington Spa is seeking an Experienced QA Technician to ensure quality, stability and playability across our mobile games. You will perform functional, regression, exploratory and feature testing and partner with Developers to deliver polished updates.

The role also involves documenting issues with clear repro steps, driving root‑cause analysis, mentoring peers, and helping refine QA processes while maintaining a player-centric mindset.

Qualifications

• QA technician or similar quality assurance role, preferably in games.
• Experience testing across platforms, especially Android and iOS.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and live-service development.
• Strong defect investigation and reporting skills.
• Experience with defect-tracking and test management tools such as Jira.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, exploratory and feature testing across projects.
• Identify, reproduce and document issues with clear repro steps.
• Collaborate with Engineers, Designers and Producers to prioritise defects.
• Validate build stability and assist release readiness activities.
• Mentor and support QA teammates, refining workflows and processes.

Skills

Platform Testing

Android/iOS

Agile

Root Cause Analysis

Mentoring

Tools

Jira

Job description

Based in the heart of Leamington Spa, Pixel Toys have spent over a decade pushing the capabilities of mobile gaming. We have developed multiple award-winning titles, including: Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realm War; and we’re now excited to be exclusively working on a new game, unlike ANYTHING we’ve done previously!

As a forward thinking and innovative studio we are always looking for new technologies and techniques to develop and use in our games and make them even more engaging experiences for our customers.

We are excited to continue to grow our team and are always on the lookout for highly talented and motivated individuals, who are passionate about gaming and excited to join us on our ambitious journey!

The Role:

As an Experienced QA Technician at Pixel Toys, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, stability, and playability of our games through thorough testing, detailed defect analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. Working closely alongside our development teams, you will execute functional, regression, exploratory, and feature-focused testing across various areas of our projects. You will serve as a dedicated advocate for the player experience, helping to ensure that every feature, mechanic, and content update runs smoothly before reaching our community.

Your day-to-day will involve identifying, reproducing, and documenting issues with thorough detail, conducting root cause analysis on complex bugs to provide clear, actionable reporting for our developers. You will partner directly with Engineers, Designers, and Producers to prioritise defects, verify fixes, and ensure issues are fully resolved. Beyond daily testing, you will support release readiness activities by validating build stability, identifying potential risks for upcoming milestones, and contributing to test planning and coverage reviews across the development lifecycle.

In addition to your technical testing, you will act as a supportive mentor within the QA department. You will guide and assist less experienced team members, sharing knowledge, reviewing test cases, and helping them grow their testing skills in a collaborative environment. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will actively help refine QA workflows, documentation, and testing methodologies, helping to support quality standards across the entire studio.

About you:

You will join us with experience as a QA Technician or in a similar quality assurance role, ideally within the games industry.

We would love to see experience across some of the following areas:

• Platform Testing: Practical experience testing games across multiple platforms, particularly Android and iOS mobile devices.
• Development Lifecycles: A working knowledge of game development lifecycles, Agile methodologies, and live-service development environments.
• Defect Investigation: Effective troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate complex technical issues, identify root causes, and highlight potential quality risks.
• Test Methodologies: A practical grasp of test planning, test case design, and test execution techniques across different phases of production.
• QA Tools: Experience using defect-tracking and test management platforms, such as Jira, to document, manage, and track issues efficiently.

What can Pixel Toys offer:

At Pixel Toys we are proud of the progressive, inclusive, and collaborative working environment we have created; a place where everyone has the opportunity to be themselves and is welcomed and valued for who they are and what they contribute. We have some fantastic benefits we offer our employees… Here are just some of them:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually
• 25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Up to 3 additional long service days (duvet days!)
• Private Medical Insurance (including optical and dental)
• Company Pension scheme
• Death in Service benefit
• Regular socials including epic summer and Christmas parties!
• Staff training and development
• Quarterly Wellness days (On-site massages and more)
• Flexi-time working hours

Recruitment selection is based on skills, experience and a good Pixel Toys mission and values fit.