QA Engineer

Jobtailor; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pixel Toys is seeking a QA Technician to execute functional, regression, exploratory, and feature-focused testing across our game projects. You will identify, reproduce, and document issues with thorough detail, conduct root cause analysis, and collaborate with engineers, designers, and producers to prioritise defects and verify fixes.

You will support release readiness by validating build stability and identifying risks for upcoming milestones.

Qualifications

• Experience as QA Technician or similar QA role in games is required.
• Testing across platforms, especially mobile (Android/iOS).
• Knowledge of game development lifecycles, Agile, live-service environments.
• Strong debugging skills to identify root causes and report risks.

Responsibilities

• Execute functional, regression, exploratory, and feature-focused testing across game projects.
• Identify, reproduce, and document issues with thorough detail; report to developers.
• Conduct root cause analysis and provide actionable reports for engineers.
• Collaborate with Engineers, Designers, and Producers to prioritise defects and verify fixes.
• Support release readiness by validating build stability and identifying risks for milestones.
• Contribute to test planning and coverage reviews across the development lifecycle.
• Mentor and assist less experienced QA team members.
• Share knowledge, review test cases, and help colleagues develop testing skills.
• Refine QA workflows, documentation, and testing methodologies.
• Support quality standards across the studio.

Skills

QA experience

Mobile game testing

Agile methodologies

Troubleshooting

Test planning

Communication

Tools

Jira

Test management platforms

Job description

• Execute functional, regression, exploratory, and feature-focused testing across various areas of game projects
• Identify, reproduce, and document issues with thorough detail
• Conduct root cause analysis on complex bugs and provide clear, actionable reporting for developers
• Partner with Engineers, Designers, and Producers to prioritise defects, verify fixes, and ensure issues are fully resolved
• Support release readiness by validating build stability and identifying potential risks for upcoming milestones
• Contribute to test planning and coverage reviews across the development lifecycle
• Mentor and assist less experienced QA team members
• Share knowledge, review test cases, and help colleagues develop testing skills
• Refine QA workflows, documentation, and testing methodologies
• Support quality standards across the studio

Requirements

• Experience as a QA Technician or in a similar quality assurance role, ideally within the games industry
• Practical experience testing games across multiple platforms, particularly Android and iOS mobile devices
• Working knowledge of game development lifecycles, Agile methodologies, and live-service development environments
• Effective troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate complex technical issues, identify root causes, and highlight potential quality risks
• Practical grasp of test planning, test case design, and test execution techniques across different phases of production
• Experience using defect-tracking and test management platforms, such as Jira
• Passion for gaming
• Skills, experience and a good Pixel Toys mission and values fit

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in functional, regression, exploratory, and feature-focused testing within the game development lifecycle, with a strong emphasis on test planning, defect tracking, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Possesses effective troubleshooting skills and a passion for gaming, ensuring high-quality standards and mentoring capabilities within the QA team.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• QA Technician Experience
• Game Testing Across Platforms
• Agile Methodologies
• Defect-Tracking Platforms (Jira)
• Test Planning and Execution

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Feature-Focused Testing
• Root Cause Analysis
• Test Case Design
• Test Execution Techniques
• Build Stability Validation
• Quality Assurance Workflows
• Testing Methodologies

Soft Skills

• Effective Troubleshooting
• Mentoring
• Collaboration
• Knowledge Sharing
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Game Development Lifecycle
• Live-Service Development
• Quality Standards
• Mobile Game Testing
• Pixel Toys Mission and Values Fit

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Test Management Platforms