Quality Analyst

JR United Kingdom; York; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Une nouvelle société de développement de jeux vidéo basée à Southampton recherche un Quality Assurance Tester (QA) dédié et orienté détail. Dans ce rôle, vous serez chargé d'assurer la qualité et la fonctionnalité de Phasmophobia sur plusieurs plateformes, en identifiant et rapportant les bogues tout en travaillant étroitement avec l'équipe de développement.

Benefits

Employer Match Pension Scheme

Flexitime

Relocation Package

Annual performance bonus

Employee of the month vouchers

Personal wellbeing allowance

Referral Scheme

Sabbatical Leave

Health Insurance including Vision, Dental, Travel

Life Insurance

30 days holiday including birthday and wellbeing day

Qualifications

• Expérience en tant que QA Tester ou rôle similaire sur des titres publiés, de préférence dans le genre horreur.
• Expérience de test en VR PC et PSVR2.
• Passion pour les jeux d'horreur, connaissance et expérience de Phasmophobia.

Responsibilities

• Effectuer des tests approfondis de Phasmophobia sur PC, en mettant l'accent sur les tests VR et PSVR2.
• Collaborer avec l'équipe de développement pour comprendre les nouvelles fonctionnalités et le contenu.
• Fournir des rapports de bogues détaillés et clairs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Slack

Unity

Job description

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Kinetic Games is a new video game development studio based in Southampton. We are a passionate team of developers using Unity to continuously improve and expand the horror experience of Phasmophobia, currently available on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

About the Role:

We are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Quality Assurance (QA) Tester with both VR and PSVR2 experience to join our team. As a QA Tester, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and functionality of our game, Phasmophobia, across multiple platforms. You will work closely with our development team, using your keen eye for detail to identify and report bugs, suggest improvements, and help us deliver a polished and enjoyable gaming experience to our players.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct thorough testing of Phasmophobia on PC, focusing on VR testing and PSVR2 to identify bugs, exploits, and performance issues.
• Collaborate with the development team to understand new features and content, ensuring they meet quality standards.
• Use Jira, Confluence and Slack to manage and track bug reports, test cases, and documentation.
• Provide detailed and clear bug reports, including steps to reproduce, expected results, and actual results.
• Verify bug fixes and ensure they do not introduce new issues.
• Participate in regular team meetings to discuss progress, share insights, and suggest improvements.

Requirements:

• Experience as a QA Tester or similar role on shipped titles, preferably within the horror game genre.
• Experience testing in both PC VR and PSVR2
• Understanding of the game development process, particularly for post-launch content creation.
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a passion for delivering high-quality products.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for horror games.
• Knowledge and experience playing Phasmophobia
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Nice To Have

• Experience with Unity.
• 5% Employer Match Pension Scheme
• Flexitime
• Opportunity to travel to events such as GDC, Gamescom, Twitch Con EU & US, EGX and Develop Brighton
• Relocation Package
• Annual performance bonus
• Employee of the month vouchers
• Personal wellbeing allowance
• Referral Scheme
• Sabbatical Leave
• Vitality Health Insurance that includes Vision, Dental and Travel
• Aviva Life Insurance
• 30 days holiday including birthday and wellbeing day