Quality Assurance Technician (6 Month FTC)

Glowmade; Guildford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a small, innovative company dedicated to creating imaginative multiplayer games. In this exciting role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring the quality of our latest project, providing feedback and identifying issues to polish the game to perfection. You’ll collaborate with fellow testers and become an integral part of our team, gaining insights into the game development process and contributing to a project that aims to captivate players. If you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for gaming, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• 1+ years' experience in video game QA.
• Experience with playing multiplayer games.

Responsibilities

• Identify faults and provide feedback on the game.
• Log issues in the bug database with clear instructions.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Video game QA

Multiplayer gaming experience

Job description

Hello, We’re Glowmade!

We’re a small, exciting company and the goal of our games is to unlock people's imagination and help them express themselves in wonderful, fun ways. Right now we’re busy building a new multiplayer cooperative game with an ambitious creative wrapper around it. We can’t say too much, but if you can imagine Jim Henson’s Labyrinth mashed up with Wrestlemania, then you’ll be on the right track!

This is a chance to be a part of the final stretch of getting a game from a collection of ideas to a sleek finished project. Reporting to Michael Cole (QA Lead) You’ll take an important seat in ensuring that the fun of the game shines through, unimpaired by blemishes and polished to a sheen.

From day one we would like you to…

• Get into the game and give it a discerning eye, identifying faults and feedback.
• Team up with other testers to tackle multiplayer situations with combined scrutiny.
• Report and log issues within our bug database, using clear language and instructions to describe the cause.

In six months you will be…

• A knowledge base on elements of the game, able to answer questions and spot things out of place.
• Comfortable with the variety of platforms we work on, able to switch with no friction.
• Building up an understanding of the hurdles that a game has to jump to release to the public.

Requirements

The ideal candidate would have…

• 1+ years' experience in video game QA.
• Experience with playing multiplayer games.
• A focus on detail and a confidence to point out even the smallest problems.

A few more bits...

This is an opportunity for you to make a significant contribution not only to the game but to our team and the company. Everyone at Glowmade has a voice, and it’s important to us that you feel empowered and are given the time and space to use it.

We’re based in Guildford, UK. We offer competitive wages and we are an actively equal opportunities employer. If all of the above sounds exciting and you think you can fill this pivotal role, please get in touch. No agencies please!