Senior QA Engineer

pixeltoysltd

Royal Leamington Spa

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Company Pension

Wellness days

Flexi-time

Job summary

Pixel Toys, based in Leamington Spa, is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to lead reliability, performance, and automation for mobile/VR titles. You will blend hands-on testing with robust automation to ensure builds meet stability and playability before release.

You will collaborate across Engineering, Production, DevOps and Live Ops to define test strategies, expand automated suites, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines. You will mentor junior teammates and drive QA best practices studio-wide.

Qualifications

Experience in Games QA or Software QA with test automation.
Experience testing mobile games is desirable.
Solid knowledge of QA methodologies and SDLC.
Experience with Jira or similar issue trackers.

Responsibilities

Lead test strategy and automation efforts across features.
Oversee functional, regression, exploratory testing, and risk-based testing.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and toolchains.
Publish QA reports and defect trend dashboards.

Skills

Test Strategy

Test Automation

Scripting

CI/CD

Performance Testing

QA Tools

Mentorship

Collaboration

Job description

Based in the heart of Leamington Spa, Pixel Toys have spent over a decade pushing the capabilities of mobile and VR 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 a Senior QA Engineer at Pixel Toys, you will lead our technical quality, stability, and performance efforts by combining hands‑on testing with test automation and tooling expertise.

Working collaboratively across our production cycle, you will partner closely with Engineering, Production, DevOps, and Live Operations to establish comprehensive test strategies for new features. You will oversee functional, regression, exploratory, and risk‑based testing, ensuring our builds meet strong standards of stability and playability before reaching our community.

A central focus of your role will be advancing our automated testing capabilities. You will design, expand, and maintain robust automated test suites following development best practices, turning manual test cases into efficient, repeatable workflows. Partnering directly with Engineering, you will integrate automated testing into our CI/CD pipelines, build custom utilities to enhance testing efficiency, and continuously refine test suites to ensure ongoing reliability across development branches.

In addition to core testing, you will guide performance tracking and live operations support, utilising profiling tools like GameBench to run regular performance tests, investigate regressions, and troubleshoot player‑reported live issues. You will publish clear QA reports and dashboards that give production and studio leadership full visibility into defect trends and build health.

On top of this, you will act as a dedicated mentor, sharing knowledge and supporting Junior team members in automation, scripting, and testing best practices.

About you:

You will join us with experience in Games QA or Software QA, ideally with a focus on test automation. Experience working on mobile games is desirable.

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

Test Strategy & Automation: Practical experience designing, executing, and maintaining manual and automated test cases using industry‑standard testing tools and frameworks.
Scripting & Tooling: Familiarity with a scripting or programming language (such as Python, C#, Java, or SQL), with an interest in developing or maintaining automated tests and supporting scripts.
Engine & Code Understanding: Exposure to C# and the .NET framework to support test automation, custom tooling, and debugging activities, including code reviews.
CI/CD & DevOps Integration: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing integration, and continuous delivery practices.
Advanced Testing Methods: Interest or experience in using device farms, test automation frameworks, or modern testing utilities to expand coverage.
Defect Management & SDLC: A working understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), QA methodologies, and Agile practices, paired with experience using tools like Jira to log and track issues effectively.
Analytical Problem‑Solving: Effective analytical skills to investigate technical issues, evaluate risk, and prioritise testing activities to support release decisions.
Mentorship & Collaboration: A supportive mindset with experience or interest in guiding junior team members to help build their technical and automation skills.

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: