Senior QA Engineer

Pixel Toys; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Up to 3 long service days

Private Medical Insurance (including 


Company Pension scheme

Death in Service benefit

Regular socials

Staff training and development

Quarterly Wellness days

Flexi-time working hours

Job summary

Pixel Toys is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to lead quality, stability and performance across our production cycle. You will design and expand automated test suites, integrate them into CI/CD, and build tools to improve testing efficiency.

You will also run performance tests with profiling tools and publish QA dashboards for leadership. You will mentor junior colleagues in automation, scripting and testing best practices, and collaborate closely with Engineering, Production and Live Operations to

Qualifications

• Experience in Games QA or Software QA with a focus on test automation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, C#, Java or SQL) for test automation.
• Exposure to C# and the .NET framework to support testing, tooling and debugging.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices in automated testing.
• Interest in device farms, test automation frameworks or modern testing utilities.
• Knowledge of SDLC, QA methodologies and Agile practices; experience using Jira for issue tracking.
• Strong analytical problem‑solving skills to assess risk and guide test prioritization.
• Willingness to mentor juniors and share automation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality efforts across features to ensure stability and playability.
• Design, expand, and maintain automated test suites and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop tooling to improve testing efficiency and reliability across branches.
• Run performance tests, investigate regressions, and publish QA dashboards for leadership.
• Mentor junior team members in automation, scripting and testing best practices.

Skills

Test Strategy

Automation Testing

Scripting Languages

C# / .NET

CI/CD Integration

Device Farms

QA Methodologies

Mentorship

Tools

Jira

Job description

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 prioritize 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:

• 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.