Junior QA Engineer (Manual)

Playrix; Ireland; Remote; EUR 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid vacation

Gym membership

Language courses

Conferences

Job summary

Playrix is seeking junior QA specialists who aim to grow into game designers or project managers. You will focus on testing mechanics, understanding player behavior, and contributing to product decisions. The role emphasizes independence, engagement, and initiative, with a path to more responsibility over time.

Remote work options are available, with a focus on growth and learning. You will perform manual testing across platforms, participate in feature discussions, and contribute to regression

Qualifications

• Ambition to grow into game design, production, or management.
• 6+ months of commercial experience in manual testing.
• Knowledge of testing theory.
• Interest in mobile gaming and game development.

Responsibilities

• Analyze mechanics and user experience; suggest improvements.
• Participate in team discussions on features and changes.
• Manual testing of new game features on iOS, Android, macOS, and UWP.
• Perform regression testing as part of test cycles.
• Document defects with root-cause and product impact.

Job description

Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies, ranking among the top 3 mobile game developers in the world. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (one-third of the world's population), and more than 30 million people play them every day!

Team, about the role

We are looking for junior specialists whose goal is to become game designers or project managers and who see QA as an intentional step toward that goal.

At our company, QA is not just a role, but a foundation for growth and deep product understanding. We believe that strong gameplay architects are shaped through testing mechanics and analyzing features. We are looking for people who are eager to dive deep into mechanics, understand player behavior, and see the holistic product behind individual bugs — and eventually take on greater responsibility by influencing features, decisions, and the overall development of the project.

We create the conditions to grow into experts in game design or management and expect a high degree of independence, engagement, and initiative.

Tasks

Analysis of mechanics and user experience, and suggestion for improving

Active participation in team discussions of features and changes

Manual testing of new game features on iOS, Android, macOS, and UWP platforms

Project testing as part of regression testing cycles

Reporting of defects in the bug tracker, including descriptions of root causes and product impact

Requirements

A strong ambition to grow into game design, production, or management

Mobile gaming experience and a genuine interest in game development

A proactive mindset: the ability not only to identify problems but also to propose solutions

At least 6 months of commercial experience in manual testing

Higher education degree

Knowledge of testing theory

Preferred

Understanding of game design and analytics fundamentals

Experience working with AI tools

Interest in analytics and product metrics

Flexibility at work

For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world. We only evaluate your results.

Caring for health and well-being

• We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist, including individual, family, and child consultations.
• We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
• We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions, as well as massages, spa and sauna visits, and recovery treatments.

Professional development and education

• We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
• We cover foreign language courses.
• Employees who combine work with formal education are entitled to five additional paid days off per year for exams, thesis or dissertation defence, and other mandatory academic activities.

Events and merch

• We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
• We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
• We have a merch store with its own internal currency that you can use to buy unique gifts, such as a new game console or a padel racket.
• We reimburse a portion of pet-related expenses, including veterinary services and other eligible costs.

Work Format

Remote or from one of the company’s offices (Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan)