Software QA Engineer

Electronic Arts; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company based in Kuala Lumpur is looking for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to work with the EA SPORTS FC team. The role involves implementing quality strategies, conducting data analysis, and ensuring effective communication between teams. Candidates should have experience in software quality assurance, knowledge of automated testing tools, and excellent collaboration skills. This position offers the chance to shape high-quality player experiences and contribute to innovative projects.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Complimentary games

Qualifications

• Experience in software development, quality assurance, or game design.
• Familiarity with automated testing and common automation tool sets.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leverage testing skills to systematically test the product.
• Compile data from multiple sources into cohesive summaries.
• Communicate status and risk through cohesive summaries.

Skills

Software development

Quality assurance

Automated testing

Collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

Jira

TestRail

Job description

• Country: Malaysia

Overview

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. A community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

About Us: Our Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team is an important part of our development process, consistently delivering actionable insights that support our game teams to optimize software performance and elevate gameplay. You will work closely with the EA SPORTS FC team as part of redefining football with EA SPORTS FC.

With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to fans everywhere, we invite you to join us as we pioneer the future of football with EA SPORTS FC.

Responsibilities

• Quality Strategy and Test Planning: Leverage testing skills and methodologies to systematically test the product and share results. Design, develop, and lead quality strategies for owned features. Implement pre-integration build verification and reporting processes. Research and propose solutions for increasing test coverage efficiency. Identify risks and plan testing for releases. Document reproduction steps, gather test data, and assist in debugging.
• Quality and Data Analysis: Compile data from multiple sources into cohesive summaries to communicate status and risk. Use different testing methodologies and analyze feature sets for automation opportunities (Risk-based Testing, Data/AI-driven testing and more). Monitor game builds and follow up on fixes to ensure quality goals are met. Perform design testing reviews, ensuring the design is captured and identifying bugs and user concerns before they make it into software. Use development tools to guide issue identification upstream and promote defect prevention.
• Collaboration and Communication: Communicate status and risk through cohesive summaries. Serve as the communication bridge between development partners and QA teams. Provide technical, quantitative, and qualitative feedback. Represent the QA perspective effectively in meetings, ensuring quality standards are prioritized.
• Mentorship and Team Support: Lead improvements and knowledge sharing across teams. Promote professional growth within the QA team. Mentor and support team members in implementing quality strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in software development, quality assurance, or game design
• Familiarity with automated testing and common automation tool sets
• Experience with defect and task tracking tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail)
• Project Management for planning and execution of test strategy and tasks using Scrum/Agile process
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum software/game development
• Understand concepts of defect prevention and containment
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Experience with Grey/White box testing in development environments
• Translate project metrics into data-driven decisions and strategies
• Passion for creating high-quality player experiences

Benefits/Additional Information

• We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.
• We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.