Tech Area QA Lead: Stability, Performance & Reliability

Arrowhead; Stockholms kommun; Presencial; SEK 700.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

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Descripción de la vacante

Arrowhead Game Studios in Stockholm is seeking a Tech Area QA Owner to take ownership of technical quality within the Engine, Tools and Core Systems. You will be the trusted QA voice, embedding stability, performance and reliability into planning, design and delivery.

This role partners with Tech Directors, Engineers and Production to align priorities and manage risks, coordinating internal and external QA contributors, and driving QA strategy across development, release and live environments.

Formación

• Solid experience working with Development QA in a technical or systems-heavy game development environment.
• Ability to test and validate complex systems across platforms and development stages.
• Strong written and spoken English; able to communicate technical topics clearly.

Responsabilidades

• Own technical QA outcomes within your Area - acting as the primary point of accountability for stability, performance, reliability and systemic risk.
• Lead technical quality through collaboration and influence - partnering with Tech Directors, Engineers and Production to embed QA into design, implementation and decision-making.
• Define and drive Area-level technical QA strategy, test planning and coverage across development, release and live - including performance, stability, memory, compatibility and platform considerations.
• Coordinate internal and external QA contributors as one cohesive team - ensuring alignment on technical priorities, standards and ways of working.
• Act as the main QA point of contact for technical testing across external Development QA, Co-Dev partners and other collaborators.
• Drive visibility and decision-making through clear technical QA reporting, effective/impactful triaging, risk assessment, and tracking of systemic issues and trends.
• Champion technical QA practices and developer enablement - acting as a critical friend by supporting and challenging engineers in building effective testing approaches and integrating quality into their day-to-day work.
• Balance technical debt, delivery constraints and player-facing risk - guiding where QA effort will have the highest impact.
• Stay close to the product and systems through hands-on involvement when needed - validating assumptions, investigating risks and grounding decisions in real outcomes.

Conocimientos

Development QA experience

English communication

Descripción del empleo

Arrowhead Game Studios in Stockholm is seeking a Tech Area QA Owner to take ownership of technical quality within the Engine, Tools and Core Systems. You will be the trusted QA voice, embedding stability, performance and reliability into planning, design and delivery.

This role partners with Tech Directors, Engineers and Production to align priorities and manage risks, coordinating internal and external QA contributors, and driving QA strategy across development, release and live environments.