QA Lead — RPG Gameplay Quality Strategist

CD Projekt; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical healthcare

Mental health support

Paid vacation & holidays

401K with employer matching

LSA - wellness & home office

Parental support

Training & courses

Dog-friendly office

International team environment

Casual dress-code

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a QA Lead to join the Cyberpunk 2 team at the Boston Hub. You will manage a gameplay QA team, translate the project QA strategy into actionable plans, and drive quality across milestones.

You will collaborate with Production, Development, Tech, and QA partners to ensure gameplay integrity, engine and tools quality, and a reliable development pipeline. The role emphasizes ownership, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on support in a hybrid in-office setting in Boston.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading QA teams, including performance management, mentoring, and career development.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, bug workflows, defect management, test planning, test coverage, QA practices, and quality reporting.
• Experience with game engines and editors, preferably Unreal Engine.
• Experience developing and executing testing strategies across game development stages, including integration, performance, stability, engine, tools, and platform validation.
• Hands-on experience with technical QA investigations, such as performance profiling, Unreal insights, crash debugging, memory analysis, or console testing.
• Experience analyzing QA metrics, KPIs, and bug trends to identify quality risks and support data-driven decision-making.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly present technical quality status, risks, blockers, priorities, and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Team Management & Development: Lead, mentor, and develop the gameplay QA team while fostering accountability, role clarity, and continuous skill growth.
• Strategic QA Implementation: Adapt & Implement the overarching Cyberpunk 2 QA strategy into practical testing approaches, measurable outcomes, and clear team priorities.
• Quality Execution & Delivery: Own testing execution and milestone verification, ensuring tasks are completed on time and meet gameplay quality standards.
• Data-Driven Risk Management: Monitor gameplay quality metrics, KPIs, and bug trends to identify risks early and build practical mitigation plans.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with development, production, and external QA vendors to coordinate dependencies, gameplay requests, and alignment.
• Transparent Quality Reporting: Maintain clear, data-informed reporting on quality status, blockers, and project readiness for all relevant stakeholders.
• Process & Tool Optimization: Drive continuous improvements in QA workflows, tools, testing frameworks, technical documentation, and overall team effectiveness.
• Hands-on Support: Provide direct assistance with complex investigations, issue analysis, and debugging workflows when required.

Skills

Team leadership

QA methodologies

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

Unreal Engine

CI/CD tooling

Bug tracking systems

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a QA Lead to join the Cyberpunk 2 team at the Boston Hub. You will manage a gameplay QA team, translate the project QA strategy into actionable plans, and drive quality across milestones.

You will collaborate with Production, Development, Tech, and QA partners to ensure gameplay integrity, engine and tools quality, and a reliable development pipeline. The role emphasizes ownership, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on support in a hybrid in-office setting in Boston.