About the Role
Our client, a developer renowned for its exhilarating gameplay in the Videojuegos y Esports industry, is seeking a proactive Tester de Videojuegos de Acción to join their remote quality assurance team. This is a 100% remote opportunity, available to candidates located anywhere in Mexico. You will be instrumental in ensuring the high-octane excitement, responsiveness, and polish of our action-packed game titles. The ideal candidate possesses a keen understanding of fast-paced combat mechanics, precise controls, dynamic environments, and the importance of fluid animation and physics. Your sharp reflexes, analytical mind, and passion for action games will be crucial in delivering thrilling and bug-free experiences. You will collaborate closely with action game developers to identify and resolve issues related to gameplay flow, enemy AI, weapon mechanics, and performance. Our client provides a dynamic and collaborative remote work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive testing of action video games, focusing on combat mechanics, controls, enemy AI, and level design.
- Identify, document, and track bugs, exploits, and performance issues related to fast-paced action gameplay.
- Develop and execute test plans that cover various action subgenres (e.g., shooters, hack-and-slash, platformers).
- Perform regression testing to ensure that fixes for action gameplay elements are effective.
- Evaluate weapon balance, enemy difficulty, and overall player challenge.
- Test complex control schemes and ensure responsiveness across different input devices.
- Collaborate with action game designers and developers to refine gameplay feel and mechanics.
- Analyze AI behavior in combat situations, ensuring challenging and believable encounters.
- Provide feedback on visual effects, sound design, and their impact on the action experience.
- Stay informed about current trends and innovations in action game design and testing.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Tester de Videojuegos, with a significant focus on action games.
- In-depth understanding of action game mechanics, including shooting, melee combat, movement systems, and physics.
- Experience testing games with rapid gameplay and high demands on player input.
- Proficiency in using bug tracking systems and test management tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to quickly identify gameplay exploits.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Spanish.
- Ability to work independently and manage testing tasks efficiently in a remote setting.
- A genuine passion for action games and the videojuegos y esports industry.
- Experience with performance testing and optimization for action titles is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with engine tools for debugging or gameplay analysis is a plus.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on exciting and high-energy action game titles.
- Fully remote work arrangement, offering maximum flexibility and work-life balance.
- Be part of a studio recognized for delivering thrilling and engaging action experiences.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Join a talented and energetic remote team dedicated to action gameplay innovation.
- Contribute to games that deliver adrenaline-pumping excitement to players.