This job listing expired on Feb 11, 2025
Tweet

We’re FuturLab, the award-winning game studio behind PowerWash Simulator, the Velocity series, Peaky Blinders Mastermind, and many more awesome games.

FuturLab are looking for a QA Tester to join our team on an exciting, unannounced project. If enhancing the quality of a soothing, relaxing game sounds like your thing, then you should keep on reading!

We are hiring this role as remote; however, a successful candidate could be office-based or work a hybrid setup, if preferred.

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Executing scripted, exploratory, ad-hoc & regression testing

  • Logging defects in the project’s bug database

  • Providing general feedback to help improve end user experience

  • Communicating and working with external QA teams

  • Working in a fast-paced development environment, where priorities can quickly shift

Requirements

  • 1+ year of Quality Assurance experience in games

  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Have a sharp eye for detail

  • Demonstrate analytical thinking and an aptitude for problem solving

  • A passion for video games

Advantageous

  • Experience with all PC and console gaming platforms

  • Experience creating and maintaining test plans

  • Experience with Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo certification requirements

  • Knowledge of JIRA or similar bug tracking software

  • A good understanding of the game development process

  • A keen intuition and self-driven individual

Benefits

  • Competitive salary (dependent on experience)

  • Performance related bonus.

  • Bi-annual salary reviews based on your performance.

  • Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (No weekends, No overtime, No Crunch!)

  • Opportunity to work from home (UK only), out of our Brighton office, or hybrid.

  • 21 days annual leave + 9 Bank Holidays, which includes our very own FuturLab Bank Holiday!

  • 2 Duvet Days. (No questions asked)

  • Extra day off for your birthday.

  • Studio closure over the Christmas period.

  • 5 paid training and 2 paid volunteer days per year to work on your personal development.

  • Opportunities to attend and speak at gaming events/conferences.

  • Free MS Game Pass or PS+ subscription

  • Free game codes, game swag and merchandise.

  • Bike2work scheme.

  • Enhanced Maternity - 9 months full pay (statutory benefit topped up by FL)

  • Paternity leave - 8 weeks full pay

  • Enhanced Sick Pay.

  • Enhanced Pension.

  • Private Healthcare, includes dental and optical cover.

  • Remote therapy service through Spill -8 x 50-minute virtual sessions over 6 months whenever you need them. Unlimited ‘ask a therapist’ text questions.

  • Eye tests & standard glasses for display work.

  • Amazing offices with a great culture. E.g. Regular social activities, Free fresh fruit, Free iced treats in the Summer and Free locally roasted, Small Batch Coffee and Speciality Teas!

FuturLab foster an inclusive and welcoming culture, check out the Life at FuturLab page (www.futurlab.co.uk/life-at-futurlab) for reasons why you’d love working here!

If you have the skills, experience and passion for the role then please get in touch as we’d love to hear from you!

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process as required, please add any adjustment requests to your application.

Candidates without a valid UK work Visa cannot be considered.