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Established in 2016 and announced in October 2019, ProbablyMonsters™ is a new breed of game company that builds sustainable AAA studios to launch original AAA games. The company was founded by Harold Ryan to not only create great games, but also to make a great working experience for developers, one where people, culture, and creativity come first. ProbablyMonsters mission is to unite, guide, and empower talented teams to create exceptional interactive experiences. The company has built a central team that provides early stage infrastructure and long-term support to its studios on Operations, HR, Finance, BizDev, Tech, and QA, among other services. This unique model provides ProbablyMonsters studios the confidence, security, and stability to create and ship their games free of distractions.

We are looking for a QA Manager to work directly with a partner studio to define best QA practices and partner with them to meet project deliverables with minimal bug wake and high efficiency, leading to more iteration and better experiences for their players. The QA Manager will work across multiple disciplines to implement and effectively utilize QA resources against the unique goals of each project.

Who You Are:

  • You love mentoring new and experienced testers
  • You are passionate about Test as a discipline and career path
  • You are relentless about tracking down and documenting issues
  • You are a fierce customer advocate
  • You are confident representing QA as an equal part of a studio leadership team
  • You communicate effectively with a diverse audience

What You Will Do:

  • Oversee a team as they write test plans, test specs, and test cases
  • Utilize test tools such as bug databases and test case management software
  • Track and report bug metrics to provide all stakeholders with an accurate report of the project’s quality
  • Build and manage a team of testers working on a project using the Unreal 4 engine
  • Act as a leader on the project team, including team building, conflict resolution, stakeholder management, and decision making
  • Provide insight and guidance on the creation, maintenance, and improvement of QA tools and processes
  • Collaborate with and mentor developers on upholding best QA practices
  • Maintain a strong culture of quality and mutual respect with partner development teams
  • Treat proprietary information with professionalism and confidentiality

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 4 years’ experience testing software and/or games
  • 2 years’ experience as a QA Manager
  • Experience testing multiplayer games
  • Experience supporting a live game
  • Knowledge of software lifecycle and understanding of test practices, principles and methodologies
  • Experience testing at least one AAA game
  • Experience managing testing for game projects with long term sustainment plans
  • Experience working directly with game development teams