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The Quality Assurance team owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of all products and functions across Epic. Our team works closely with developers and production to ensure the best possible user experience for our community and customers.
What You'll DoEpic Games is looking for a full-time Senior QA Analyst on Fortnite Reload. The person in this role will work alongside the dev team to provide QA support for incoming game features for Fortnite Reload/Arenas, they will be involved in testing efforts along with assisting in risk assessment and mitigation. They will be required to work within existing processes, while simultaneously finding ways to upgrade and innovate the processes that currently exist. They will be ultimately accountable for end to end Test planning and Execution of assigned features. If you are comfortable in a fast paced environment, and have the desire to grow your skills alongside world class QA talent, then we would love to talk to you.
In this role, you will- Responsible for feature level test planning and test execution of individual features, as well as conduct standard functional and qualitative testing types including performance tests, defect exploration and verification, happy path and negative testing
- Generate analysis of outstanding defect load and recommend new areas of testing and areas to prioritize for fixes
- Escalates issues to the right owners so major issues are visible and handled promptly
- Proactively manage incoming defects and work autonomously on highest value tasks, be it test writing or test execution
- Troubleshooting system and hardware issues in order to unblock testing
- Able to perform test gap analysis and communicate this information to Stakeholders
- Communicates with multiple parties to facilitate the flow of information from dev teams to test teams
- 3+ years of testing experience in fast-paced environments, with the ability to juggle multiple projects at once
- 3+ years experience in game or game engine testing required
- 2+ years experience in Quality Assurance in a game development
- Solid understanding of test methodologies, including functional, qualitative, and performance against consistently iterative development
- Strong communication skills and ability to confidently collaborate with product owners and developers on technical topics and features
- Excellent reporting skills for assembling data in an easily-digestible format
- Test Planning skills for projecting test coverage needs in advance, while remaining flexible to cover urgent requests
This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including WA).
Pay Transparency InformationThe expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
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Skills Required
- 3+ years of testing experience in fast-paced environments
- 3+ years experience in game or game engine testing
- 2+ years experience in Quality Assurance in a game development environment
- Solid understanding of test methodologies including functional, qualitative, and performance testing
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with product owners and developers
- Excellent reporting skills for assembling data in an easily-digestible format
- Test planning skills to project coverage needs and adapt to urgent requests
- Ability to troubleshoot system and hardware issues to unblock testing
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize high-value tasks autonomously
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous time off, paid holidays, and sabbaticals are referenced alongside improvements in work-life balance. Feedback suggests paid leave breadth helps offset demanding periods.
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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, and has more than 50 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and Epic has over 600 million accounts with over 5 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.
