Position Summary

Cold Iron Studios is looking for a QA Engineer to join our world class team on our next AAA title for consoles and PC! This position is fully remote in the United States and open to applicants across the country.

Are you an analytical thinker and problem solver that has a sharp eye for detail and excellent communication skills? Awesome! Come join our creative, collaborative studio where you will be part of a tight, integrated team of game developers.

Your Day to Day

You can expect to be responsible and accountable for the following:

• Design, develop and integrate frameworks to optimize game engineering and infrastructure solutions
• Create, monitor, and control metrics impacting product and team quality. Make recommendations for optimization
• Identify, analyze, and apply various technical skills to troubleshoot areas of deficiencies
• Provide consistent communication on QA releases and updates
• Partner with stakeholders through all cycles of development to maximize effective test plans
• Analyze product quality and usability, associated system limitations, and report on risk
• Host test closure activities, e.g., test ware evaluation, knowledge transfer, retrospectives
• Ensure that teams are following documented test processes and to enforce best practices
• Champion best practices, drive innovation, and contribute to architectural discussions

Your Career Progression

Do the best work of your career! No, really, that's what we expect of you. Come aboard and work with industry veterans all working to improve their craft and become better game developers. The small team atmosphere allows you to contribute more and have greater ownership over what you do day to day.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software or games experience testing games on at least XBOX, Playstation, or PC platforms
• Experience with test-driven development
• Experience and understanding of distributed cloud systems, containerization, cross-platform networking, caching, application modernization, data storage (document stores, key-value stores, RDBMS), data streaming, and CI/CD
• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Proficiency in software engineering tools
• Demonstrated experience in test planning for complex features/systems
• Ability to document requirements and specifications
• Strong understanding of game/software development cycles
• Strong problem solving, communication, and prioritization skills

Would love to see

• Ability to develop software in C++ or other programming languages
• Experience with integrations APIs and external systems
• Experience in test automation and tools
• Knowledge of versioning systems like GitHub, Perforce, etc.
• Passion for games and the gaming industry

Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or related degree
• Or equivalent industry experience

Location

• This position is fully remote and open to applicants across the country.

About our Location

Cold Iron is a team of passionate game developers located in San Jose, California. We're a diverse group of veterans with decades of experience developing and launching award-winning shooter, MMO, and action titles on PC and console. We launched Aliens: Fireteam Elite in August 2021 to critical acclaim and to a very devoted fan base.

Exceptional employee benefits, Remote work; 18 days PTO first year in addition to 11 paid holidays plus company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Year's Day; Robust Medical, Dental, Vision insurance coverage for entire family; Company matched 401k vested immediately; Flex Spending Accounts, annual stipend to help cover work from home expenses, ultra-creative environment.