Senior QA Engineer
Epic Games
Full-time
On-site
Cary, United States
WHAT MAKES US EPIC?
At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
What We Do
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 Do
Epic is seeking Senior QA Engineers to act as stakeholders in QA of development strike teams on a shared project. You will be working directly with our Designers, Engineers, and Producers on LEGO Fortnite as an area owner, overseeing the evaluation and planning of testing, allocating your time between deep investigations, and tooling/automation of test efforts for your area to drive the quality bar of your embedded space. This area is responsible for engagement and quests within our large organization that prizes intelligence, creativity, and nimble problem-solving skills.
In this role, you will
- Work with Engagement Leads, producers, and QA management to define acceptance criteria, identify risks, and plan testing coverage for upcoming features/releases
- Build test strategies that include the use of tools and automation as well as test plans to cover multiple features in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Help ensure that our engagement content is shipped to market within our standards and expectations
- Understand and factor planning around functional, qualitative, and performance testing efforts
- Using a mix of manual, technical, and automated testing skills to execute a variety of testing techniques across your product to analyze the quality of said product
- Analyze and troubleshoot reported defects and internal issues - including debugging or use of advanced IDE tools
- Track and Report on quality data, and utilize that data to drive conversations around product quality and the development health
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of software testing experience in a fast-paced environment
- Solid understanding of test methodologies and iterative development
- Technical understanding of web, mobile, XR, or game technologies
- Experience with Game Engines like Unreal Engine 5 is a plus
- Experience with at least one of the following programming languages: C++, C#, Python
- Experience in functional and usability testing in your domain of expertise
- Experience with cross-platform or cross-browser testing
- Experience with diverse and fast-paced development pipelines and associated tools like Jira, SmartSheets, G Suite
- Knowledge in one or more of these areas: Game Engines or 3D Software toolsets, Backend servers and APIs, Games as a Service model development, Agile/Reactive test strategies, UE4/5 game engine experience (or similar)
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 19 countries with 55 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 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.
Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!
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