About this role
Job title: QA Engineer II - Engine (VALORANT)
About the Role Join Riot as a QA Engineer II on the Engine team for VALORANT. You will ensure design and delivery intent is understood, identify and mitigate quality risks early, and develop effective test strategies and resources to meet the team's quality goals. You will report on product quality, driving data-informed improvements, and partner with remote QA teams to maintain a high quality bar across features.
What You'll Do
- Map your team's work to quality targets and drive visibility on progress
- Collect, track, analyze, and report quality metrics to stakeholders with actionable data
- Proactively identify quality concerns & risks and collaborate to develop mitigation strategies
- Analyze crash reports and debug logs to identify root causes and provide next steps for engineering
- Communicate progress and blockers to your team
- Triage, monitor, and prioritize the defect database
- Improve test execution methods at the team level
- Provide feedback on content and code; author test plans and oversee test execution with global partners
- Work with your team, the broader VALORANT org, and test partners to coach a quality mindset and maintain a high quality bar
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance
- 1+ years working with game engines, related applications, or equivalent experience
- Experience engaging in technical design discussions, partnering with engineering-focused teams to build technical quality solutions including test harnesses, validation tools, and debugging workflows
- Experience designing and executing test plans from both whitebox and blackbox approaches
- Experience working with scripting for test automation, including visual scripting
- Experience managing components of a defect database
- Experience tasking remote testers and providing feedback on effectiveness
- Experience working embedded with multidisciplinary teams on Agile Product Development
- Experience creating custom reports on test coverage and defect data
Nice to Have
- Professional QA experience working on game engines as part of game development
- Comfortable with deep-dive investigations and testing technical implementations
- Experience with Unreal Engine 5, Perforce, Zephyr, and Git
- Experience with Unreal Insights or similar profiling tools
- Professional experience working on first-person shooters
Compensation & Benefits
- Perks include work/life balance with open paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules
- Co-op gaming areas, a play fund, and snacks
- Medical Insurance for you and dependents, Employee Assistance Program, and Wellness fund
- Donation matching of time and money to registered charities
- Learning and Development opportunities You are trained on data up to October 2023.