QA Tester

Similar Titles

• Junior QA Tester
• Junior QA Analyst
• Junior Game Tester
• Game Tester
• Quality Assurance

Role Summary

A Junior QA Tester plays a crucial part in the gaming industry, ensuring a bug-free, enjoyable gaming session; this role requires a keen eye for detail, and a profound understanding of the game experience from the user’s perspective. Their main duties include performing various levels of testing on assigned game deliverables and actively participating in formal release cycles. By meticulously playing through games, they identify and report bugs, glitches, or other issues that could hinder the user experience, and manage day-to-day project tasks to complete various testing-related deliverables. Sharing their findings through detailed reports is a part of their routine, helping the development team flag any errors or inconsistencies that may exist within the game, be it visual glitches, spelling mistakes across different languages, or functional issues. The collaborative nature of their role requires strong communication and teamwork skills as they report and track bugs within software and help address them alongside senior-level QA testers and developers.

What to expect in the day to day duties:

• Entrusted with supporting the validation and testing of game builds to ensure quality throughout the gameplay experience.

• Assigned with liaising with game developers to stay informed about current game designs and functionalities.

• Duties involve conveying game details to external test teams to assist their testing processes.

• Tasked with assisting in the identification and documentation of bugs to ensure a smooth gameplay experience.

• Plays a critical role in providing feedback and suggestions to enhance the game's quality and user experience.

• Charged with supporting integration tests on defect resolutions and new features.

• Committed to becoming acquainted with gameplay systems to bolster quality assurance processes.

• Tasked with adhering to test plans and cases given by senior team members.

• Plays a key role in gaining basic awareness of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Is integral to learning and following established testing methodologies.

• Entrusted with liaising with the broader development team, presenting the QA perspective.

• Duties involve contributing to test reports with pertinent quality assurance insights.

Portfolio examples:

• Chris Lusco: https://chrislusco.com/