Game Developer

Game Developer QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Own validation strategy for Unreal Engine upgrades, including defining and enforcing quality gates (compile, editor, cook/package, runtime, integration).

• Develop scalable CI/CD quality pipelines with clear pass/fail signals and reporting.

• Validate shared engine systems and platform-level technology used across multiple teams.

• Validate and maintain compatibility for internal and third-party plugins across engine versions and platforms.

• Create and maintain cross-project test coverage, including golden path and reusable test suites.

• Work with game teams to test and validate client backend integrations, including contract, resilience, and configuration handling.

• Investigate and debug engine-level issues, including crashes, performance regressions, and integration failures.

• Identify opportunities to improve diagnostics and observability, including logging, metrics, and automated regression detection.

• Define and evangelize QA standards, best practices, and testing strategies across teams.

• Partner with engineering and product teams to improve testability, reliability, and upgrade readiness.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong experience with Unreal Engine (UE4 or UE5) in a technical QA or engineering role.

• Proficiency in C++ and familiarity with Blueprints.

• Experience building or maintaining test automation frameworks (Unreal Automation, Gauntlet, or similar).

• Solid understanding of Unreal Engine architecture, including modules, build systems, and asset pipelines.

• Experience with build, cook, package, and deployment pipelines.

• Experience testing client-server systems and API integrations.

• Familiarity with CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and version control (Git or Perforce).

• Strong debugging skills, including analyzing logs, call stacks, and crash dumps.

• Knowledge of performance and memory profiling tools (e.g., Unreal Insights).

• Strong foundation in test design, risk-based testing, and regression strategies.
  
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working on central tech, platform, or engine teams supporting multiple products.

• Familiarity with live-service architectures and large-scale backend integrations.

• Experience with plugin/SDK certification and compatibility management.

• Knowledge of multiplayer/networking systems and replication in Unreal.

• Experience testing across multiple platforms, including console and mobile.

• Scripting experience (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and tooling.

• Strong ability to influence cross-team quality practices and drive organization-wide standards.

Tipo de contrato: Gaming