Mid-Level QA Tester (Games)

DragonBear Studios are looking for a mid level QA tester for 8 months, FullTime employment. Ideally for mixed onsite and remote work or as preferred, within our AEST/AEDT time zone

About DragonBear Studios:

We're a Melbourne based collective of diverse, queer, and Indigenous storytellers bringing our meaningful tales to you through play. Our studio culture is playful, supportive and kind, and full of diverse and highly creative game makers. Crunch ice-cream, not people.

We are currently developing our adorably cute flagship game, Innchanted 

The Role/ What You Will Be Doing:

• QA - constant testing of development builds

• Writing test plans

• Conducting or organising user acceptance tests & Beta tests

• Creating thorough process documentation

• Working with the team and providing feedback to help us produce the best version of the game together!
  
   

Requirements:

• Document observed bugs or failures clearly, and with as much supporting evidence as possible.

• Communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in text with local and remote DragonBear staff, contractors, and partner representatives.

• Advocate for our players’ experience, contributing directly to their enjoyment of our games.

• Report on build health using industry standard reporting techniques.

• Contribute to ongoing QA process development and improvement.

• Liaising and coordinating with external testing teams.

• Confidently managing your time 

• Excellent written and verbal communication (needs to be able to communicate bugs – how did you find them? What exact steps are needed to make it happen again?)

• Intermediate understanding of networking setup and hardware, as well as how its principles and components apply to modern console, PC, and mobile gaming / functionality

• Ability to work in both an individual and team environment

• Conduct strategy audits to identify further opportunities to improve the way we do things.

Nice to Have But Not A Deal Breaker

• 2+ shipped PC/Console Commercial Titles

• 2+ years of experience in a game/QA role

• Understanding of PC / console games and the industry as a whole.

• Multiplayer Experience
  
   

Programs to Know 

• Atlassian Jira. 

• Atlassian Confluence

• Discord
  
   

 To Apply

Email contact@dragonbearstudios.com with your cover letter, CV, and portfolio links, and your location/timezone.

The successful candidate will need to work remote (within Australia preferably) or onsite in our CBD Melbourne office.