Senior Production Tester - London, United Kingdom - Splash Damage

Splash Damage

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

About Splash Damage
We believe that games play better with friends.

For more than 20 years, we've been creating team-based multiplayer experiences that have entertained tens of millions of players all over the world and forged countless new friendships along the way.

Our studio culture is rooted in our open, friendly, and collaborative environment.

Our games are made by people from all over the world, from our entry-level Fresh Talent hires to industry veterans, and we believe that fostering this diverse culture is the best way to build both our games and our studio.

We have won numerous awards, including a 'World-Class' accreditation by Best Companies and being named one of the UK's 100 Best Large Companies to work for.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family, including:
On-site and hybrid working patterns help us spend the right amount of time together
Substantial performancerelated pay system on top of your basic compensation, along with enhanced pension contributions and our life assurance scheme
Bespoke VISA and relocation packages for you and your family, with support from our team throughout the whole process
25 days of holiday and 8 Bank Holidays a year, plus our annual studio closure between Christmas and New Year's
Private Medical and Dental Cover for you and your family, along with a 24/7 digital GP service
Extensive Mental Health support, with Line Manager Mental Health training, a group of Mental Health First-Aiders, and onsite or remote counseling
Our bespoke Learning and Development course framework helps you grow as an employee, manager, and leader
Industryleading fully paid 30 weeks maternity leave & 10 weeks paternity leave

The Role

As a Software Tester, you will focus on ensuring the stability of the build through a methodological approach to bug reporting and regression testing; while working alongside the development team to test new features as they are implemented.

This role is part of the QA Embedded team, where you will be working with a multidisciplinary team and focusing on specific features.

As part of your day-to-day tasks, you will need to create new test cases following the guidance of the QA Lead, report all the issues found, and perform regression testing tasks to ensure that the game is working as intended.

You will be joining during an exciting period of growth at Splash Damage and as part of our QA team, you will work with the dev team to test new features as they are implemented, create test cases for manual execution and methodically recreate bugs providing information to the dev team to assist with fixing problems.

Responsibilities

Organise, author, and run daily test cases as required, track and update test suites, making iterative improvements where needed.
Find and report issues in a clear and accurate manner via our bugtracking database, set values that reduce time to understand, and prioritise issues in bug triages.
Creation and maintenance of documentation to ensure best testing practices are in place.
Report the test results accurately and provide recommendations that drive pertinent improvements to the product.
Perform regression testing and verify fixes have been implemented as intended without knockons.
Able to be autonomous, solving the right issues such as responding to blocking issues or providing updates about status and progress when needed.
Be a voice for iterative improvements that contribute towards to overall understanding of game area health.
Task, mentor, and guide others, setting out and demonstrating excellent test practices.

What we'd like to see

A gamer. You love games, you play games, you explore them to the limits. it's what drove you to the industry and why you love coming to work every single day.
A tester. You love testing, you like to take things apart so you can understand them, and you are passionate about developing and progressing the craft.
Organised and great at pulling teams together to focus on impactful outcomes.
A proactive approach to work, communicating with the development and production teams to ensure bug prevention and best testing practices.
Methodological approach, escalating any blockers and providing risks and time estimates in tasks assigned.
Selfmotivated with the ability to work well under pressure, making good choices that represent good outcomes for product quality against deadlines.
Excellent attention to detail while multitasking, with an ability for creative thinking.

Essential Skills and Experience

At least one AAA title supported in full from concept to released product
Some demonstrable leadership or line management experience
Familiar with Test Case management and developer workflow systems such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, etc.
Good communication and writing skills.
Appreciation for data and tech

Desirable Skills and Experience