Senior Technical QA Tester (f/m/d)
$150,000–$200,000 year
On-siteBerlin, State of Berlin, Germany
Job Summary
Senior Technical QA Tester to join the Idle Bank Tycoon team. Own the quality of the game end-to-end: from feature testing and test automation to performance profiling and process improvement; embedded in a cross-functional team alongside Product, Game Design, and Engineering. Responsibilities include designing, writing, and reviewing test plans and maps; maintaining automated test scripts in Python within the in-house Test Automation Platform; monitoring runtimes and release sign-off; analyzing performance metrics and regressions; coordinating QA workload and prioritizing across internal and external testers; and driving QA KPIs and tooling improvements. Desirable context includes experience with CI/CD tools, Unity, mobile profiling tools, Firebase, SDKs, and data pipelines.
Required Qualifications
- Extensive QA experience in mobile gaming, ideally in an F2P/LiveOps environment.
- Hands-on experience writing and maintaining automated test scripts in Python.
- Solid understanding of mobile game performance metrics: profiling, memory, build sizes, and frame pacing on iOS and Android.
- Experience with test management tools (Xray, TestRail, Zephyr or similar) and Agile/Scrum workflows in Jira.
- Experience coordinating QA workload across internal and external testers.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted tooling for testing, triage, or workflow automation.
- Strong communicator in English (written and verbal) across cross-functional teams.
- Proactive, ownership-driven, and comfortable making calls in ambiguous situations.
- Desirable Skills
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab.
- Familiarity with Unity.
- Hands-on experience with mobile profiling tools (Xcode Instruments, Android Profiler, or equivalent).
- Familiarity with Firebase, SDKs, and third-party plugins.
- Basic SQL and familiarity with data pipelines.
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