Blind Squirrel Games is hiring: Associate Quality Assurance Tester in Austin

At Blind Squirrel Games, making great games is only the beginning. Blind Squirrel Games is a proud, independent studio that joins forces with developers and publishers seeking an innovative partner in creating quality games. At BSG, our people are our purpose, so we prioritize an inquisitive, proactive, and collaborative work environment for all our Squirrels. Depending on the needs of the project, we operate as a hybrid-remote studio, allowing our developers the flexibility to crush milestone goals at the studio or within the comfort of their own home.

Position: Associate QA Tester, Austin, Texas

This is a full-time position based in Austin, Texas, USA, with a hybrid work requirement of 3 days weekly at the studio.

Blind Squirrel Games is looking for a talented and highly motivated Tester possessing production soft skills. With a focus on contract work and ports, our QA is more accurately categorized as a “production testing” environment. Being organized and well experienced in QA and game development is the key to be a solid Production Tester here at BSG.

Role and Responsibilities

• Support multiple features, group tasks, and hands-on testing
• Collaborate on creating test plans encompassing functions and data of a feature
• Identify process improvements and work with others to enact them
• Support Test Lead in communication with partner studios, driving game quality from concept through release
• Ability to generate and present data-driven reports
• Advocate quality player experiences in the face of opposition
• Other duties may be assigned to accomplish company or department objectives.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• 1+ years Quality Assurance, PC and/or console testing, application testing, or equivalent.
• Experience testing games with an in-game economy and free-to-play model

Preferred Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite
• PS4 Neighborhood and Xbox 1 Manager
• Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Bug Database and Project Management software (Web-based and Standalone applications)
• Development Diagnostic tools for next-gen consoles
• Certification and TRC general knowledge
• Passion about games and game development a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and some technical understanding of games and game development
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or comparable industry experience

Blind Squirrel Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.