At Amazon Games, we believe that games will produce some of the future’s most influential voices in media and art. We believe the evolution that began with arcade communities, a quarter at a time, growing to the live streams and esports of today, will continue to a future where everyone is a gamer and every gamer can create, compete, collaborate and connect with others at massive scales. If this sounds exciting to you, please apply to join our diverse team and help us create amazing experiences!
At Amazon Games, you’ll have the power of Amazon Web Services’ cloud, Prime Gaming, Amazon Lumberyard, and our digital and physical media publishing infrastructure available as raw material to forge a future filled with amazing experiences for players, broadcasters and creators.
This position entails leading the testing effort of one of more titles from start to finish test planning, test execution, tooling and automation initiatives, leading a diverse team of contract testers or outsourced vendors, reporting project status and signing off on the release criteria. You will have the opportunity to partner with other disciplines and represent Amazon Games to our various partners.
The main difference from other Quality Assurance Engineer roles is that at Amazon Games you will get involved earlier and make a greater impact on projects; be in a position to help design and define our quality assurance standards from the ground up; and be challenged to step beyond merely testing and truly affect overall quality (i.e. quality assurance). It’s an exciting responsibility and a great opportunity for the right candidate.
Inclusive Culture, Work/Life Balance, & Career Growth
We embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We offer ten employee-led affinity groups with 190 global chapters, innovative benefits, and annual and ongoing learning experiences (including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences). Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance and offers flexible working hours. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. Additionally, our team is dedicated to supporting you with mentorship and pathways for ongoing development. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and promotes career choice.
Key job responsibilities
The QAE in this role is responsible for defining and executing the Test Strategy for a shared service product that supports the Amazon Games portfolio. They need to consider functional, integration, performance and automation test coverage in their strategy. They would own the Test Plan and expand the test suites that are run for each iteration of the product. They would work closely with the development team to ensure issues are escalated and QA sign-off is met in time for major deliverables. They would partner with the QA Lead for Shared Services and Websites and the SDET assigned to the same project. They would also define and assign test execution tasks to a small team of testers and would incorporate issues and feedback into consistent test reports.
About the team
Our QA team is small, but growing as our games portfolio expands over the next few years. Our feature ownership touches every game in the org, so there are a lot of teammates to meet and collaborate with, and a lot of interesting, scalable problems to solve!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience
- 2+ years of overall software QA/development experience
- 1+ years working in the Gaming Industry supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops
- 1+ years experience developing and executing high-quality test plans
- 1+ years experience in scripting, user-level test automation and performing white-box testing
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of video games, game services and digital entertainment
- Demonstrated ability to improve test coverage and effectiveness
- Experience testing across a variety of platforms (PC, console, mobile, etc.)
- Experience with specialized and technical testing. Examples include security, network protocols, multiplayer features, stress and performance testing, or publisher certification
- ISTQB (or equivalent qualification) a plus
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $67,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $169,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.