QA Analyst

Epic Games - Cary, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Cary, NC

1,001-5,000 employees

Publishing Industries

About the position

Epic Games is seeking a QA Analyst to join the Fortnite Battle Royale Gameplay Team. This role involves overseeing the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of gameplay features, ensuring a high-quality user experience. The QA Analyst will work closely with designers, engineers, and producers, taking ownership of testing strategies and plans while adapting to a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with product owners, developers, and QA management to define acceptance criteria, identify risks, and plan testing coverage for upcoming features/releases.
• Build test strategies and test plans to cover multiple features in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Understand and factor planning around functional, qualitative, and performance testing efforts.
• Use a mix of manual and technical testing skills to execute a variety of testing techniques across the product to analyze quality.
• Track and report on quality data, utilizing that data to drive conversations around product quality and development health.
• Verify fixes are implemented correctly throughout the product cycle in both consumer and development environments.
• Become a subject matter expert of the Gameplay space in relation to Fortnite.

Requirements

• 3+ years of software testing experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid understanding of test methodologies and iterative development.
• Experience in functional and usability testing in your domain of expertise.
• Experience with cross-platform or cross-browser testing.
• Knowledge in one or more of these areas: Game Engines or 3D Software toolsets, Backend servers and APIs, Games as a Service model development, Agile/Reactive test strategies, UE4/5 game engine experience (or similar).

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Sabbatical
• Unlimited paid time off