QA Engineer III - Unpublished R&D Product

At Riot, we believe Quality is a set of values, practices, and behaviors that inform every part of the development process. By honing our craft of quality and demonstrating cross-discipline partnerships we help Riot sustainably craft excellent experiences for players, globally.

As a QA Engineer III on an Unpublished R&D Product, you will be responsible for interacting with Developers across all disciplines to monitor, implement and improve upon testing best practices. You will also ensure the execution of all test coverage within your product space, manage test, telemetry, and defect data, and report regularly on product quality to both the QA Senior Manager and team stakeholders. Additionally, you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining best practices with our external vendors, and monitoring and improving upon their execution of Tadpole’s test plans and overall test strategy. 

Responsibilities:

• Triage, monitor, and prioritize the defect database
• Improve on methods of test execution across multiple teams
• Continuously give feedback on content and code being developed
• Regularly participate in team play tests multiple times a week
• Shape and build on the team’s play test culture to ensure a quality experience for the team weekly
• Collaborate with different disciplines in order to push quality upstream

• Author test plans and oversee the execution of test coverage

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Quality Assurance experience with multiple proven product successes
• Experience implementing test approaches as part of an overall test strategy
• Experience with performance and network testing, tools and strategy 
• Experience coaching QA team members on test design, planning and execution
• Experience driving continuous improvement processes within a team
• Experience tasking remote teams and providing feedback on effectiveness.

Desired Qualifications:

• Development experience on PC and knowledge of PC hardware
• Experience in the AAA FPS space. Passionate about the extraction shooter and/or battle royale genre is a big plus. 
• ISTQB Foundation Level. 
• ISTQB Agile Tester or ICAgile Agile Testing (ICP-TST)
• ISTQB Expert Level
• ISTQB Advanced Test Manager
• ICAgile Test Expert (ICE-AT) 

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.