Senior Game Tester

We are searching for a passionate and detail-oriented **Senior Game Tester** to join our newly formed performance playtesting team. In this role, you will ensure an exceptional gaming experience for players by supervising testing activities, mentoring others, and making key contributions to the quality assurance process.

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

**Responsibilities**
- Understand current and upcoming changes to the playtest schedule and coverage needs
- Supervise testers' daily tasks to ensure the highest priority objectives are achieved
- Track and report team activity such as attendance, challenges, and escalations
- Review and evaluate the effectiveness of testers' work on the project
- Engage in staffing activities to build a capable and adaptable testing team
- Troubleshoot defects and escalate situations that hinder project completion
- Plan, oversee, execute, and report the results of testing activities for the team
- Install and run builds on Consoles/Mobile devices and train testers in these processes
- Provide knowledge transfers and conduct onboarding or upskilling for team members
- Coordinate testing workflows for teams of 5-20 or independently organize testing from the ground up
- Ensure project documentation is clear, concise, and supports functional requirements

**Requirements**:

- At least 3 years of experience in software testing, with a background in game testing being a plus
- Expert understanding of project documentation and the ability to provide functional requirements
- Advanced experience in Software Quality Control processes and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Proficiency in planning testing efforts, executing activities, and communicating results effectively
- Expertise in installing builds on various platforms like consoles or mobile devices
- Avid gamer with hands-on familiarity with multiple game titles and genres
- Flexibility to work onsite during office hours starting at 9-9:30 AM
- Willingness to participate in planned weekend overtime shifts once per quarter
- Proactiveness and ability to self-manage tasks without supervision
- Qualifications in taking ownership of testing deliverables and outcomes
- Discretion in managing sensitive and protected client data
- B2 English language proficiency

**Nice to have**
- Game testing experience
- ISTQB certification

**We offer**
- Connectivity Bonus (15,000 ARS are paid with a salary receipt at the end of each month as a non-wages concept).
- Medicina Prepaga (It covers the collaborator and direct family group).
- Paternity Leave (Two additional days are added to what is established by law, total of 4 days).
- Discounts card.
- English Training (English lessons, twice per week).
- Training Program (Access to multiple customized training plans according to the needs of each role within the company).
- Marriage bonus (The company doubles the allowance established by law that ANSES offers).
- Referral Program (Referral bonus is paid when the referral of a collaborator joins the Company).
- External Agreements and Discounts.
- Vacations: 14 calendar days a year