QA Tester

Futurlab; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game studio in the UK seeks a QA Tester for a 12-Month FTC position. The successful candidate will execute various testing methods to enhance product quality in a collaborative environment. A minimum of 2 years of QA experience in games is required, alongside excellent communication skills. This role offers competitive salary, flexible working options, and benefits including paid training and enhanced parental leave. Join a team passionate about creating engaging gaming experiences.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

Bi-annual salary reviews

21 days annual leave + 9 Bank Holidays

Extra day off for your birthday

Private Healthcare

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity

Remote therapy service

Free MS Game Pass or PS+

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Quality Assurance experience in games.
• Experience with all PC and console gaming platforms.
• Experience creating and maintaining test plans.

Responsibilities

• Efficient execution of scripted, exploratory, regression & halo testing.
• Providing general feedback to improve end user experience.
• Communicating with external QA teams.

Skills

Quality Assurance experience

Excellent written and verbal communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving aptitude

Passion for video games

Knowledge of JIRA or similar

Job description

QA Tester 12-Month FTC - UK Only (Remote/Hybrid/Brighton)

Quality |Remote or Brighton|Contract

We’re FuturLab, the award-winning game studio behind the PowerWash Simulator series, the Velocity series, Peaky Blinders Mastermind, and many more awesome games. FuturLab are looking for a QA Tester to join our team. If enhancing the quality of a soothing, relaxing game sounds like your thing, then you should keep on reading! We are hiring this role as remote; however, a successful candidate could be office-based or work a hybrid setup, if preferred.

Role and Responsibilities

• Efficient execution of scripted, exploratory, regression & halo testing
• Providing general feedback to help improve end user experience
• Communicating and working with external QA teams
• Working in a fast-paced development environment, where priorities can quickly shift

Requirements

• 2+ years of Quality Assurance experience in games
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate analytical thinking and an aptitude for problem solving
• A passion for video games
• Experience with all PC and console gaming platforms
• Experience creating and maintaining test plans
• Experience with Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo certification requirements
• Knowledge of JIRA or similar bug tracking softwareA good understanding of the game development process
• A keen intuition and self‑driven individual
• Candidates without a valid UK work Visa cannot be considered.

Competitive salary (dependent on experience)

• Performance related bonus.
• Bi-annual salary reviews based on your performance.
• Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (No weekends, No overtime, No Crunch!)
• Opportunity to work from home (UK only), out of our Brighton office, or hybrid.
• 21 days annual leave + 9 Bank Holidays, which includes our very own FuturLab Bank Holiday!
• Extra day off for your birthday.
• Studio closure over the Christmas period.
• 5 paid training and 2 paid volunteer days per year to work on your personal development.
• Opportunities to attend and speak at gaming events/conferences.
• Free MS Game Pass or PS+ subscription
• Free game codes, game swag and merchandise.
• Enhanced Maternity - 9 months full pay (statutory benefit topped up by FL)
• Paternity leave - 8 weeks full pay
• Enhanced Sick Pay.
• Enhanced Pension.
• Private Healthcare, includes dental and optical cover.
• Remote therapy service through Spill -8 x 50-minute virtual sessions over 6 months whenever you need them. Unlimited ‘ask a therapist’ text questions.
• Eye tests & standard glasses for display work.
• Amazing offices with a great culture. E.g. Regular social activities, Free fresh fruit, Free iced treats in the Summer and Free locally roasted, Small Batch Coffee and Speciality Teas!

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process as required. Please add any adjustment requests to your application.