QA Lead

Description

The company makes story-driven RPGs and is hiring a QA Lead for the Hadar project in Warsaw.

You will run the project's QA team and turn the overall QA strategy into team plans, priorities and measurable goals.

You will work with Production, Development, Tech, Shared Development Services, QA Experts, other QA Leads and other cross-functional teams to protect gameplay integrity, engine and tools quality, performance, stability, consistency and pipeline reliability.

Responsibilities

• Help recruit, onboard and structure the QA team, and build the skills the project needs.
• Lead, mentor and develop team members, with clear roles, accountability and ongoing skill growth.
• Turn the QA strategy into practical testing approaches, measurable outcomes and clear priorities.
• Own test execution and milestone verification, making sure work is finished on time and meets gameplay quality standards.
• Track quality metrics and bug trends to spot risks early and build realistic mitigation plans.
• Coordinate dependencies, gameplay requests and alignment with development, production and external QA vendors.
• Take part in hands-on exploratory, feature and regression testing to stay close to the product and support the team in critical phases.
• Report on quality status, blockers and project readiness with clear, data-based updates for stakeholders.
• Improve QA workflows, tools, testing frameworks, technical documentation and overall team effectiveness.
• Help with complex investigations, issue analysis and debugging when needed.

Requirements

• 5+ years leading and managing QA teams, preferably in AAA environments.
• Solid knowledge of testing methods, bug workflows, defect management, test planning, coverage, QA practices and quality reporting.
• Experience with game engines and editors, especially Unreal Engine.
• A strong grasp of game development lifecycles and the ability to build and run strategies covering integration, stress, performance, stability, tools, engine, platform and technical feature validation.
• Experience with performance analysis, profiling, crash analysis, memory investigation, platform-specific testing or console development environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present quality status, risks, blockers, priorities and recommendations clearly.
• Experience working with external QA vendors, distributed QA teams or teams spread across locations.
• Strong ownership and accountability, and the ability to perform under pressure, uncertainty and shifting priorities.
• Experience with user experience research, focus groups, usability testing and collecting player feedback to guide product and design decisions.
• Experience with automation frameworks, writing automated tests, build verification, CI/CD pipelines or technical validation workflows.

Conditions

Office-first work, in the office at full capacity from the Warsaw location.

Employment contract (umowa o pracę).

Estimated gross monthly pay of 23 900 to 32 800 PLN. Final offers depend on experience and qualifications.

This role may be eligible for a long-term incentive program, with the option to buy the company's stock after the vesting period.

Benefits

• Relocation package covering a flight ticket, a company apartment for your first month, moving your pet, family and belongings.
• Relocation help with residence legalization paperwork and tax settlement.
• Polish language lessons for you and your spouse or partner if you are a foreign employee.
• Paid leave of 20 to 26 days a year, plus paid sick leave.
• Private medical care with dental and unlimited rehabilitation options, which can also cover your partner and relatives.
• Life insurance and pension plans for you and your loved ones.
• Annual cancer screening covered by the company.
• Free mental health and psychiatric support, plus well-being initiatives.
• Sports card for a wide range of sports and fitness venues across the city.
• One extra day off per month for employees who menstruate when they have period pain.
• Support for working parents, including childcare benefits and family events, plus a summer program for children aged 5 to 12, mostly paid by the company.
• A welcome pack with goodies, plus gifts and regular merchandise giveaways.
• Training, workshops, lectures, online tutorials and e-learning, with knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Cafeteria platform with subscriptions, extra medical packages, shop, cinema and public transport vouchers or codes.
• Dog-friendly office, regular social events and healthy canteen options.
• An international team with people from many countries.
• Campus with electric car charging, green areas and sustainability initiatives.
• Bike parking, bike repair tools and showers.
• An on-site gym with a climbing wall, daily gym assistant support, and yoga and boxing classes.
• No dress code.