Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was
created with the philosophy that when experienced people have creative freedom, they'll
make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. We love what we do and want to
share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed
multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order
and Star Wars™ Jedi: Survivor . Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games
with some of the best developer talent in the industry.
Respawn is looking for an Associate Quality Designer to join an established, experienced
team working on Apex Legends. You will work with the Player Facing feature team to
ensure the quality and stability of game features in development. Your primary focus will be
testing the game's First Time User Experience. You will not only provide functional testing of
our game's features but will also provide qualitative feedback. You will partner with
developers to create testing strategies, oversee the feature's health, and be an important
contributor to the end-to-end coverage and quality of the product.
The Associate Quality Designer will report to the Development Manager
Responsibilities:
You will:
• Design test strategies, escalate major issues, and have a holistic understanding of a
feature's health
• Partner with members of the Production and Dev teams; raising issues and concerns where needed, giving regular feature testing updates, and
• Mentor, support and grow the skills of both local and remote QV team members
through active coaching and engagement
• Help evolve the team's tools and processes with a focus on expanding capabilities
and responsibilities, along with introducing more efficient and accurate practices
• Improve the effectiveness of the QV effort by assessing current practices and
incorporating new strategies, including further use of technology, automation, and
development of new test tools
• Create and monitor reports to collect data and feedback from team members and
partners, and use this information to improve existing process
• Represent QV when attending meetings and stand-ups
• Connect with partners to influence best practices and make decisions based on
observed trends
Qualifications:
• 3+ years of experience in quality assurance or applicable experience in technology
fields
• In-depth knowledge of software/game development, including both agile and
waterfall methodologies.
• Experience working with medium-to-large-scale team and distributed peers.
• Experience with bug prevention and containment strategies.
Defect and Task tracking tool experience (JIRA, Github, etc)
• Experience with automation tools and technology
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The pay ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the range and benefits for your specific location.
EA has listed the pay ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.
PAY RANGES
• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
º $63,400 - $86,500 CAN Annually
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
º $34 - $51 USD Hourly
Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4b50z-172-98-168-84-42 in your application.
