Senior Quality Design Solutions Architect (Maxis)

Multiple Locations: Redwood City, CA, USA • Vancouver, BC, Canada • Orlando, FL, USA • Austin, TX, USA • Seattle, WA, USA • Toronto, ON, Canada

Requisition Number: 185493

Position Title: Senior Quality Designer I

External Description:

Welcome to Maxis, home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our goal is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. The Sims family creates games and experiences for millions of people around the world. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don't settle for seeing the world only as it is, but aim to build a world as it could be. We're excited you're interested to learn more about how you can join our team and dream big.

As a Senior Quality Design Solutions Architect, time will be focused on ensuring that we can build long-term scalable solutions, automated test framework creation/ solutions, AI/ML, and scalable processes with participation in the test responsibilities. Additionally, you will focus on improving the operational efficiency of QA efforts by assessing current quality assurance practices and incorporating new QA strategies. You will work on department level projects and operational efficiency projects. You will report into a Development Director II.

Responsibilities

Create scalable automated test frameworks and create test automation.
Facilitate and define the execution of end-to-end feature quality strategy.
You will partner with senior development, production, design, and QV team members to ensure that we create high-quality features from both a functional and qualitative perspective.
You will guide feature quality by analyzing internal development & live player data, feature completing testing strategies, and conducting design reviews.
You will be a mentor to local and remote test teams to help them find solutions to complex problems and grow their capabilities.
You will identify risks to the feature and overall project as early as possible, partnering with the development and other partner teams to help determine mitigation strategies.
You will work directly with QV Engineering and Data Analyst team members to provide a comprehensive picture of your feature's testing status and development progress, considering both automation and data visualizations.
You will partner with engineers to apply automation and tools to improve the QA process, and are testing Value to partners.
Once you develop an understanding of the game's features and systems, you can establish telemetry to provide valuable insights to the testing and development teams.

Qualifications

7+ years testing on multiple platforms, including Mobile, PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox.
5+ years using game development tools to enhance white and gray-box testing strategies.
Experienced defining test strategy, test automation/ frameworks, telemetry.
Must have the ability to understand/contribute to metrics, analytics, SQL, and data visualizations to guide discussions on risk, priority, recommendations.
An understanding of game development, interdisciplinary dependencies and associated development risks.
Experience working within a collaborative team environment across many locations/time zones.
Worked with API testing, Performance testing, AI/ML, Mobile test automation
Unreal Experience.

Visit us at: https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/maxis

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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary 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 base salary 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.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
º $122,400 - $176,300 USD Annually
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
º $115,700 - $176,300 USD Annually
• Jersey City, NJ :
º $142,000 - $176,300 USD Annually
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
º $131,000 - $174,800 USD Annually
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
º $115,700 - $163,100 USD Annually
• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
º $107,600 - $147,100 CAN Annually

Base salary 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.

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 24

Can this position be remote?: 1

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