Quality Designer I

Requisition Number: 186109

Position Title: Quality Designer I

External Description:

At Respawn Entertainment we're all about having fun and making great games that people want to play with their friends.

We are looking for an experienced Quality Designer I to join the APEX LEGENDS team. You
will report to our Quality Assurance Development Manager and work close with Production
Engineers. You will create and guide our quality strategy in partnership with our Quality Assurance and Development team members. You will create and guide the implementation and use of our verification and quality strategy in your assigned area of ownership as a Lead and will coordinate testing efforts and focus of area team members.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Quality Verification efforts partnering with the Development team to deliver top-class content, steering the quality of experience.
• Be a communication bridge between the Development Partners and the Quality team.
• Communicate technical information to diverse audiences in an understandable manner, facilitating transparent dialogue about project status, issues, and solutions; foster an environment of mutual respect and collaboration.
• Identify areas where testing processes, data validation, communication, reporting and feedback can be improved to provide pipelines.
• Document reproduction steps, gathering test data and outputs, test code and data fixes and produce supporting debug output to assist the whole game development.
• Workflow champion in assisting the triage and prioritization of bugs with production,
  understanding where to direct effort for most gain on servicing bugs and feature
• Monitor the game builds and follow up on fixes when we have issues that prevent the game from meeting quality goals.
• Partner with the Automation and Data Analytics team to help identify technical solutions and automation opportunities.
• Drive and execute test planning through a Risk-based testing approach.
  

Qualifications:

• 5 years experience as a QA analyst/feature owner.
• Working knowledge of Test & Issue Management systems (e.g., JaaS).
• An enthusiasm for games and life simulation is a bonus.
• Experience working in an upstream/embedded QA model.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum software development.
• Experience working in a live service development model (i.e. sprints, releases, content deployments).
• Experience with automation frameworks, scripting, or advocating for automated test
  solutions is a bonus.

BC 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 base salary 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. Salary 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

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
º $73,200 - $101,700 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also 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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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter interaktiver Unterhaltungssoftware. EA bietet Spiele, Inhalte und Online-Dienste für internetfähige Spielkonsolen, Personalcomputer, Mobiltelefone und Tablets an.

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About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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Days Open: 10

Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

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