QA Tester

The Opportunity

As part of our production team, you'll play an important role in ensuring the quality of our mobile games, including award-winning titles like AdVenture Capitalist and AdVenture Communist. Working closely with Developers and Game Designers, you'll use your testing experience to identify bugs, provide meaningful feedback, and help improve the overall player experience throughout development. If you're passionate about gaming, love solving problems, and thrive in a collaborative environment, this could be your next adventure!

A QA Tester’s Impact

• Plans and executes test activities including creating test plans, testing new content, logging/prioritizing bugs, and assisting with bug triages

• Collaborates with other QA team members, developers, producers, and project managers - including reviewing test plans and strategies, escalation of risks, and reporting on test plan progression

• Works on projects at various stages of development, from pre-production through to live operations

• Provides regular updates to Senior QA, QA Manager, Producers, and Project Managers for the respective products

• Monitors Player Support feedback channels to actively identify and escalate service issues; and works with the Player Experience team to ensure bug-related community feedback is investigated and addressed

• Assists Senior QA with release and testing process functions

• Weighs-in on feature design and playtest prototypes for new games and features

• Advocates for a culture of shared quality ownership throughout the studio and project teams

• Inspires teamwork and collaboration

Your Track Record Includes

• 2+ years experience in a QA role, preferably in digital/mobile gaming
• A passion for user experience and making great mobile products
• Knowledge of bug entry and collaboration tools, including JIRA and Confluence
• Experience with G Suite tools including Sheets, Docs, Hangouts, etc.
• Knowledge of testing phases and approaches, including functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end
• BONUS POINTS FOR: Experience using Version Control Systems (Git, SVN, etc.), Unity, automated testing tools, Android Studio, XCode, Google Play Console and iTunes Connect and experience shipping mobile titles

What We Offer!

• Your base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. The annual base salary for this position is $66,500 - $70,000 for candidates located in British Columbia and Ontario. For other jurisdictions, your base salary may be different. 

Other things you can look forward to as a “Hippo”:

• An incentive plan tied to company goals
• Extended health, dental & vision benefits for you and your dependents (plan premiums 100% covered by the company) + a $600 health & wellness spending account + an Employee & Family Assistance Program
• 4 weeks vacation + paid winter holiday closure + 10 paid personal/sick days per year
• Annual $3,000 self development “Brain Fund” budget + 5 paid professional development days to attend conferences, courses, training – you name it!
• Home Ergonomic Benefit for your home office - $1,000 + company laptop (choice of PC or Mac!) and accessories required to work effectively
• Paid short or long term parental and compassionate caregiver leave - up to 16 weeks’ top up
• Charitable gift matching up to $1,000 per year for recognized causes that you support + 3 paid volunteer days per year

Remote Work

Our culture is built on a foundational set of core values that unite us as one team, wherever you’re working from. We are digital-first and hire remotely (with possible travel to BC or Ontario) across Canada with a focus in BC and Ontario.  

What We’re Building at Hyper Hippo Entertainment 

Hyper Hippo is an award-winning mobile game studio dedicated to making entertainment that has a positive impact on the world.

We foster a creator-driven culture, meaning that when you’re part of the Hyper Hippo team, this is your studio. If you’re someone who wants to learn, grow and keep leveling up your craft, we’re here to support you to make decisions, experiment with ideas and try new things. It’s how we got where we are today!

AI Use

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support our recruitment process. AI helps us with tasks like drafting job descriptions, creating interview questions, and note taking during interviews. Final hiring decisions are always made by our team. Our goal is to use AI responsibly to streamline administrative tasks and maintain fair, unbiased hiring practices.

Existing vacancy disclosure

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

Plans and executes test activities including creating test plans, testing new content, logging/prioritizing bugs, and assisting with bug triages. Collaborates with other QA team members, developers, producers, and project managers, including reviewing test plans and strategies, escalation of risks, and reporting on test plan progression. Works on projects at various stages of development, from pre-production through to live operations. Provides regular updates to Senior QA, QA Manager, Producers, and Project Managers. Monitors Player Support feedback channels to actively identify and escalate service issues. Assists Senior QA with release and testing process functions. Weighs-in on feature design and playtest prototypes for new games and features. Advocates for a culture of shared quality ownership throughout the studio and project teams. Inspires teamwork and collaboration. 2+ years experience in a QA role, preferably in digital/mobile gaming. Passion for user experience and making great mobile products. Knowledge of bug entry and collaboration tools, including JIRA and Confluence. Experience with G Suite tools. Knowledge of testing phases and approaches, including functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end.