QA Engineer - League of Legends (12 Month Contract)

QA Engineers are analytical champions for quality, focused on testing extensively to ensure a holistic understanding of Riot's projects. They create test plans and evaluate both the functional and subjective caliber of projects for a Riot development team. As every project is different, they listen and improve, to put the players and their team first, and to solve ambiguous and complex problems. Most importantly, it's their passion and love for quality that ensures that QA Engineers help us level up and innovate on our processes, giving players the best experiences while playing our games.

This will be a 12 month contract based on site in our Dublin City Centre office.

Responsibilities

Promote creation and execution of a team-level quality strategy in partnership with QA Leadership
Work with Product Owner and team members to understand user stories and inform quality decisions
Reduce product risks through confirmation and regression testing
Escalate risks and quality concerns to product leadership
Contribute to the creation and maintenance of automated tests
Handle communication related to test status with all partners
Guide external partner teams, overseeing and auditing their work
Manage the defect database for the team, setting and enforcing best practices
Create test plans, test cases, and establish the structure and rhythm of testing
Improve on methods of test execution at the team-level

Required Qualifications

2+ years of software QA experience
Experience testing services
Experience testing web front ends
Experience with strategic goal setting

Desired Qualifications

QA experience working on backend systems and services in game development
Comfortable with deep-dive investigations and testing technical implementations.
Experience using test tools such as Swagger, SQL, Postman, and SoapUI
Experience with Perforce and Git
Experience with test automation tools
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
Experience with League of Legends as a player

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.