QA Analyst

Job Description

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. PERKS & BENEFITS Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Recharge Days & Holidays 100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts & More Happy Hours Company Events Jam City Puzzle Division is looking for a skilled Quality Assurance Analyst to join our team. The QA Analyst will be responsible for assisting in all things quality assurance for the studio. We’re looking for someone who will dive into complex problems and own outcomes. We need excellent communicators (both written and verbal) with sound judgement and analytical skills. If you have prior QA experience, are a hard worker and love solving problems, this may be the job for you.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating detailed bug reports in our issue tracking database, while communicating status changes to the team.
• Following priorities from QA team and product leads, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Verifying issue resolutions across all supported platforms and stabilizing release candidates.
• Working alongside a highly collaborative development team, supporting them with detailed investigations of issues.
• Seeing features progress from design to creation in a vibrant working environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, but high quality work history is much more important.
• 2+ years of QA experience. Mobile/Social preferred.
• Lead or Assistant Lead experience preferred.
• Attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and oftentimes unpredictable environment.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative to overcome challenges and solve problems.
• Must be a dependable, hard worker.
• Familiarity with client/server communication preferred.
• Experience with server side configuration management preferred.
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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation for this role. The range listed is just one component of Jam City's total compensation package for employees, which may also include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, certifications, location, business needs, or market demands. This range is based on a full-time position. This range may be modified in the future. In addition, Jam City provides a variety of benefits to employees, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, life, disability, and accident insurance. Pay Range: $24.28 — $30.29 salary per hour. OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more. Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment. ABOUT JAM CITY Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience. Led by CEO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date. The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018. Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto. Apply for this job