Associate Software QA Engineer
The Associate Software QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all software functions as intended through rigorous and detailed testing. The role involves proactively identifying functionality issues within games and quickly adapting to standard quality assurance processes to review bugs, test cases, and documentation.
This position requires the individual to document, maintain, and track the status of all issues within the bug tracking database until resolution. The engineer will verify the accuracy of live game events to ensure they align with design specifications and possess proper functionality. Additionally, the role involves utilising debug, admin, and external software tools to diagnose, reproduce, and identify issues while communicating effectively with global stakeholders.
- Ensure that all software is working as intended through rigorous, detailed testing.
- Proactively discover and identify functionality issues in the game.
- Quickly learn and adapt the standard QA processes to review bugs, test cases, and create documentation.
- Document, maintain, and track the status of all issues in the bug tracking database (JIRA) until issues are resolved.
- Verify the accuracy of Live Game events to ensure they match design and have proper functionality.
- Utilise debug, admin, and external software tools to diagnose, reproduce and identify issues.
- Reproduce issues, when necessary, to assist software development in resolving issues.
- Communicate with different stakeholders globally.
- Generate status reports, documentation, and other low-level reports for supervisors.
- 1-2 years of software testing experience (required)
- Proficient understanding of software test methodologies/procedures and the overall product development lifecycle (required)
- Execute test scripts and accurately report status of feature and/or game through scripted and adhoc tests (required)
- Ability to juggle a variety of tasks, and work in ambiguity on complex problems (required)
- Strong technical knowledge of computers/mobile devices and ability to effectively troubleshoot computers/mobile devices (required)
- Experience in writing test scenarios, executing test cases and defect logging (required)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (required)
- Hands on experience in QTest and JIRA (preferred)
- Game Testing experience (preferred)
- Web/Mobile testing experience (preferred)
- Experience of working on production incidents (nice-to-have)
- Experience within a highly collaborative environment working with various disciplines including engineering, design, and art (nice-to-have)
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail (nice-to-have)
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience (required)
Light & Wonder, Inc. is a leading cross-platform gaming company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formerly known as Scientific Games, it rebranded in 2022 after divesting its lottery and sports-betting businesses to focus on gaming. The company operates across three segments - Gaming (slot machines, table games and casino systems under brands such as Bally, WMS and Shuffle Master), SciPlay (social casino games) and iGaming (online casino content). Listed in both the US and Australia, it supplies content and systems to casinos and online operators worldwide.