Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Remote (must be available for meetings between 10am–6pm EST)

Employment Type: Full-time

Company Description

Integrated Reality Labs (IRL) builds tools and experiences that bring people together through integrated reality (IR) gameplay. Our flagship product, SLAP, merges the excitement of real-world tag with the convenience of mobile technology. 

Role Summary

Full-time Lead QA Engineer for IRL’s flagship Location-Based Multiplayer Mobile Game: SLAP.

Position Overview

Integrated Reality Labs is building an exciting integrated reality mobile app that enables massively multiplayer tag-based games in the real world. The real-time, multi-player & real world aspects of SLAP present unique challenges to ensuring SLAP is consistently stable and bug-free. These challenges can only be overcome through rigorous technical and manual testing informed by a working understanding of mobile networking, BLE, UWB, and GPS.

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Lead QA / Test Engineer to join the IRL team, who possesses both technical & manual testing acumen, previous experience or deep understanding of networking & GPS, and experience managing a distributed team of Junior-QA Engineers.

The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, including the ability to write test cases and review code for errors, excellent investigation + problem-solving skills, and a passion for continuous improvement. As a Lead QA Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the game's functionality, performance, and overall user experience meet our rigorous standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the QA team -  share knowledge, best practices, standards & expectations, processes, and testing methodologies.
• Build and develop automated QA processes from the ground up.
• Collaborate closely with the development team to understand game features, mechanics, and technical aspects to ensure effective testing strategies.
• Develop comprehensive test plans and test cases for various game components, including gameplay mechanics, network interactions, UI/UX, audio, and visual elements.
• Execute manual tests to identify bugs, glitches, and other issues in the game's functionality and user interface.
• Verify multiplayer gameplay functionalities, including matchmaking, server interactions, player synchronization, and data consistency.
• Perform compatibility testing across different mobile devices, operating systems, and screen resolutions.
• Monitor and track reported issues using bug tracking systems, and ensure timely and accurate communication of bug reports to the development team.
• Work closely with developers to reproduce, isolate, and debug issues, providing clear and detailed information for efficient resolution.
• Perform regression testing to ensure that previously identified issues have been successfully fixed without introducing new problems.
• Participate in the design and execution of performance and stress testing to evaluate the game's stability under various conditions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by providing feedback on gameplay, user interface, and overall user experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in both technical and manual QA testing of location based mobile applications. (Multiplayer Testing experience preferred.)
• Understanding of mobile game development processes, multiplayer networking, and gameplay mechanics.
• Proficiency in using bug tracking and test case management tools.
• Familiarity with mobile device specifications, operating systems, and working knowledge of the impact that OS versions + device variations may play in application development, performance, and testing. 
• Ability to work effectively both as an individual contributor, and as a team leader.
• Strong English communication skills to articulate issues clearly and concisely to the development team.
• Knowledge of automated testing tools and scripting languages is a must.
• Previous experience with game development, scripting, or programming is a bonus.
• Ability to lead complex technical investigations where problem-solving skills and attention to detail will be determinative of success..
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Game Development, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. (Preferred but not required) 

Why Join IRL?

• Innovative Product: Be part of building the world’s first fully realized real-world multiplayer mobile game, merging digital and physical play seamlessly.
• Growth Opportunities: Shape the technological foundations of a cutting-edge product and grow into more strategic roles as the company scales.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a diverse team of product managers, designers, and backend engineers who are all passionate about delivering extraordinary user experiences.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will directly influence engagement, retention, and the overall success of our integrated reality ecosystem.