At a Glance
- Tasks: Own the testing of mobile games, ensuring quality through in-house testing and regression.
- Company: Join Hutch, a forward-thinking mobile games developer with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy a 4-day work week, mental health coaching, private medical insurance, and performance bonuses.
- Other info: Participate in exciting game jams and enjoy excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on game quality while working in an innovative and supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in mobile games testing and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 29700 - 36300 £ per year.
Reporting to the QA Project Lead, you will be working within a small mobile games development team in an agile environment. You would be expected to own the testing of one of our mobile games, completing in-house testing and regression. Our QA philosophy is centred around close collaboration with the development team, focusing on bug prevention over detection. QA at Hutch are embedded within the development teams and form strong partnerships with the developers and the production team.
- Design and execute functional and regression test plans (Manual Testing)
- Working embedded within the development team completing in-house testing and bug regression, attending and contributing to sprint planning, retrospectives, and the daily scrums
- Reporting on build status
- Tracking bug process/database management
- Implementation of bug prevention methods
- Proactive risk analysis to identify key areas of testing
Hutch is now a 4-Day Work Week company. This will mean that Hutch employees will work a maximum of 4 days per week (30 hours/week) Mon-Thurs, with zero reductions in pay (compared to a 5 day working week).
Benefits:
- 4 Day Working Week: We signed up to a 4-day working week trial for 6 months in June 2022 and after the success of the trial, we are now officially a 4 Day Week company! The 4 day working week will be added as a rolling 12 month policy for all our staff (to be reviewed annually).
- Mental Health coaching: Bi-weekly coaching sessions to ensure you and your team have support when you need it.
- Private medical insurance: Medical insurance, plus access to remote GPs.
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity: An enhanced package (more than the minimum government allowance), so you can enjoy more time off with your family.
- Performance Bonus: Everyone at Hutch shares in the success of the business. This is trending upwards year on year and offers a great annual payment.
- Game Jams: Regular studio game jams (one of our current games came from a game jam) where Hutchies get the chance to develop ideas they’ve been bubbling away in their background brains!
You will be a good communicator with excellent people skills and strong technical skills. You will be self-motivated, well organised, and have a real passion for QA. Proven experience working embedded within a development team in the mobile games industry. Knowledge of game development life cycles. Detail orientated with a great attention to detail. Excellent communication skills. Education in Computer Science, Games Design or similar. Mobile games testing experience (iOS/Android) - functional & non-functional. Experience with JIRA or other bug tracking systems. A good understanding of Agile development & testing. An understanding of the F2P business model, mobile games market and exposure to licensing.
QA Embedded Tester (12 months) employer: Hutch Games
Hutch is an exceptional employer located in the vibrant heart of Shoreditch, London, where creativity and collaboration thrive. With a commitment to employee well-being, we offer a 4-Day Work Week, flexible working hours, and opportunities for personal growth through training and development. Our inclusive work culture fosters transparency and teamwork, ensuring that every team member can contribute meaningfully while enjoying a healthy work-life balance.
