QA Lead

We are looking for an experienced and highly organized QA Lead to help drive quality across our games and development pipelines. This role is responsible for leading day-to-day QA efforts, coordinating testing initiatives across disciplines, mentoring testers, and ensuring a polished player experience from development through release.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in game testing, leadership experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality gameplay experiences. Experience working on console and PC titles in Unreal Engine environments is highly valued.

At a studio like Mob Entertainment, the QA Lead plays a critical role in supporting fast-moving development teams while maintaining high standards for functionality, usability, stability, and player experience.

• Lead and support a team of QA testers across daily testing operations

• Assign testing coverage based on project priorities, risk areas, and milestones

• Mentor junior and mid-level QA team members through coaching and feedback

• Help establish testing standards, workflows, and best practices

• Collaborate closely with Production to maintain testing schedules and milestone readiness

• Create and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and regression testing strategies

• Oversee functional, gameplay, compliance, and compatibility testing efforts

• Identify, document, reproduce, and prioritize bugs using tracking tools such as Jira

• Ensure bugs contain clear reproduction steps, severity assessments, and supporting documentation

• Validate bug fixes and monitor recurring issue trends

• Partner with Designers, Engineers, Artists, and Producers to improve development quality

• Participate in sprint planning, milestone reviews, and release readiness discussions

• Advocate for player experience and usability across all stages of development

• Communicate quality risks, blockers, and testing status clearly to stakeholders

• Help improve QA workflows, reporting structures, and testing efficiency

• Support implementation of automation tools and telemetry where appropriate

• Assist with certification preparation and submission processes for console platforms

• Contribute to postmortems and continuous improvement initiatives

• 4+ years of experience in game QA, with at least 1–2 years in a leadership or senior capacity

• Experience testing PC and Console games through multiple development cycles

• Strong understanding of bug tracking systems such as Jira, TestRail, or similar tools

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organizational and prioritization abilities in fast-paced environments

• Ability to work cross-functionally with both technical and creative teams

• Passion for games and high-quality player experiences

• Experience working with Unreal Engine pipelines

• Familiarity with certification requirements for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms

• Experience with multiplayer, live-service, or cross-platform titles

• Knowledge of QA automation tools or scripting basics

• Horror, action, or cinematic game development experience

• Experience supporting distributed or remote development teams

• High-quality builds with reduced regression issues

• Clear and actionable bug reporting across teams

• Efficient testing coverage during milestones and releases

• Strong communication between QA and development teams

• Continuous improvement of QA processes and player experience standards

• Work on unique and highly recognizable gaming IPs

• Collaborative and creative studio culture

• Opportunity to influence game quality from early development through launch

• Flexible work environment with passionate developers and creators

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities

Mob Entertainment offers the following benefits to all eligible U.S.-based full-time employees: profit sharing; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) matching; FSA/HSA; paid time off; sick time; holidays; and parental leave.