Development Tester

Job Description

Reporting to the Team Lead – Dev Test and physically based within the development team, the candidate will provide constant support to the development team by determining the best test processes and identifying any anomalies in the features throughout to their integration into the game version.

Responsibilities:

The main and routine tasks of this position are to:

• Develop and execute test plans based on game features and design documents as drawn up by the development team, to pinpoint the bugs and methodically verify all of the aspects of the game pertaining to his/her work cell.
• Carry out regular and specific checks of the tasks assigned to his/her production cell.
• Use the development team’s tools to identify bugs, as features are implemented in the game.
• Isolate and reproduce the bugs to assess severity and probability based on Ubisoft’s standards, and suggest solutions;
• Detail the bugs using the Jira database, and follow-up with other members of the development teams to facilitate their resolution;
• Execute profiing tests to identify performance concerns, reporting the results of these tests to the development team.
• Follow up on functionality bugs detected by external teams;
• Follow up on correction of functionality bugs in real time with the development team;
• Communicate information on the bugs that are detected and on other assigned tasks to all those involved (immediate supervisor, development team members and functionality testers);
• Log images and/or videos;
• Follow all security rules regarding the manipulation of the versions;
• Maintain the best practices in testing with co-development teams;
• Carry out all other related tasks.

Qualifications

Training:

• A college degree (DEC) in Computer Science or other equivalent education OR industry-related specialized diploma, game tester training or equivalent.

Relevant experience:

• One (1) year of experience in quality control in the video game industry an asset.
• Other relevant experience in the industry, or in a related field an asset.

Skills and knowledge:

• Rigour and structure
• Autonomy and resourcefulness
• Ability to manage priorities
• Ability to work despite interruptions and changes
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good judgment
• Bilingualism (French – English)
• Knowledge of bug documentation (Jira or other)
• Understanding of the pipeline and production tools

Additional Information

Please send a copy of your resume.