Game QA Engineer

Game QA Engineer (Manual Testing – Mobile Games)

Location: Gulberg III, Lahore
Work Mode: On-site
Experience:  3–5 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

Game District is looking for a detail-oriented Game QA Engineer with hands-on experience in manual testing of mobile games. The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying bugs, validating gameplay mechanics, ensuring game stability, and delivering a smooth gaming experience across different mobile devices.

Key Responsibilities

- Perform manual testing of mobile games to identify bugs, glitches, crashes, and gameplay issues.
- Test gameplay mechanics, game features, UI/UX, level progression, and in-game functionality.
- Execute functional, regression, smoke, exploratory, and compatibility testing.
- Identify, document, and report bugs with clear reproduction steps, screenshots, videos, and severity levels.
- Verify bug fixes and perform regression testing to ensure existing functionality remains unaffected.
- Test games across different mobile devices, screen sizes, and operating systems.
- Validate game progression, rewards, in-game currencies, advertisements, in-app purchases, and other gameplay systems.
- Test game updates, new features, and builds before release.
- Collaborate with developers and designers to investigate and resolve issues.
- Create and maintain test cases, test checklists, and QA documentation.
- Identify performance issues, including crashes, loading delays, and frame drops.
- Provide feedback on gameplay quality, usability, and overall player experience.

Requirements

- 3–5 years of experience in Quality Assurance, preferably in mobile game testing.
- Hands-on experience with manual testing of Android and/or iOS mobile games.
- Strong understanding of functional, regression, smoke, and exploratory testing.
- Ability to identify, reproduce, document, and track bugs with clear steps and supporting evidence.
- Experience writing and executing test cases, test scenarios, and test checklists.
- Understanding of bug severity, priority, and defect life cycles.
- Familiarity with game development workflows and the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
- Experience with bug-tracking tools such as Jira, Trello, or similar platforms.
- Ability to test gameplay mechanics, UI elements, level progression, rewards, and monetization features.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication and collaboration skills.
- Passion for mobile gaming and the ability to evaluate games from a player's perspective.