QA Automation Engineer

Kabam•Vancouver, BC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer who lives at the intersection of Quality Assurance and Software Engineering. You will be responsible for maintaining and expanding automated systems within Unity to supplement our QA team. Integration of tools and automation into test planning is a major focus for QA Automation Engineer, helping to create, execute and maintain automated builds within Kabam’s Automation Frameworks. This role is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days a week at our Downtown Vancouver studio.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
5+ years in game development (QA and/or Software Engineering), specifically within the mobile gaming industry.
Familiarity with Unity and its testing frameworks (Unity Test Framework/AltTester).
Strong proficiency in C#.
Demonstrated experience using Cursor AI (or similar LLM-integrated IDEs) to optimize workflow.
Experience with mobile tech such as Saucelabs, Appium, Espresso, or XCUITest; familiarity with mobile performance profiling.
Communicates in a clear, concise and professional manner with staff at all levels.
Collaborates effectively with others in all disciplines of Game Development.
Ability to work with minimal supervision with a strong proactive attitude to identify Automation opportunities and see them through to completion.

Nice To Haves

Automation and/or tool development (of any scale) experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain automated test suites specifically for Unity-based mobile environments.
Write robust, scalable automation scripts using C# (for Unity integration).
Leverage Cursor AI to accelerate script generation, and refactor legacy test code.
Manages mobile device farm, executing and monitoring tests across various iOS and Android profiles to ensure frame-rate stability, memory optimization and software integrity.
Drives CI/CD integration, working with our Engineering teams to plug automated tests into our build pipeline, providing immediate feedback to the Dev and QA teams.
Ensure our automated builds and solutions are maintained as the product evolves (new screens, features, changing legacy systems, etc).
Contributes to the continuous refinement of QA documentation and best practices as testing requirements shift.
Performs other duties and supports special projects as required to meet the evolving needs of the development cycle.
At times, this person may be required to own new feature testing including but not limited to test planning, ticket execution, partnering with developers and outsourced team members.
Take ownership of features and proactively identify blocking issues. Recommend, implement, and drive solutions to overcome blocking issues.

Benefits

Extended Health Coverage: effective day one, no waiting period! Our benefits cover health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and much more.
DEIB Benefits: DEIB is important to us and to our people - that’s why our benefits include gender-affirming care, fertility care, and other hormonal treatments and drugs.
Flexible Spending Accounts: our benefits are built on a flex credit model, so you’re able to choose the coverage levels that are right for you, and allocate the rest to a group RRSP/TFSA, Health Spending account, and/or Personal Spending Account.
RRSP Matching: everyone retires eventually, and we help our people save for their futures with a contribution matching program once you reach 90 days with us.
Commuter Benefit: we believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and want to support you in making it work for you! We provide a flexible, monthly cash allowance to help cover the costs of transit, parking, or even personal logistics like childcare and pet care.
PTO and Parental Leave: we offer paid parental leave, flexible paid time off, paid time off for volunteering, sick leave, and holiday closures.
Employee and Family Assistance Program: this program provides crisis management support, immediate mental health care, and generalized support for emotional, mental, and financial well-being.
Telus Virtual Health: we provide increased access to remote healthcare providers for prescription refills or referrals from the comfort of your home.
Learning and growth: We encourage people to grow both personally and professionally, and support this through regular lunch & learns and an education stipend.
Pay transparency: We share with employees the pay range their role falls within and clear career maps to determine how they can grow within their role or level-up to a promotion.
Cool spaces: Our offices are in Vancouver, Montreal, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Whether it's summers on the rooftop patio in Downtown Vancouver, or watching the fireworks in Montreal’s South Shore - we want our people to feel like their time spent in office is worthwhile!
Giving back: Kabammers have a dedicated paid day off every year to volunteer to a cause close to their hearts. Some teams even band together for group volunteer days off-site!