QA Engineer II - VALORANT, Organized Play
About The Position
As a QA Engineer II on VALORANT’s Organized Play team, you will own quality within your product area and partner with engineers, producers, and UI/UX developers to define testing strategy and execute testing for player-facing features and supporting services. You will help build quality into features early and contribute to defect triage, risk assessment, release readiness, and clear reporting on product quality. You may also support and mentor other testers or contributors to promote consistent, scalable test execution. The Organized Play team helps VALORANT players compete together and track achievements through features such as Premier and Performance Score. This role supports the quality of matchmaking and competition for highly skilled players pursuing the highest levels of competitive play. You will work with developers and partner teams to test how systems fit together and identify issues before they affect competition. Success in this role calls for craft expertise, collaboration, and decisions that prioritize player enjoyment. Riot will consider your studies, experience, and personal relationship with games, including your empathy for players and care for their experiences.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of software quality assurance experience, including success leading testing efforts on a team.
- Experience owning areas of a defect database, including triage, prioritization, and reporting.
- Experience coordinating and guiding remote or distributed testers.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary Agile teams.
- Experience analyzing quality metrics and creating actionable reports on test coverage and defect data.
Nice To Haves
- Development experience across multiple platforms, including console and PC.
- Experience working with Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
- Professional experience working on first-person shooters, or extensive engagement playing them.
- Experience influencing quality practices beyond the immediate team.
- ISTQB Foundation Level certification.
- ISTQB Agile Tester or ICAgile Agile Testing (ICP-TST) certification.
- ISTQB Expert Level certification.
- ICAgile Test Expert (ICE-AT) certification.
Responsibilities
- Own quality outcomes for assigned systems and features, including risk assessment and release readiness.
- Lead defect triage, prioritization, and communication across disciplines.
- Design, improve, and drive test strategies and methodologies for your product area.
- Execute and/or delegate whitebox and blackbox testing, including coordinating with remote testers.
- Provide continuous, actionable feedback on features, user experience, and technical implementations.
- Partner with engineers and developers to promote quality earlier in development and improve testability.
- Author and maintain test plans to ensure comprehensive and scalable test coverage.
- Analyze and report test coverage, defect trends, and overall product quality to stakeholders.
- Mentor less experienced testers or contributors and help improve quality practices across the team.
Benefits
- Open paid time off policy.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Parental leave for the employee, their spouse or domestic partner, and children.
- 401(k) with company match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
