QA Engineer

Epic Games • Cary, NC

2d • $69,736 - $102,279

About The Position

The QA Engineer works with product owners, developers, and QA management to own technical feature sets within Epic’s Fortnite product. The role develops test plans for certification and release testing, builds automation coverage, and uses technical tools to expand QA coverage across multiple features in a dynamic environment.

The position facilitates functional, qualitative, and performance testing, combining manual and technical methods to evaluate product quality and analyze and report findings. It operates with a high degree of autonomy while collaborating with Release Managers, engineers, and production staff to apply appropriate testing through release cycles and improve future releases. The role also supports developers before, during, and after deployments and uses telemetry and data to adapt test coverage to changing player behavior in a live service environment.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of programming experience with C++, Java, or C++.
• Ability to collaborate confidently with senior members on technical topics and features.
• Ability to assess scope and requirements and help drive release milestones.
• Strong background in reporting and tracking data quality.
• Software or games testing experience in a fast-paced live service environment.
• Technical understanding of game engine or entertainment technologies, including automation, functional, qualitative, and performance testing in iterative development.
• Previous experience working with data and/or analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement automated test cases within a framework and assist peers with debugging issues.
• Plan and execute feature-level testing for individual releases, including white-box functional testing, technical testing, defect exploration, and verification using OOP languages.
• Analyze outstanding defect load, recommend testing areas and fix priorities, manage incoming defects, and independently prioritize high-value testing tasks.
• Collaborate with product owners, release managers, developers, and QA management to define release acceptance criteria, identify risks, and plan coverage for upcoming features and releases.
• Examine technical gaps and automation initiatives across geographically distributed teams, vendors, and agencies to support product quality.
• Use manual and technical testing techniques to evaluate product quality and troubleshoot reported defects and internal issues.
• Report and track data quality, and use data to inform discussions about product quality and development health.
• Support developers before, during, and after deployments, and use telemetry and data to adapt test coverage to changing player behavior in live service.
• Test communications between the client and backend services.

Benefits

• Most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs, subject to the terms of those plans or programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed