Senior Development Tester - Quality Assurance - Dead by Daylight | Testeur·se de développement - Assurance qualité sénior·e - Dead by Daylight

Behaviour Interactive • Montreal, QC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Join the team behind Dead by Daylight and help shape the quality of every player experience. As a Senior QA Development Tester, you'll work hand-in-hand with the Audio team to validate content, investigate issues, and ensure the game's audio experience meets the highest standards. By collaborating with developers and creators across disciplines, you'll help bring immersive and polished experiences to life.

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

Requirements

• Experience with audio middleware such as Wwise or FMOD and DAWs such as Reaper or Pro Tools, with a strong understanding of audio fundamentals including EQ, compression, gain staging, and spatial audio.
• Proven ability to identify audio defects, artifacts, implementation issues, and deviations from creative direction with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience creating and executing test cases, applying QA methodologies, and managing defects throughout the bug lifecycle using tools such as Jira.
• Familiarity with game development tools and workflows, including Unreal Engine, Confluence, and testing across PC and console platforms.
• Strong written communication, organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with audio, design, and engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

• Previous game audio QA or audio production experience is an asset, along with knowledge of interactive audio systems, localization QA, and accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Test all audio elements (sound effects, music, voice-over) to ensure correct playback, timing, triggering, layering, and looping throughout the product.
• Verify audio assets align with design requirements, identifying any missing, duplicated, incorrect, or improperly formatted files.
• Validate audio integration across gameplay, UI, cinematics, and Wwise systems, including triggers, switches, states, RTPCs, and spatial audio behavior.
• Assess audio quality and platform compatibility by checking loudness balance, mix consistency, distortion, clipping, and device-specific performance (headphones, speakers, surround sound).
• Document and manage audio defects in Jira, providing detailed reproduction steps, evidence, and appropriate priority/severity classifications.
• Collaborate with audio designers and developers to verify fixes, re-test resolved issues, execute full audio regression passes, and maintain test cases and checklists.

What This Job Offers

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