QA Manager, Merge Mansion
Helsinki
Are you a proactive QA professional up for ensuring world-class game development at Metacore?
If yes, Metacore could be the right place for you
We are a Helsinki-based game company best known for our hit game Merge Mansion and our people-first company culture. Built on trust, our culture allows us to work autonomously, efficiently, and ambitiously. We have mutually agreed on five cultural norms to describe how we build trust and work as Metacore – you can find them here.
Our company’s mission is to entertain hundreds of millions of people for decades. Although we already entertain 40,000,000+ players worldwide, and have grown into a team of 120+ game industry professionals in less than two years, we’re only getting started. That’s where we hope you come in: to take full ownership of the quality of Merge Mansion, and guarantee the world-class production quality of every release – before, during and after them.
Location:
Helsinki, Finland
Relocation:
Relocating to Finland expected, full support provided
Remote work:
Hybrid model of office and remote work
Start date:
Flexible, ideally as soon as possible
Working language:
English
Responsibilities
QA Manager plays a key role in defining and implementing the best QA processes and methods for Merge Mansion at Metacore to help guarantee world-class production quality of our releases. In practice, this means (at least) the following:
Taking full ownership of the quality of Merge Mansion from day to day activities to long term strategy
Supervisor for QA Specialist working in Merge Mansion teams
Planning, defining and implementing ways of working that will improve the quality of the game now and in the future
Inventing and improving non-invasive processes & tools to increase our game development quality and efficiency
Helping the game development team in general, whenever it comes down to quality—from daily testing to tech stack evaluations
Direct our external quality & testing partners working on your game, and find cooperation models that optimally match the development cycle of the development team
Requirements
Every role is eventually shaped to match our unique passions, backgrounds and strengths. Here are some of the key skills and experience you should already have when joining Metacore as a QA Manager:
Previous quality assurance and process development experience within the game industry or other fast paced agile environments
Knowhow of QA in game or software testing—from methods, workflows and procedures to hands-on usability and performance testing
Ability to measure QA and communicate its different aspects to the development team
Strong overall understanding of modern software development processes and ways to improve quality in their different phases
Some technical understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation tools and test frameworks
Systems thinking with a hands-on attitude—you understand the big picture and quality goals but enjoy the practical side of it too
Problem solver with a knack for simplifying and resolving issues while maintaining a service-minded attitude and a collaborative communication style
Sounds about right? Then let’s talk!
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About Metacore
Our company is formed by great teams and individuals. Together, we work rather as Metacore than for Metacore – aiming for the same goal of entertaining our audience with world-class mobile games. As Metacore, we’re much more than the sum of our skills, experiences and knowledge.
Our Culture
Metacore is the game company where players are the closest thing to a boss. In other words, our teams and individuals enjoy a lot of freedom and responsibility in their work. Everyone can find the optimal way for reaching their goals – as long as it respects our company culture.
Relocation
Metacore office is located in Helsinki, Finland – one of the world’s most vivid game hubs, inhabited by the world’s happiest people. We welcome game industry talents from all walks of life, around the world, and do our best to help them settle here.
Careers
Everyone in our team approaches mobile games with pure excitement. We play them and talk about them, but because that’s not enough, we also develop them. Read more about whom we hire and what our recruiting process is like.