Senior QA Analyst

Company: Age of Learning, Inc.
Location: Glendale
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Age of Learning is a leading education technology innovator based in Glendale, California, with a talented team of 500+ individuals comprised of nationally-renowned educators, curriculum experts, designers, animators, engineers, and more. We develop engaging, effective digital learning technology and content to help children build a strong academic foundation for lifelong success.

Our flagship product ABCmouse.com   Early Learning Academy ®is a comprehensive online curriculum and the #1 digital learning product for young children. To-date, more than 30 million children worldwide have completed over 7 billion Learning Activities on ABCmouse. We recently launched Adventure Academy, the first massively multiplayer online (MMO) game designed specifically to help elementary- and middle-school-aged children learn. It features thousands of engaging Learning Activities—including minigames, books, original animated and live action series, and more—in a fun and safe virtual world. Other Age of Learning programs include immersive English language learning products for children in China and Japan; ReadingIQ, a digital library and literacy platform; and a groundbreaking personalized, adaptive digital learning system that individualizes math instruction for every child through AI-driven technology.

We are committed to helping all children succeed. We provide our educational programs at no cost to teachers, Head Start programs, public libraries, and other community organizations, and have served millions of children through these initiatives. We recently established the Age of Learning Foundation to expand this work globally.

As we expand our global reach and increase the educational impact of our programs, we’re looking for passionate, ambitious, and collaborative leaders to become a part of our growing team.

Summary:

We are seeking a full time in-house Senior QA Analyst to join our growing game development team. This person will work on a team dedicated to building high performance Unity-based games using existing standards, conventions, and an existing product architecture.

Responsibilities: Work closely with a dedicated game artist and programmer to develop curriculum-focused Unity games with our in-house games platform.

Test development and gold master builds on a variety of mobile platforms

Create and document test cases based on game design documents

Execute testing of various builds, including integration, functional, and performance tests

Log and document test results, where appropriate, and work with your team to assist with troubleshooting, resolution, and validation

Support release process and perform product verification testing

Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned

Attend meetings to report work progress and critical issues

Required Qualifications: 4+ years’ experience in mobile game development, on shipped iOS/Android titles

Advanced familiarity with Desktop/Android/iOS

Ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team

Solid understanding of the full software development life cycle

Ability to quickly find creative solutions to difficult problems

Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high quality work

Highly motivated, self-starter

Strong understanding of Analytics

Can execute test plans, scenarios, or procedures (independently or collaboratively)

Can identify, communicate, document, and elevate issues in a clear & concise manner

Have developed test cases for one or more games

Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with testcase management tools like, zephyr/testrail/ALM

Experience working with project management tools like Jira/trello/leankit (even though we are moving away from LeanKit)

BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related degree, or relevant professional experience

Experience working in Unity 5.x or higher

Familiarity working in a scrum/agile environment

Passion for educational games

Experience with mobile automation tools, a plus

Experience coding in any programming language like c#, Java, Python, a plus

We Provide: Highly competitive PTO policy

Casual Dress Code

Gaming room including an Arcade (2,000+ games)

Frequent team and company outings

Limitless opportunities for professional growth!

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