Role & seniority
- QA Tester (mid-level) for indie mobile game projects; fixed-term 3–6 months with potential extension
Stack/tools
- Jira (bug database, triage)
- Game Analytics (quality/metrics monitoring)
- Android Studio (Logcat, adb)
- Google Play Console (release/distribution, monitoring)
- TestFlight (iOS distribution)
- Discord (triage user-reported issues)
- Optional: VS Code/other IDE, AI assistants (Codex or similar)
Top 3 responsibilities
- Create/maintain feature test plans and execute test strategies for frequent releases
- Identify, investigate, and report defects (including user-reported issues) and support defect triage/prioritisation in Jira
- Validate and regression-test platform-specific live features (e.g., cloud saves, IAP/subscriptions) and assess post-release quality via analytics/metrics
Must-have skills
- Prior experience in game testing / interactive media QA or related software testing
- Ability to produce clear, actionable bug reports and investigate defects
- Hands-on testing of mobile game builds/updates and release readiness
- Strong use of Jira for bug triage, visibility, and communication
- Debugging/log analysis using Android Studio (Logcat/adb) and release tools
- UK right-to-work (no visa sponsorship)
Nice-to-haves
- Comfort with VS Code/other IDE
- Experience using AI assistant tools (e.g.

Full Description

Role Description

We are looking for a QA Tester at Magicave to support the testing and quality assurance of our indie mobile game projects. You will systematically test new features, game builds, updates, and live releases to help ensure they are stable, functional, and provide a high-quality player experience. This includes identifying and investigating defects, producing clear, actionable bug reports, maintaining test plans, and helping the team understand release risks and priorities. As part of a small, collaborative development team, you will work closely with developers and designers to identify issues early, validate fixes, investigate player-reported problems, and contribute to improvements in gameplay, performance, usability, and overall game quality.

This position is Remote – UK-based only, 40 hours per week, 3–6 month fixed-term contract with potential for extension.

Essentials Prior experience in game testing, interactive media QA, or related software testing roles is required. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role

Duties Create and maintain feature test plans, assess feature health, and investigate high-risk issues to support release quality and prioritisation. Define and execute test strategies for frequent feature releases, ensuring appropriate coverage across gameplay, platform, monetisation, live-service, and core user workflows. Manage and prioritise the Jira bug database, supporting clear triage, visibility, and communication across the team. Collaborate closely with developers and designers to identify risks early, prevent defects, and improve feature quality before release. Triage user-reported issues via Discord, identifying root causes and producing accurate bug reports for timely resolution in future builds. Validate complex platform-specific features including cloud saves, cross-device synchronisation, corrupted save recovery, in-app purchases, and subscription flows. Monitor post-release quality metrics, including crash trends, user feedback, retention, and store ratings, to inform fixes and feature improvements.

Main tools JIRA

Monitoring & Logs: Game Analytics, Android Studio (Logcat, adb),

Mobile Release & Distribution: Google Play Console, TestFlight.

Non-essential but would be nice VS Code or other IDE Codex or other similar AI assistant