QA Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Fix quality issues directly in the codebase
• ▹Drive fixes for larger issues end-to-end
• ▹Run weekly QA sessions on dev and staging builds on a fixed release cycle, with post-release production checks
• ▹Test PRs quickly (happy path, edge cases, cross-platform) and approve or request changes with clear reasoning
• ▹Monitor Discord bug channels, validate player reports and convert them into structured tickets
• ▹Catch things that aren't classic bugs: bad UX, illogical behavior, things that shouldn't have shipped that way
• ▹Ensure every significant change is tested across web, mobile and Discord
• ▹Proactively find gaps in the QA process, propose fixes, introduce tools and document improvements

Requirements

• ▹Full-cycle QA experience: test planning, execution, reporting and follow-through
• ▹Sharp on detail with strong judgment on what's a bug vs. a product problem
• ▹Comfortable in the codebase, able to open a PR for smaller fixes
• ▹Comfortable across platforms: web, mobile, Discord and tools like GitHub, Linear and BrowserStack
• ▹Clear async communicator with structured bug reports
• ▹AI-fluent, actively uses AI tools daily
• ▹Self-directed, ships without hand-holding
• ▹Responsive — treats broken production like a fire

Nice to have

• ▹QA experience on multiplayer or real-time games
• ▹Automation skills (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress), or desire to grow into automation
• ▹Enjoys Colonist or board games in general

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Your work reaches 3.6M+ yearly active players
• ▹Async culture, deep work, no performative meetings
• ▹Unlimited vacation, yearly team offsite, full work equipment
• ▹Budget to experiment with AI tools
• ▹Stock options
• ▹Access to all company metrics and internal discussions

About the company

Colonist is building the biggest digital board game platform on the internet, a digital alternative to Settlers of Catan. Last year players spent 3,037 years playing 60 million games. The team is fully remote and asynchronous across multiple continents, serving 3.6M+ yearly active players.