QA Lead

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Build and shape a high-performing QA team by supporting recruitment, onboarding, team structure and skills development
• ▹Lead, mentor and develop the QA team while fostering accountability, role clarity and continuous skill growth
• ▹Adapt and implement the overarching QA strategy into practical testing approaches, measurable outcomes and clear team priorities
• ▹Own testing execution and milestone verification, ensuring tasks are completed on time and meet gameplay quality standards
• ▹Monitor quality metrics and bug trends to identify risks early and build practical mitigation plans
• ▹Partner with development, production and external QA vendors to coordinate dependencies and gameplay requests
• ▹Take part in hands-on exploratory, feature and regression testing to support the team during critical development phases
• ▹Maintain clear, data-informed reporting on quality status, blockers and project readiness for stakeholders
• ▹Drive continuous improvements in QA workflows, tools, testing frameworks, technical documentation and team effectiveness
• ▹Provide direct assistance with complex investigations, issue analysis and debugging workflows when required

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of experience leading and managing QA teams, preferably in AAA environments
• ▹Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, bug workflows, defect management, test planning, test coverage, QA practices and quality reporting
• ▹Experience with game engines and editors, especially Unreal Engine
• ▹Strong understanding of game development lifecycles and the ability to develop and execute testing strategies covering integration, stress, performance, stability, tools, engine, platform and technical feature validation
• ▹Experience with performance analysis, profiling tools, crash analysis, memory investigations, platform-specific testing or console development environments
• ▹Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• ▹Experience working with external QA vendors, distributed QA teams or cross-location development teams
• ▹Strong ownership and accountability, and the ability to work effectively under pressure, ambiguity and changing priorities

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with User Experience Research (UXR), focus groups, usability testing and gathering player feedback
• ▹Experience with automation frameworks, automated test authorship, build verification, CI/CD pipelines or technical validation workflows

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Office-first work in full capacity from the Warsaw office
• ▹Relocation package: flight ticket, company apartment for the first month, relocation of pet and family, shipping of belongings
• ▹Assistance with legalization and tax settlements
• ▹Polish lessons for foreign employees and their spouse or partner
• ▹Paid leave: 20 to 26 holiday days per year, plus paid sick leave
• ▹Private medical healthcare with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation, also accessible for partner and relatives
• ▹Life insurance, pension and insurance plans
• ▹Annual cancer-prevention screenings covered by the company
• ▹Psychological and psychiatric care
• ▹Sports card
• ▹Menstrual leave: one extra day off when experiencing period pain
• ▹RED Parents Network: support for working parents, childcare benefits and family events
• ▹RED Summer Camp for kids aged 5-12, majority paid by the company
• ▹Welcome pack
• ▹Trainings, lectures and courses
• ▹Cafeteria platform: subscriptions, additional medical packages, shop and cinema vouchers, public transport reimbursement
• ▹Dog-friendly office
• ▹Social events
• ▹Canteens
• ▹International working environment
• ▹Electric car charging points and green zones on campus
• ▹Bicycle storage, repair equipment and showers
• ▹Onsite gym with climbing wall, gym assistant support, yoga and boxing classes
• ▹No dress code
• ▹Estimated pay range of 23,900 - 32,800 PLN gross monthly
• ▹Long-term incentive program (option to purchase company stock after the vesting period)
• ▹Employment contract (umowa o pracę)

About the company

CD PROJEKT RED creates story-driven RPGs. According to the posting, it works with an international team and is based in Warsaw.