Mandatory Internship – Quality Assurance (QA) Game Tester

SOFTGAMES has an opportunity for a smart and motivated student who loves games and is interested in the fields of Software Testing, Game Testing, Quality Assurance (QA) to join one of our leading teams during mandatory Internship at your education institution.

During your Internship as a Quality Assurance (QA) Game Tester you will play, test and report on multiple HTML5 games to develop your skills as a QA Tester. While this is primarily a QA Internship, it is also a great opportunity to gain insights into other areas of game development and the games industry as a whole.

This is a full-time opportunity based in Berlin, Germany with the flexibility to work from our Berlin office or remotely (or in a combination of the two). Other locations in Germany can be also considered.

Please apply only if you have the right to work in Germany and you have a mandatory internship.

Your role…

• Test new game releases and updates following established QA guidelines

• Find, reproduce, and accurately report issues in detailed bug reports

• Collaborate with other members of the team to identify and solve issues in games

• Help to further create new test cases and update existing procedures

• Work towards a release schedule within the expected time frames

• Follow up with users regarding bugs reported

• Help to develop and maintain the roadmap of tests for all releases and updates in our portfolio of games

• Provide qualitative feedback on features during early design stages, with an emphasis on the end user experience, quality, and testability

Your profile…

• Passionate about games, having an awareness of how different game elements contribute to the overall user experience

• Perfectionist, super multitasker with an incredible eye for detail - you are able to spot event the smallest bugs and problems in games

• Teamplayer working closely with other team members, working out what exactly is causing the issue at hand

• Independent thinker with strong problem-solving skills

• Being able to document findings and communicate them clearly to colleagues in English

• Being able to play the same games for extended periods of time and on a regular basis

• Available to work 40 hours/week, ideally for a 6 month period of time starting from mid to late September 2023

By the end of this internship you will have:

• First experience in the field of Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing of games / entertainment products and services at a Leading Instant Games company

• Experience working with JIRA ticketing system

• Technical insight into a wide range of Quality Assurance topics as well as devices from different manufacturers (Apple, Samsung, etc.) and operating systems (iOS, Android, etc.)

• Started in the games industry

Don’t worry if your profile doesn’t fit all the requirements. Nobody is perfect and we are perfectly aware of that. Internships are there to learn from, so we will gladly help you where needed!

We offer…

• An engaging internship in which we help you develop as a fully fledged QA Tester

• Gain real games industry experience by working on core projects right from the start

• Chance to test games and features that are loved and played by tens of millions of users globally

• A spirited, international and enthusiastic team with strong focus on transparency

• Flexible working setup - you can choose to work from home, the office or any combination of the two!

• An open and modern office in the heart of Berlin with unlimited refreshments: cold drinks, tea, coffee, etc.

• Epic company events!

SOFTGAMES is the leading instant gaming company. We develop casual, truly social games that can be played instantly across all devices. Our hypersocial blockbuster game “Bubble Shooter Pro” became a global top grossing game on Facebook and is played by millions of people around the world every day. We partner closely with Facebook, Samsung and more to craft the next generation of instant games that billions of people can play together. SOFTGAMES is a remote first company and the home of 100 people from all over the world. We believe in proactive, independent teams with the freedom to take initiative, challenge the status quo, and with the mission to create fun and everlasting Instant Games.

At SOFTGAMES, we believe that different perspectives and background in our teams contribute to the quality of our work. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion / worldview, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.

Have we caught your interest? Then we look forward to your detailed application together with your earliest possible start date.