QA Automation Engineer

Are you a recent Computer Science graduate? Do you love gaming and coding?  Blastworks has the role for you!  We are seeking a passionate QA Automation Engineer to join our team in Victoria to help drive our exciting new features from testing to mass-market release AND beyond!

Our ideal candidate is passionate about delivering high quality games that our players will love. This is a great opportunity to break into the games industry with a company that offers many opportunities to learn and develop your career as a Software Developer!

What You’ll Do:

• Identify game defects, test new features, and perform integration and regression testing

• Create and execute test cases for new game features

• Escalate issues to QA Lead, work with developers and producers to triage issues

• Develop and extend our test automation suites

What you Bring:

• 0–3 years of experience in QA, software development, or a related technical role (including co-op, internships, or academic projects)

• Knowledge/familiarity working with social networks (Facebook primarily)

• Knowledge of QA methodology and tools

• Proven ability to define components to be tested and assign a relative priority

• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deliverables at the same time

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in relevant field

• Ability to write quality code in at least one high level language like Python, Java, C, C# etc. 

• Detailed knowledge of Test automation frameworks.

• Experience in using Pytest, JUnit, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar automation tools

• Familiarity with Unity

• Motivation to improve test coverage and effectiveness

• Familiarity with game production, preferably with social and/or free-to-play games

• Ability to understand technical specifications and analyze log files to track down and isolate issues 

Compensation:

• Salary Range: $60,000 – $70,000 CAD annually.

• Exact compensation will be based on skills and experience.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours, Monday – Friday

• Extended Health, Dental, and Wellness package including EAP

• Parking or public transit subsidy

• A fun and inclusive team culture