YOUR ROLE

As a QA Specialist at PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions, you’ll be embedded within one of our core game teams, taking full ownership of quality assurance across the project. You’ll be responsible for driving test strategy, managing the defect lifecycle, and ensuring a consistent, structured approach to testing throughout development and release.

You’ll work closely with developers, producers, and external QA partners to maintain high quality standards and smooth delivery. This is a role for someone who strives for clarity, brings structure to complexity, and is confident representing QA in cross-disciplinary discussions from day-to-day development to major release milestones.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and manage QA efforts across game projects, ensuring quality is baked into every stage of development
• Represent QA in release planning and risk assessments, owning your role in the release management process
• Coordinate with external QA vendors, providing regular direction, feedback, and oversight
• Manage the full defect lifecycle: bug ingestion, triage, prioritisation, and resolution tracking
• Build and maintain test plans, cases, and regression suites with risk levels in mind.
  
• Monitor and report on test execution and release readiness through clear, data-driven updates
• Identify gaps and improve QA practices within your project and across the studio
• Document and advocate for quality processes, supporting developers in their implementation
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure issues are resolved quickly and thoroughly

YOUR PROFILE

• 3+ years of embedded QA experience within game development teams
• Proven experience managing QA efforts across full game projects (not only tools or middleware)
• Strong understanding of test planning, execution, and reporting across the QA lifecycle
• Confident in coordinating with external QA partners and managing their output
  
• Comfortable representing QA in risk discussions, release planning, and triage meetings
• Familiar with tracking tools and workflows for games QA
• Excellent communicator with a structured, proactive mindset
• ISTQB Foundation certification (or equivalent) required; Advanced level is a plus

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Experience working with or responding to bug reports from player communities
• Exposure to compliance or localisation QA workflows
• Familiarity with UE5 or the ability to quickly pick up new engine pipelines
• Interest in survival games or related genres

LOCATION

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Hybrid) or fully remote (within Europe).

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About us

At PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions we believe in a flexible work environment driven by honesty and transparency, empowering both developers and researchers to build the tools that can form the foundation of a new generation of interactive worlds. We are a passionate team of committed individuals from all over the world, working towards building the kind of experience that is only now becoming possible. We believe that the longstanding dream of a massive, immersive world where players are free to do whatever they want is closer than ever before, and we believe that we can make it happen.

PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions is an independent development studio based in Amsterdam, focused on creating massive sandbox worlds. Our multi-disciplinary team is using an array of new and emerging technologies to push the envelope of what is possible with open worlds in gaming. Our goal is to build deep, systemic playgrounds on a planetary scale, populated by thousands of players.

MELBA Team is PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions’ applied research division. Project Melba is a new simulation engine being built from the ground up, utilizing data-driven design, multi-core processing and machine learning at its foundation in order to power virtual worlds on a scale beyond the capabilities of current technology.


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Thinking about applying but not sure you tick every box?

No problem - neither did most of us when we applied. At PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions, we value potential. If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you. Diverse perspectives make our team stronger and our games better, and we know that people in some groups tend to count themselves out applying for roles when they think they don't tick every box. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply. You might be exactly who we’re looking for!