QA Analyst (4X Combat)

Embedded within the 4X Combat Pod, you will play a critical role in validating the core systems that define moment-to-moment combat, tactical depth, and strategic balance. You will ensure the quality, stability, and integrity of all combat-related features, from buff logic and PvP interactions to PVE raids and ability execution.

Feature QA

• Execute manual and exploratory testing for combat systems, ensuring correct implementation of buffs, debuffs, and real-time interactions between player and AI entities.
• Conduct regression and integration testing to maintain consistency across combat features, balancing updates, and cross-system dependencies.
• Document, track, and prioritize issues in JIRA, providing clear and actionable feedback to developers and designers.
• Maintain detailed and up-to-date test plans, test cases, and verification matrices for all combat and systemic features.
  

4X Combat QA

• Combat Engine & Systems Validation: Test and validate the Combat Engine and its underlying simulation logic, ensuring deterministic outcomes, correct damage resolution, and synchronization between client and server states.
• Buff & Modifier Systems: Verify the Buff Engine and status effect systems, confirming correct stacking behavior, duration handling, and interaction rules between multiple buff/debuff sources.
• Ship & Base PvP Testing: Execute comprehensive test passes for Ship vs. Ship and Base vs. Base PvP, validating combat resolution, targeting logic, ability cooldowns, and victory conditions under various configurations.
• PvE Scenarios & Raiding: Test Hostile PvE encounters and Raiding systems, confirming AI behavior, wave spawning logic, targeting priorities, and loot distribution across different tiers and power levels.
• Active Abilities & Edge Cases: Validate Active Ship Abilities and their impact within combat simulations, ensuring visual synchronization, cooldown handling, and expected interactions with buffs and environmental modifiers.
• Metadata & Fixture Testing: Collaborate with developers to test fixture setups, universe configurations, and web panel metadata to ensure data consistency and correct communication between backend tools and in-game systems.
• Quality Advocacy: Champion combat quality and systemic integrity, providing structured feedback on balancing, pacing, and technical reliability. Identify opportunities for automation, test plan optimization, and smarter regression coverage across the combat suite.
  
  

• 2+ years of QA experience in systems-heavy or combat-focused game development (4X, strategy, or RPG preferred).
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to understand complex systems and identify subtle interactions or balance-breaking edge cases.
• Experience creating structured test plans, test cases, and coverage documentation for dynamic gameplay systems.
• Familiarity with Unity and comfort navigating in-editor setups to validate configurations or troubleshoot ability data.
• Interest or experience with Postman, REST APIs, or backend validation tools.
• Understanding of buff/debuff systems, combat loops, and ability mechanics, ideally from a player or QA perspective in live strategy or RPG titles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional teamwork with engineers, designers, and producers.
• A passion for strategy games and combat systems, with an eye for balance, pacing, and player experience integrity.
  
  

• Full-time contract.  
• Medical healthcare
• Multisport card.
• Stable employment and professional growth in an international environment.  
• Informal and casual work atmosphere, far from corporate standards.
• Friendly and open-minded teams.
• Chillout areas with free fruits and drinks, arcades, gaming consoles, and board games.