We’re Qloud Games, an Australian-based indie game studio with team members hailing from around the globe, and we’re developing Loftia!

Loftia blends the creative and cozy elements of beloved titles like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, with the vastly social and online nature of MMOs. It’s our vision to provide a space for players to find their sense of belonging, and work together with the community to work toward a brighter and more hopeful future.

For more information about the project, please check out our successful Kickstarter campaign and our Steam page.

About The Role

As a Quality Assurance Analyst, you will work closely with our Design and Engineering teams to identify and drive fixes for bugs, errors, and inconsistencies within the game. You’ll be the advocate for keeping Loftia free of frustrating bugs for our players, and a core empathetic force for the player experience.

Requirements

Please apply only if you meet these minimum requirements. Candidates must have:

• At least 2 years of experience in a QA role in the games industry
• At least 1 shipped title to your name

Responsibilities

• Develop repeatable, systematic methods to testing in-game systems
• Maintain issues and documentation in project management software
• Help coordinate playtest sessions together with the team to help test gameplay systems and interactions
• Review incoming reports from community playtesters, communicate your findings, and help debug issues found

We’re looking for a candidate with:

• Strong organizational abilities, able to produce processes and documentation that convey information in a way that is easy to understand
• The ability to read and interpret internal design documents to write test cases
• An eye for small details and the desire to immerse themselves into our game world
• Strong communication skills and the desire to work with team members at all levels
• Experience working with spreadsheets and project management software
• Ability to make decisions based on a combined understanding of both the game development perspective and the player perspective
• Self-motivation and a hunger to learn, with a proactive approach to the role and its responsibilities
• Experience with handling the certification process for consoles, especially the Nintendo Switch, is a very strong bonus

Employment Details

• Form of employment: Full-time permanent (Australia) or full-time long-term contract (non-Australia)
• Benefits: Standard annual leave days, stock option plan
• Employment location: Fully remote. Candidate must operate in one of the following timezones: North America, South America, or Australia
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Salary: Competitive market rates – based on experience and location

How to Apply:

Please apply only if you meet the minimum requirements of 2 years in a games QA role, and at least 1 shipped game title.

Please send us an email with your resume and very importantly, a cover letter. We read cover letters closely, so within it, please convey a sense of what motivates you, what you’re looking for in your work and your team, and what interests you in working with us on Loftia!