Development Tester [Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora] (f/m/d)

Feb 15, 2023
Düsseldorf, Germany
... Not specified
... Senior
Full time
... Office work

As part of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, you will play an instrumental role in bringing to life the beautiful and dangerous world of Pandora. This is a unique opportunity to keep growing your experience in games while working hand in hand with Disney’s creative minds and James Cameron's production company, Lightstorm Entertainment.

As our new Development Tester (f/m/d) at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, you will collaborate closely with the developers during all stages of game development, via providing qualitative feedback as well as testing and monitoring feature implementation. You will report bugs and verify fixes. Together with the QA team, you will approve milestone versions according to success criteria.

What you will do: 

  • Perform daily tests and take responsibility for quality and stability of new game content and features
  • Collaborate with coders, artists and designers to provide feedback on design, create test cases and perform specific test runs
  • Provide qualitative feedback about features in development
  • Report and monitor software errors (bugs) and game design problems in a bug database
  • Be the QA representative in a specialized development team and have a significant impact on reaching the team’s objectives
  • Verify fixes applied by developers (bug regression)
  • Perform periodical validation tests and write validation reports to assess the quality and completeness level of the new content 
  • Ensure that the tested software meets certification criteria as part of Milestone certifications

What you bring:

  • High expertise in writing test-cases and setting up test procedures
  • Good communication skills and interpersonal skills, with a proactive and independent work style
  • Ability to describe complex bugs in concise writing
  • Keen attention to detail and accuracy
  • Experience with defect & test case management tools (e.g. JIRA, TestRail, Xray)
  • Excellent knowledge of English both spoken and written

* ISTQB certification is a plus 
* Any coding knowledge is a plus
* Experience with automation test methods is a plus
* Animation experience is a plus 
* Experience with artificial intelligence is a plus

What to send our way:

  • Your CV, highlighting your education, experience and skills 
  • A cover letter including your earliest starting date, expected salary and why you would like to join us

What we offer:

  • Relocation support: We offer financial support in form of a cash allowance and assistance with accommodation search and settle-in support via our relocation partner, for international candidates we offer visa assistance 
  • Ubisoft Blue Byte Academy: We offer multiple opportunities for you to discover your full potential and develop yourself in various areas. Guest speakers from the industry, workshops, and access to our training and development platform as well as to our in-house library
  • Discounted and free games: Discount on employee game orders & free Ubisoft games on Ubisoft Connect 
  • Hybrid work model: Provides the flexibility to combine working from the studio and your home within Germany
  • Monthly Mobility Budget: 80€ per month that can be used on bicycle lease, parking spot rental or public transportation ticket 
  • Up to 350€ childcare support per child per month 
  • Company Pension Scheme: We offer an attractive company pension scheme 
  • Gym subsidy: We contribute 50% (up to a maximum amount of 25€) towards the monthly cost of a gym membership of your choice 
  • English and German online lessons for free: Good to know: Our main language in the studio is English 
  • 26 days paid vacation per year 
  • Corporate Benefits web portal: Employee discount program for affiliated retailers, shops, and service providers

We offer a highly motivating challenge for team players interested in showing personal initiative in an innovative and international company. If you are passionate about video games and would like to join an industry leader - please apply via our career portal.  

For further information, please check https://duesseldorf.ubisoft.com/en/.