Principal QA Engineer
Riot GamesResponsibilities
- Own quality approaches for teams or product areas across every stage of the software development lifecycle.
- Lead quality-left initiatives involving automation, tooling, and process improvements.
- Create and evolve test frameworks and automation strategies for speed, coverage, sustainability, and release reliability.
- Define and implement test approaches as part of broader quality and test strategies.
- Shape responsible and effective quality practices for AI-assisted development workflows.
- Use metrics and reporting to identify quality risks, trends, and opportunities and turn insights into action.
- Provide craft leadership and coaching for QA and partner disciplines.
- Define, adapt, and socialize scalable quality standards and practices across teams and business units.
- Partner with engineering, delivery, design, creative, and production leaders to diagnose risks and recommend improvements.
- Support hiring, mentorship, cross-team leadership, and strategic initiatives with Game and Central teams.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software quality assurance or quality engineering experience with multiple proven product successes.
- Experience defining test approaches within an overall test strategy and coaching QA team members on test design, planning, and execution.
- Experience driving continuous improvement and leading or maturing automated testing frameworks, tools, or processes.
- Experience using quality metrics, telemetry, or reporting to assess quality health and influence decisions.
- Experience influencing teams beyond direct reporting lines, handling multiple projects and partners, and working with remote teams.
- Experience establishing product or business-unit quality standards, practices, or operating models and leading strategic initiatives with broad organisational impact.
- Strong judgment in ambiguous problem spaces, strong technical acumen, and the ability to engage deeply with engineers on systems, tooling, automation, and development workflows.
- Ability to adapt quality strategy to emerging development practices, including AI-assisted workflows and automation.
- Desired: game development or game-shipping experience; quality or development experience across mobile, console, and PC; CI/CD, release quality, and build or delivery workflow familiarity; Unreal or other game engine familiarity; relevant ISTQB or ICAgile certifications.
Benefits
- Full-time role based in Sydney, Australia.
- Open paid time off policy.
- Paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Co-op gaming areas and a player-focused play fund.
- Medical insurance covering employees and dependents.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Wellness fund.
- Donation matching of time and money to registered charities.
- Learning and development opportunities.
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About Riot Games
Since 2006, Riot Games has stayed committed to changing the way video games are developed, published, and supported for players. From our first title, League of Legends, to 2020’s VALORANT; we have strived to evolve the community with growth in Esports, and expansion from games into entertainment. Players are the foundation of Riot's community and because of them, we’re able to reach new heights. Founded by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, Riot is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and has 4,500+ Rioters in 20+ offices worldwide. Riot has been featured on numerous lists including Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” “25 Best Companies to Work in Technology,” “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials,” and “50 Best Workplaces for Flexibility.” Riot Games recruiters will never ask for money or request sensitive information, and they'll always reach out from an @riotgames.com email address. You can learn more about Riot’s interview process here: https://www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/interviewing-at-riot/interview-process