QA Lead

1 Month ago • 5-7 Years • Quality Assurance

Job Summary

Job Description

As a QA Lead at Epic Games' Lego Fortnite team, you'll lead internal and external QA personnel, collaborating with development partners to define feature scope, coordinate cross-team efforts, and manage risk. Responsibilities include assigning and evaluating team performance, reviewing features for quality and engagement, analyzing test results, and creating test plans. You'll advocate for player experience, identify quality gaps, and improve QA processes. Experience with live service models, issue tracking tools (Jira/Qmetry/TestRail), and Unreal Engine is preferred. Multi-platform experience (console, PC, mobile) is a plus.
Must have:
  • 5+ years QA exp, 2+ years management
  • Live service experience
  • Detailed documentation & test plans
  • Strong communication & advocacy
  • Data analysis & issue tracking
  • Unreal Engine experience preferred
Good to have:
  • Multi-platform experience (console, PC, mobile)
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance
  • 401k with competitive match
  • Mental well-being program
  • Unlimited PTO & sick time
  • Paid sabbatical after 7 years

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

What We Do

The Quality Assurance team owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of all products and functions across Epic. Our team works closely with developers and production to ensure the best possible user experience for our community and customers.

What You'll Do

Epic is seeking a QA Lead to join our Lego Fortnite team. In this role, You will be leading a group of internal and external QA personnel, working directly with our Development Partners to build and understand feature scope, Coordinate cross-team efforts, and evaluating/reporting on Risks to the product. We are looking for someone who is passionate about making the user experience the best it can be for our players, as well as someone who enjoys managing and growing the team to push for constant improvements. Our ideal candidate would be self-motivated with previous Game QA Management experience and understands the life cycle of a Live Service product. Must be flexible and able to pivot when plans change.

In this role, you will

  • Assign, supervise, and evaluate the performance of appropriate internal and external resources for the testing, documentation, and research of relevant issues
  • Review upcoming features/development to make sure it is fun, engaging, and high-quality
  • Collaborate with the development team to analyze qualitative and quantitative game test results, evaluate their importance across a matrix of factors, and action against them in real-time
  • Coordinate with other QA leadership team members to inform changes and processes to improve the overall quality of the QA efforts
  • Manage and evaluate data to inform changes or identify gaps
  • Create Test Plans and documentation for Future and historical testing efforts
  • Advocate for the player and being the voice of the quality in the room

What we're looking for

  • 5 Years of QA Experience, with 2+ years of QA management experience in the games industry
  • Experience working in a Live Service model and planning for multiple releases
  • Self-motivated and multitasking capabilities
  • Skilled writer of detailed issue documentation and test plans
  • Strong communication skills, ability to advocate
  • Experience using qualitative metrics to measure Project/Product health
  • Prior experience usage of issue tracking tools such as JIRA/Qmetry/TestRail
  • Prior experience using the Unreal Engine preferred
  • Multi-Platform experience between Console, PC, and Mobile preferred

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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About The Company

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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