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Your main focus will be finding issues before they reach players and making sure the game is polished and fun to play.\nWhat you will be doing:\nTest new features to find bugs, edge cases, and areas that need polish.\n\nWrite clear, detailed bug reports so the development team knows exactly what went wrong and how to recreate it.\n\nVerify bug fixes and test updated builds to ensure resolved issues don't slip back into the game.\n\nPlaytest the game regularly to provide feedback from a player’s perspective on balance, usability, and the overall fun factor.\n\nAct as a point of contact for our external testing partners, guiding their daily focus and answering their questions.\n\nKeep the team updated on the game's current stability and highlight any critical risks as soon as they arise.\n\nThe skills you need to have:\nHands-on QA experience within a game development studio, or other relevant experience.\n\nA sharp eye for detail and a natural curiosity for figuring out how to break game features.\n\nExperience using bug-tracking software (like Jira) to log, track, and organize issues.\n\nStrong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex bugs clearly to both technical and non-technical team members and external partners.\n\nHow to stand out from the crowd:\nA deep passion for city builders, management, or strategy games, with the gameplay hours to prove it.\n\nExperience with console testing, including the console certification process.\n\nExperience with test automation and CI/CD pipelines, especially Jenkins.\n\nData analysis skills and the ability to dig into telemetry to track down technical issues or player trends.\n\nOur office is located within walking distance of downtown Tampere. 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