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You’ll play a key role in ensuring every release meets the highest quality standards, from early concept to global launch.\nAs the quality owner for one of our largest mobile puzzle games, you’ll drive release quality, establish scalable QA processes, push test automation forward, and work closely with developers, product managers, and external QA partners to deliver a world-class player experience.\n*Qualified Candidates are expected to complete an Assignment\n*For this position the candidate should be based in European Union\nYour Role:\nEnsure high-quality releases through effective test planning, execution, regression testing, and staged rollout support\n\nDefine practical QA coverage for devices, OS versions, store builds, SDKs, ads, IAPs, analytics, and remote config\n\nIdentify, prioritize, and document issues with clear, actionable bug reports\n\nDrive QA automation and continuously improve testing efficiency and coverage\n\nCollaborate closely with developers, product managers, and external QA partners\n\nMonitor live quality, investigate crashes, ANRs, performance issues, and prevent regressions\n\nProvide clear release readiness assessments and go/no-go recommendations\n\nMaintain test documentation, release reports, and changelogs in Jira & Confluence\n\nChampion a quality-first mindset across the team\n\nYour profile:\nMobile or instant games as your primary QA domain for 5+ years, ideally on live-operated F2P titles\n\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field\n\nHands-on experience with IAP flows, ad mediation, ATT/consent frameworks, and attribution SDKs\n\nExperience with QA automation, Unity games, and modern QA tools and workflows\n\nExperience with crash reporting and monitoring tools (e.g. Firebase, Crashlytics, DataDog), and strong understanding of mobile stability issues: crashes, ANRs, and freezes\n\nProven experience building or owning a mobile QA automation framework (e.g. Appium, Unity Test Framework)\n\nStrong understanding of mobile game telemetry, analytics validation, and event tracking\n\nExperience working with external QA vendors or distributed QA teams\n\nProficient with Jira, Confluence, and modern AI tools to improve testing, documentation, and QA efficiency\n\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and English communication skills\n\nHighly organized, proactive, and passionate about delivering exceptional player experiences\n\nBenefits:SOFTGAMES offers a competitive package, including:\n\nRemote-first, your way — Work fully remote from wherever you do your best work, or drop into our modern Berlin office whenever you like. You choose\n\nFlexible hours — Structure your working hours to your needs. No crunch culture. No overtime\n\nGenerous vacation — Time to recharge, wherever in the world you are\n\nHome office budget — We fund your setup so your home office actually works for you\n\nLearning & development — Training budget for everyone, whether you're deepening expertise or picking up something entirely new\n\nTop-tier equipment — A high-spec laptop, ready to get your best work done\n\nMeal allowance — A monthly budget dedicated to your lunches\n\nHome office utility grant — We cover a monthly contribution toward your electricity and internet costs\n\nCompany swag — Hoodies, bags, mugs — the good stuff\n\nAnnual company retreat — At least once a year, the whole company comes together to connect, align, and celebrate. Our events in general are epic but our off-site Retreat is one of a kind.\n\nRequirementsSOFTGAMES is the leading instant gaming company. 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