Associate Director – Quality Assurance (QA)

Location: Bengaluru, India

Department: Production

Experience: 16-20

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall QA strategy, vision, and quality standards across game development projects.
• Lead and manage QA teams across functional, integration, regression, performance, compatibility, and certification testing.
• Establish scalable QA processes, testing methodologies, and quality frameworks throughout the development lifecycle.
• Work closely with Engineering, Game Design, Art, Production, and Technical teams to integrate quality practices into development workflows.
• Oversee end-to-end testing of AAA games across mobile, PC and Console platforms.
• Drive test automation initiatives, continuous testing, and improvements in QA infrastructure.
• Establish effective defect management, bug triaging, prioritisation, and resolution processes.
• Oversee performance, stability, memory, stress, and compatibility testing.
• Ensure release readiness through structured build validation, regression testing, and platform certification processes.
• Identify technical and production risks early and implement mitigation strategies.
• Define and monitor QA metrics, quality benchmarks, defect trends, and release quality indicators.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing efficiency, coverage, and overall product quality.
• Build, mentor, and develop high-performing QA teams while establishing accountability and technical excellence.

Required Skills & Experience

• 16+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, preferably within AAA game development.
• Proven experience leading QA functions for large-scale game development projects.
• Strong experience in shipping AAA game titles across PC and Console platforms.
• Excellent understanding of Unreal Engine and modern game development pipelines.
• Deep knowledge of game testing methodologies, including functional, system, integration, regression, performance, and compatibility testing.
• Experience with test automation frameworks, scripting, and continuous integration testing.
• Strong understanding of game performance, memory optimisation, crash analysis, stability, and debugging.
• Experience with multiplayer testing, networking, gameplay systems, and engine-level testing.
• Familiarity with platform certification requirements and release management processes.
• Strong experience managing cross-functional stakeholders and working with senior engineering and production leadership.
• Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on multiple AAA game titles across different development stages.
• Prior experience with Unreal Engine 5.
• Exposure to PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and other gaming platforms.
• Experience implementing automated testing and quality engineering practices at scale.
• Understanding of game engines, rendering pipelines, physics systems, and multiplayer architecture.
• Experience setting up or scaling QA teams within a game development studio.

What We Are Looking For

• A strong QA leader who understands both the technical and operational aspects of AAA game development.
• Someone who can build and scale QA practices rather than simply manage testing execution.
• A leader who can collaborate effectively with engineering and production teams.
• Someone with a strong focus on quality, ownership, accountability, and timely delivery of complex gaming projects.