Senior QA Engineer
At Riot, we put players first. Our Sydney-based team is partnering globally to build next-generation game features and technology on an exciting Unpublished R&D Title. Whether it's social systems, personalization, store integrations, or core engine features, our teams are focused on delivering seamless, performant, and player-delighting experiences.
At Riot, we believe “Quality” is more than the defect discovery process. For us, it’s a set of values, practices, and behaviors that inform every part of the development process. By honing our quality craft and developing strong cross-discipline partnerships we are improving our capacity to rapidly bring outstanding experiences to our players while reaching ever higher degrees of product integrity.
As a Senior QA Engineer, you’ll help shape the quality strategy and execution for a feature team on a new and Unpublished R&D title. You will embed with developers, designers, and producers to champion quality throughout the development lifecycle—from early planning to hands-on testing to metrics-driven validation.Your work will ensure our tools, systems, and player experiences are both reliable and delightful.
This role is based in Sydney, Australia. You’ll report to an Manager, Software Engineering supporting the R&D Game Team. Internal Job Title: QA Engineer II.
Responsibilities:Contribute to a quality-first mindset across the development team, advocating for scalable testing and clear quality goals.
Design, implement, and execute test plans, charters, and test cases across game features, tools, and backend systems.
Help define quality metrics and use data to inform risk management, release readiness, and product confidence.
Identify opportunities to improve pipelines, workflows, and test coverage.
Partner with engineers to investigate issues and triage defects.
Coordinate testing with offsite or vendor QA teams and provide structured feedback.
Serve as the voice of the player by representing end-user expectations and ensuring experiential integrity.
Required Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in software or game QA roles.
Demonstrated experience in test planning, execution, and reporting.Strong collaboration skills across engineering, design, and production functions.
Ability to discuss and review technical implementation details with engineers.
Experience coordinating with distributed testing resources and evaluating test effectiveness.
Desired Qualifications: Familiarity with QA tooling such as Jira, TestRail, or custom reporting dashboards.
Experience testing complex services or engine systems, ideally in games or interactive applications.Understanding of version control workflows (e.g., Git, Perforce).
Certifications in software testing (e.g., ISTQB Foundation, BBST, Agile Testing).
Prior experience working in Unreal Engine or with telemetry/performance test tools.
Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!
Working closely with Riot teams globally, Riot Sydney is a powerhouse of talent, and experts in global development. Our team works on VALORANT, League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, alongside exciting R&D and Tech projects.
If you believe that the Player Experience comes first, we want to hear from you. Our players are a diverse group from different backgrounds, and we want to see that reflected in the people who make our games, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment