What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior QA Analyst (Remote) position at Cella?
Location: Remote (US-based)
Type: W2 Contract
Duration: 12 months with potential to extend
Compensation Range: $85-$105/HR
We are seeking a Senior QA Analyst to help shape the future of gaming for our client, a world-class streaming leader. We are looking for a deeply curious, relentless tester to challenge assumptions, advocate for the player experience, and collaborate closely with engineering, design, and product teams. As a Senior IC, you will elevate the overall quality culture by mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and driving continuous process improvement.
Responsibilities:
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
Type: W2 Contract
Duration: 12 months with potential to extend
Compensation Range: $85-$105/HR
We are seeking a Senior QA Analyst to help shape the future of gaming for our client, a world-class streaming leader. We are looking for a deeply curious, relentless tester to challenge assumptions, advocate for the player experience, and collaborate closely with engineering, design, and product teams. As a Senior IC, you will elevate the overall quality culture by mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and driving continuous process improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Define and execute end-to-end test strategy across the full development lifecycle for platform tools.
- Apply advanced testing techniques (e.g., risk-based, exploratory, stress/load, chaos) to uncover, isolate, and clearly communicate defects.
- Embed with development teams to "shift left" by integrating testing early and continuously (e.g., design reviews, code reviews, testability reviews), accelerating feedback loops and preventing defects before they reach production.
- Champion testing craft excellence within the team, mentoring teammates, sharing best practices, and raising the overall quality bar.
- Improve process quality and lead root cause analysis for major escapes and live issues, driving actionable process and tooling improvements that prevent recurrence.
- Use data to inform quality decisions, leveraging gameplay telemetry, crash/exception logs, performance metrics, and service health signals to surface issues and prioritize work.
- Scale impact with test automation and AI-powered tools, using them to expand coverage, deepen insight, and accelerate feedback loops in CI/CD and live environments.
- 10 years of experience in hands-on QA / Quality Engineering roles.
- Strong ability to use tools and data to debug complex issues, including logs, telemetry, profilers, packet captures, and platform diagnostics.
- Experience with game engines and editors (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity), including building and configuring test levels or scenarios.
- Experience with non-functional testing tools (e.g., for load, stress, performance, and connectivity) and the ability to design meaningful scenarios for them.
- Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and software testing lifecycle (STLC), and how QA integrates into agile, continuous delivery, and live-ops environments.
- Experience validating developer platforms, SDKs, middleware, or tools used by game teams, including API/SDK integration testing, backward compatibility, and upgrade paths.
- Strong collaboration experience with platform, tools, or infrastructure teams to design quality gates in CI/CD, improve diagnosability, and ensure a high-quality developer experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
Salary : $85 - $105