Founded in 2013, our goal is to create gameplay-first titles that will both tug at your heartstrings and delight you with levity and charm. Importantly, the team wants to create games that all people can play and enjoy.

After launching the company with a wildly successful Kickstarter, the team at Yacht Club Games released their first game, Shovel Knight, to worldwide critical and commercial success. With multiple Game of the Year Awards and releases across all major platforms, Shovel Knight has become a major sensation. But we’re just getting started!

Yacht Club Game is a small collection of tenacious game development enthusiasts. In addition to enjoying all types of games, the team has over 50 years of collective experience in developing games on innumerable platforms. Yacht Club Games currently works from a sunny office located in Marina Del Rey, California.

We’re on the lookout for an experienced QA Tester to help out on the next big batch of Shovel Knight updates! This is a short-term contract position we expect to last around 1-3 months. As a QA Tester, you will be responsible for finding and reporting and bugs in the latest Shovel Knight content - ensuring the quality of our future releases.

Responsibilities

• Run local playtests and find potential issues.

• Report testing results through bug base

• Organize and execute testing on all consoles.

• Iterate and execute on detailed test plans

• Assist in tracking, triaging, and prioritizing bugs based on project goals

• Take an active interest in game quality, ensuring content is at the highest caliber for every platform

• Platforming game expertise: the ability to complete Shovel Knight without issue.

• 3 or more titles shipped in a QA role is preferred.

• An avid gamer with a passion for high-quality games.

• Experience working with modern game consoles/handhelds (Wii U / 3DS / PS3 / PS4 / PS Vita / XB1 / etc)

• Good attitude, can work well with a team.

• Knowledge of and experience testing first party technical requirements

• Experience with bug tracking software. Familiarity with YouTrack is a plus.

• Excellent communication skills (ability to communicate and coordinate between multiple teams and a cross-disciplinary audience).

• Willing to work in Los Angeles office.
  

Perks

• Working in our beautiful office penthouse office located on the Marina in Los Angeles!

• Free onsite parking

• Fully stocked kitchen with unlimited snacks!

• Chance to work with a top-notch team on cool and unique games!

Other Roles?

Please review the following page for other positions:

http://yachtclubgames.com/jobs/