Quality Engineer, Tokyo Studio at Niantic

Niantic is looking for a Quality Engineer to join their QE team in Tokyo, Japan, focusing on Pokémon Go. The Quality Engineer will collaborate with QE team members, the QE Director, and the production team to ensure high-quality experiences for players.

Responsibilities:

• Build and manage testing estimates, schedules, timelines, bug analytics/metrics, and mitigation plans.
• Manage Pokémon GO feature testing and integration across Niantic’s technologies and platform.
• Collaborate with TPMs to interface with external QE resources and with the development team to track defects during feature development.
• Drive the development and execution of test cases and suites for new features.
• Report project testing efforts to project leads and the production team.
• Work with the QE leadership team on QE process improvements.

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science or another technical major and/or a minimum of 3 years of software QE experience.
• Proven understanding of QE methodology and tools.
• Experience leading, building, and crafting test strategies for game and consumer-facing products.
• Ability to work both individually and collaboratively as part of a team.
• English and Japanese languages proficiency required.

The role offers:

• Opportunity to work on a globally recognized game, Pokémon GO.
• Collaboration with a diverse and talented team.
• In-office work 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).