Open World QA Analyst

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced and motivated professional to join our Witcher 4 QA team as an Open World QA Analyst. If you have a solid background in QA with a strong focus on narrative and open world gameplay, and you're passionate about delivering immersive, seamless game experiences—this role is for you.

We believe diverse voices make for better games. If you're someone who thrives on cross-team collaboration, enjoys solving complex systemic challenges, and cares deeply about the quality of open world storytelling and exploration, we’d love to hear from you.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop Open World QA test plans and strategies with a focus on world event functionalities, traversal integrity, region logic, environmental interactions, and systemic feature coverage.
• Write and maintain test cases and checklists covering points of interest, dynamic events, environmental storytelling, NPC behaviors, and open world systems.
• Create, organize, and maintain clear documentation to support team-wide knowledge sharing—including test processes, known issues, regression reports, and system dependencies.
• Collaborate closely with world design, level design, and technical teams to verify implementation of streaming logic, dynamic world behaviors, and regional system consistency.
• Conduct thorough testing of large-scale gameplay, such as environmental transitions, traversal paths, system interactions, and how exploration impacts gameplay progression.
• Identify, debug, and report issues, track resolutions, and verify fixes.
• Analyze data and assess risks related to scalability, performance, and stability of open world systems across different player paths and gameplay states.
• Provide actionable, constructive feedback on world layout, traversal quality, accessibility, event clarity, and narrative readability to help shape a cohesive, believable open world experience.
• Perform hardware-focused testing to ensure smooth exploration, stable framerate, and minimal streaming issues across platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role, preferably focused on open world or systemic gameplay.
• Proven experience creating and verifying detailed test plans and checklists.
• Skilled in documenting test processes and managing bugs using JIRA, TestRail, or similar tools.
• Deep understanding of game systems and mechanics, including exploration loops, dynamic world events, and emergent gameplay.
• Familiarity with region-based logic and open world systems.
• Ability to identify, track, and report issues related to traversal, dynamic content, and environment interactions.
• Experience with hardware variability testing across different platforms and configurations.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Clear, respectful communicator and reliable team player.
• Fluent in English.
• Genuine passion for video games, world-building, exploration, and narrative-driven gameplay.

Nice to Have

• Experience testing games across multiple platforms (PC, consoles).
• Familiarity with different narration systems—linear, branching, environmental, procedural, and emergent.
• Exposure to commercial game engines, especially Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Basic knowledge of automation tools or scripting for QA purposes.

While applying please attach your resume and cover letter in English as one file.
Applications without the required attachments will not be considered.

Additional Information

Working mode

• Office-first with the possibility of a hybrid mode, based in the Warsaw office.

Relocation support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings: it’s all covered. 
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements - all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
• Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, paid sick leave, and paid maternity & paternity leave.

Perks & Professional Growth

• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
• Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
• REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive subscription benefits, additional medical packages or vouchers and codes to shops and cinemas.
• Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Health & Well-being

• Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
• Psychological care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars. 
• Multisport card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
• Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
• Healthy selections — ​​organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee are all at your disposal around the studio. Enjoy!
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

Head office in Warsaw

• Sustainable campus with an eco ethos — solar panels provide green energy, 2000 plants and an air-filtering system to help provide clean air, electric car charging points, flower meadows, and more green features in the works.
• An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and healthy spine classes.
• Car and bike parking spaces.
• A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

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