Tech QA Manager

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Tech QA Manager to join the Polaris project The Witcher 4. In this role you will manage a Technical QA team within the project adapting the project QA strategy into clear team plans priorities and measurable outcomes.

You will be responsible for developing a high-performing Tech QA team ensuring reliable milestone verification maintaining visibility on technical quality status and risks and continuously improving QA workflows tools reporting and technical testing practices within your area of ownership.

You will collaborate closely with Production Development Tech Shared Development Services QA Experts other QA Managers and cross-functional teams to support technical integrity engine and tools quality performance stability gameplay consistency and development pipeline reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Team Management & Development: Lead mentor and develop the Tech QA team while fostering accountability role clarity and continuous skill growth.
• Strategic QA Implementation: Adapt & Implement the overarching Polaris QA strategy into practical testing approaches measurable outcomes and clear team priorities.
• Quality Execution & Delivery: Own testing execution and milestone verification ensuring tasks are completed on time and meet technical quality standards.
• Data-Driven Risk Management: Monitor technical quality metrics KPIs and bug trends to identify risks early and build practical mitigation plans.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with development production and external QA vendors to coordinate dependencies technical requests and alignment.
• Transparent Quality Reporting: Maintain clear data-informed reporting on quality status blockers and project readiness for all relevant stakeholders.
• Process & Tool Optimization: Drive continuous improvements in QA workflows tools testing frameworks technical documentation and overall team effectiveness.
• Hands-on Technical Support: Provide direct assistance with complex technical investigations issue analysis and debugging workflows when required.

Qualifications :

• 5 Years Previous experience Leading or Managing Tech QA Teams 
• 5 Years Experience with direct performance management and career development
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies bug workflows defect management test planning test coverage technical QA practices and quality reporting.
• Experience with game engines and editors preferably Unreal Engine.
• Strong understanding of game development lifecycles and the ability to develop and execute testing strategies covering integration stress performance stability tools engine platform and technical feature validation.
• Experience working with QA metrics KPIs bug trends
• Experience with performance analysis profiling tools crash analysis memory investigations platform-specific testing or console development environments.
• Experience with Unreal insights engine profiling crash debugging
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to clearly present technical quality status risks blockers priorities and recommendations.
• Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation test plans test reports dashboards or quality summaries.
• Experience improving QA workflows reporting models dashboards technical metrics or test management processes
• Experience working with external QA vendors distributed QA teams or cross-location development teams.
• Strong ownership accountability emotional maturity and ability to work effectively under pressure ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Strong alignment with RED values and the ability to act as a role model in communication decision-making collaboration and leadership.

Nice to have:

• Experience working on AAA Titles. 
• Experience with programming or scripting preferably C Python or similar languages.
• Experience with automation frameworks automated test authorship build verification CI/CD pipelines or technical validation workflows.
• Interest in The Witcher universe and passion for delivering high-quality player experiences in large-scale RPGs.

Additional Information :

Working mode

Office-First: working primarily from the Warsaw studio in a full time or hybrid mode. Relocation is required.

Health & Well-Being

• Private medical healthcare a selection of medical plans with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation to choose from which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
• Life insurance comprehensive pension and insurance plans to protect you and your loved ones.
• Annual screenings for cancer prevention covered by the company.
• Psychological and psychiatrist care free mental health support and various well-being initiatives.
• Sports card gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.
• Menstrual leave employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
• RED Parents Network support for working parents including childcare benefits and family-friendly events.
• RED Summer Camp for Kids a fun summer program for children aged 512 majoritively paid by the company.

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 workshops and trainings for each employee knowledge-sharing initiatives online tutorials and e-learning classes are all available. Theres 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 cinemas and public transport reimbursement.
• Gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office dog owner Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! Theres 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 canteens.
• Truly international working environment a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
• Sustainability is an ongoing commitment for us and our campus has  electric car charging points green zones and much more. Read all about it on our Beyond the Game Blog.
• A designated space for your bicycle as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
• An onsite well-equipped gym with a climbing wall daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and boxing classes.
• No dress-code we like to keep it casual.

Estimated pay range for this position: 23 900 - 32 800 PLN gross monthly. This role may be eligible for a long term incentive program (option to purchase CDPR stock after the vesting period).
Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience and qualifications.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time