QA Director

Summary

Join Stoic, a fully remote game studio, as their Director of Quality Assurance for Towerborne, a cooperative action RPG. Lead all QA efforts, from pre-release to live operations, managing internal and external teams. Define scalable processes for a live service model and collaborate with various departments to ensure high-quality releases. This strategic leadership role requires experience managing remote teams and a passion for building world-class QA practices. You will champion build quality, coordinate testing efforts, and manage relationships with external vendors. The ideal candidate will foster a quality-first culture and contribute to a smooth, fun player experience.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in QA for video games, including leadership of QA for a shipped live service title
• Experience managing QA for cross-platform titles, particularly on Xbox and PC
• Strong background in both pre-release and live game testing, with a solid grasp of live game operations and patch workflows
• Demonstrated success managing remote QA teams and coordinating across time zones
• Proficient with test management tools, issue tracking systems, and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities in a remote, agile environment

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end QA strategy for Towerborne, supporting both initial releases and ongoing live content updates
• Champion build quality and availability, ensure proper testing throughout development, coordinate internally on build failures, and communicate timelines and health for build readiness
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, Design, and LiveOps to align testing efforts with development priorities and release timelines
• Partner and coordinate with publisher QA organization, to provide robust, player-ready releases
• Manage relationships with external QA vendors, ensuring clear expectations, efficient workflows, and consistent quality
• Drive all phases of testing —functional, regression, performance, multiplayer, and platform compliance—for PC and Xbox platforms
• Establish and scale QA processes, including test case management, bug triage, automation strategies, and player-impact assessments
• Lead LiveOps QA support, ensuring seamless deployment of hotfixes, seasonal content, and events with rapid turnaround and minimal disruption
• Track and report quality KPIs and provide studio-wide visibility into risk areas and release readiness
• Foster a quality-first culture across the team and champion player experience in all decisions
• Build and lead a remote QA team, including hiring, mentoring, and career development across multiple time zones

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Unreal Engine and multiplayer game systems
• Experience supporting a co-op title
• Knowledge of Xbox certification, compliance, and release processes
• Interest in player behavior, analytics, and community sentiment as quality signals

Benefits

• $160,000 - $190,000 a year
• Stoic is a fully remote, forever remote studio where creativity, collaboration, and work-life balance are prioritized
• We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment