QA Tester

About the Position

QA Tester

Company: Smoking Gun Interactive, a Keywords Studio

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date Posted: 2026-10-03

Smoking Gun Interactive, a Keywords Studio, is an industry-leading game development studio founded in 2007 by award-winning industry veterans. SGI is fearless in creating IP and boldly partners with renowned brands to develop a wide range of world-class, immersive titles and interactive experiences that resonate with strategy gamers worldwide and entertain millions of casual players every day.

Responsibilities

As a QA Tester at Smoking Gun Interactive (SGI), you will:

• Be responsible for testing game content for bugs and other flaws;
• Verify proper implementation of features against design specifications;
• Work with the QA Test Lead to maintain a reporting system that tracks and verifies fixes throughout the test cycle;
• Design, write, and execute test cases during all phases of product development;
• Provide written and verbal reports on the state of bugs, features, performance, and playability;
• Escalate risks and blocking issues as soon as they are uncovered;
• Help to run build verification checklists against a range of devices and mobile platforms;
• Be the voice of the consumer.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• A passion for gaming;
• Minimum one year of game testing or QA experience;
• Experience writing test plans and test scripts;
• Experience in one or more defect tracking and/or test management tools;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.).

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in the gaming industry;
• Mobile testing experience;
• Experience with Jira.

We Offer

• 10 days vacation leave
• 5 paid days personal leave
• 7 paid sick days
• Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Extended Healthcare Benefit
• Dental Care
• Hybrid working
• Training & Development

Salary Range: $45,000 - $55,000 CAD

About the Company

Smoking Gun Interactive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age, or disability.

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavor to create a workplace which provides for equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

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