Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (Readyverse Studios)

Readyverse Studios is a pioneering studio co-founded by Futureverse Co-Founders Shara Senderoff and Aaron McDonald, alongside Ernest Cline, the best-selling novelist and creator of the Ready Player One franchise, and Dan Farah, the film's producer. Readyverse Studios is dedicated to transforming the vision of the open metaverse depicted in Cline’s Ready Player One novel and its blockbuster film adaptation into a reality; a multi-world, multi-IP, interoperable open metaverse experience for mass consumers. The studio holds an exclusive IP license from Warner Bros. Discovery to bring the Ready Player One franchise to the metaverse, with additional brands and franchises set to join The Readyverse soon. Readyverse Studios will launch “The Readyverse,” a next-gen immersive and interoperable launcher designed for discovering metaverse games and experiences that integrate web3 and AI-generated content (AIGC) technologies. This platform empowers users, developers, and brands to create interconnected experiences. The Readyverse will uphold the principles of the open metaverse, including provable digital ownership, community-owned infrastructure, decentralization, security, and interoperability. It will be built utilizing Futureverse’s extensive technology platform. Reporting to the Technical Director, the Lead Quality Assurance Engineer (QA) will drive quality practice and set a culture of accountability across Readyverse. You will develop and execute test cases, plans, and strategies to ensure that the product is thoroughly tested, identifying defects and issues before it is released to the market. This role will:

1. Work with Engineers and Game Developers on a testing plan and a robust pipeline to ensure the highest quality of our products.
2. Work with Product teams to identify risks early in the lifecycle and implement safeguards.
3. Identify external/internal security risks in traditional and web3 applications to take preventive action.
4. Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents and outline testing plans, risks and develop robust testing.
5. Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases.
6. Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities.
7. Design, develop and execute automation scripts using appropriate tools.
8. Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs.
9. Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts.
10. Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies.
11. Promote test automation in all areas of the stack by facilitating tooling and platforms for automating.