QA Lead (all genders)

About the role

You will define and own the quality strategy across a diverse portfolio of approximately seventy live Unity mobile titles. This role is not focused on a single game but requires balancing centralized standards with the specific needs of each title's release cycle. You will build scalable QA processes, automation, and release practices that allow a small team to safely support a large portfolio without proportional headcount growth. A key part of the role involves owning release readiness, including gating, staged rollouts, post-launch monitoring, and providing Go or No-Go recommendations for each title. You will drive automated testing across Unity games and integrate these tests into CI/CD pipelines to increase confidence in every release. In this position, you will lead, mentor, and grow the QA team while collaborating closely with Game Engineering, Design, Producing, and external QA partners. You will champion quality across shared systems such as SDK integrations, Firebase configuration, analytics, monetization, and backend services to ensure consistent high-quality experiences for millions of players.

Key facts

What you'll do

Define and own the QA strategy across approximately seventy live mobile games, balancing centralized standards with title-specific requirements.

Build scalable QA processes, automation, and release practices that improve quality without requiring a linear increase in headcount.

Own release readiness across the portfolio, including release gating, staged rollouts, post-launch monitoring, and Go or No-Go recommendations.

Drive automated testing for Unity mobile games and integrate it into CI/CD pipelines to improve release confidence and reduce manual effort.

Lead, mentor, and grow the QA team while collaborating closely with Game Engineering, Design, Producing, and external QA partners to align on quality goals.

Champion quality across shared systems, including SDK integrations, Firebase, analytics, monetization, and backend services to ensure consistency and reliability.

Establish and maintain device-level, cross-app UI automation for end-to-end flows that span multiple apps, such as game-to-companion app handoffs, store and permission dialogs, and deep links.

Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or TeamCity to create reliable and repeatable release pipelines.

Manage infrastructure for QA, including device farms, emulators, and physical device labs, to support testing across a wide range of configurations.

Define and monitor release metrics and quality indicators to inform decisions on releases, rollbacks, and ongoing improvements to the portfolio.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in mobile game QA, including leading QA teams and driving QA strategy for live products in a fast-paced environment.

Proven experience building and scaling in-engine test automation for Unity mobile games using frameworks such as AltTester or AltUnity, Unity Test Framework, or similar tools, ideally packaged as a shared test harness or SDK.

Hands-on experience with device-level, cross-app UI automation using tools such as Appium with UIAutomator2 or XCUITest for end-to-end flows that involve multiple apps, including scenarios with no source access.

Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using platforms such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or TeamCity to ensure consistent and reliable test execution.

Strong understanding of release management for live mobile games, including staged rollouts, release gating, rollback strategies, and post-launch monitoring practices.

Experience with Firebase services such as Crashlytics, Remote Config, and A/B Testing, as well as analytics validation and shared mobile SDKs.

Comfortable with Android and iOS debugging, performance testing, Charles Proxy, and mobile diagnostics to investigate issues quickly and thoroughly.

Strong knowledge of Infrastructure for QA, including device farms, emulators, and physical device labs, and modern QA processes to support a large portfolio.

Experience leading QA teams, mentoring engineers, and driving adoption of quality practices across cross-functional teams including engineering and design.

Familiarity with Jira, Notion, and modern engineering workflows to track progress, document processes, and communicate effectively.

Nice to have skills in backend or API testing, maintaining large portfolios of live games, and using AI tools to improve engineering and QA workflows.

Nice to have

Previous experience with backend or API testing, maintaining a large portfolio of live games, and leveraging AI tools to enhance engineering and QA workflows.

Practical notes

This role is full_time with flexible working hours and options for digital nomads, occasional office visitors, or regular office-goers.

Employees may work from the Munich office, with ergonomic setup and free lunch provided on a daily basis.

The position includes a relocation package that offers visa support for candidates who require it.

The role is based in Germany, and eligibility to work in Germany without sponsorship is preferred.

The position offers 25 vacation days, access to free Wellhub gold subscription, a free monthly Deutschland-Ticket, and a monthly tax-free internet contribution of fifty euros.

All equipment necessary for success will be provided regardless of whether you use a MacBook or Windows device.

Training and professional development are supported with a personal development budget of up to two thousand euros per year for training, conferences, and workshops.

Mental health support is available through nilo.health, offering free personal coaching to support work-life balance.

The role involves occasional travel between offices and collaboration with a diverse team of over thirty nationalities working from more than twenty-five locations.

This position is based in Munich and is not eligible for remote work outside of the Munich area without prior arrangement.

About the company

Come join the team building the engine behind rewarded mobile gaming - making playtime truly rewarding. At JustPlay, we're on a mission to power a fairer, more sustainable rewarded gaming ecosystem where users earn real value for their time through a self-sustaining model.

Since launching in 2020, we have grown into one of the world's leading rewarded gaming platforms, with 25 million plus downloads and 500 thousand plus daily active users. Headquartered in Berlin and backed by NCSoft, one of the world's leading gaming companies, we continue to operate fully independently - combining the agility of a startup with the strength of a backed organization. We build casual, timeless mobile experiences with lasting appeal, and our games are distributed globally through well-known studios and partners. The role of QA Lead at Gimica offers the chance to have a direct impact on the quality of games enjoyed by millions of players around the world.