QA Lead

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a QA Lead to join the Cyberpunk 2 team in our Boston Hub. In this role, you will manage a gameplay 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 QA team, ensuring reliable milestone verification, maintaining visibility on gameplay quality status and risks, and continuously improving QA workflows, tools, reporting, and gameplay testing practices within your area of ownership.
You will collaborate closely with Production, Development, Tech, Shared Development Services, QA Experts, other QA Leads, and cross-functional teams to support gameplay integrity, engine and tools quality, performance, stability, gameplay consistency, and development pipeline reliability.
Responsibilities
Team Management & Development: Lead, mentor, and develop the gameplay QA team while fostering accountability, role clarity, and continuous skill growth.
Strategic QA Implementation: Adapt & Implement the overarching Cyberpunk 2 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 gameplay quality standards.
Data-Driven Risk Management: Monitor gameplay 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, gameplay 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 Support: Provide direct assistance with complex investigations, issue analysis, and debugging workflows when required.
5+ years of experience leading QA teams, including performance management, mentoring, and career development.
Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, bug workflows, defect management, test planning, test coverage, QA practices, and quality reporting.
Experience with game engines and editors, preferably Unreal Engine.
Experience developing and executing testing strategies across game development stages, including integration, performance, stability, engine, tools, and platform validation.
Hands-on experience with technical QA investigations, such as performance profiling, Unreal insights, crash debugging, memory analysis, or console testing.
Experience analyzing QA metrics, KPIs, and bug trends to identify quality risks and support data-driven decision-making.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly present technical quality status, risks, blockers, priorities, and recommendations.
Experience developing test documentation, reporting dashboards, and improving QA workflows, metrics, and test management processes.
Experience working with external QA vendors, distributed QA teams, or cross-location development teams.
Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and constructive communication, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and manage shifting priorities and deadlines.
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 with User Experience Research (UXR), focus groups, usability testing, and gathering player feedback to inform product and design decisions
Experience with automation frameworks, automated test authorship, build verification, CI/CD pipelines, or technical validation workflows.
Experience with performance, stability, tools, engine, platform, and technical feature validation.
Interest in the Cyberpunk universe and passion for delivering high-quality player experiences in large-scale RPGs.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No