Prodigy Game Hiring for QA Analyst II (Remote) at Canada Full Time

Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning and is one of the fastest-growing EdTech companies in North America. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating millions worldwide via fun, secure and accessible curriculum-aligned gameplay experiences. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.

The Engineering team builds and operates a high performance, scalable, reliable, and secure technology platform that will allow us to transform education and deliver effective learning experiences to every student in the world. We do this by building for tomorrow, failing fast and early, and empowering each other to make things better. Interested in learning more about what we’re working on? Visit the Prodigy Engineering blog at https://medium.com/prodigy-engineering

Here at Prodigy, we are working hard to achieve our mission of helping every student in the world to LOVE learning. Our Engineering teams are scaling rapidly as we continue to hit our product and growth milestones, and it’s an exciting time for the company!

As a QA Analyst on our new English game, you will be working directly in development squads to give feedback on upcoming features. This will include, investigating issues raised by our Customer Support team, helping develop new technology and testing practices, and continuing to provide a user-obsessed product.

Your Impact

Dig deep into new features or systems, ensuring that they are easily understood, fun, and effective in their outcomes

Collaborate with other specializations, including product managers, artists, game designers and developers, to help create an engaging, polished and performant experience for our users

Learn new techniques and technologies like ZephyrScale, Jira, BrowserStack, etc.

Propose new technologies, processes or improvements to our existing usage

Represent every student, helping us learn more about how to build the best products for everyone

Who You Are

3+ years’ experience as a QA Analyst in the game development industry

Experienced with writing and executing tests on new and existing software

An effective communicator, able to work remotely with distributed development teams

Efficient in prioritizing and time management

Technically savvy, not afraid to open the console on your web browser to explore and investigate

Our Core Technologies

Our game is built using a bespoke HTML5 game engine and editor built on top of PixiJS and written in TypeScript.

Bonus Points For

Experience testing games for mobile and web platforms

Experience with agile development methodologies

Working at Prodigy

Our passion is our mission – to help every student in the world love learning! Together we are improving accessibility to education for students worldwide, and that’s what drives us to do our best everyday. Our culture centred around having a Growth Mindset and Extreme Ownership enables us to do great work while developing ourselves and each other in the process. As one of the fastest growing EdTech companies in North America, we have won industry accolades, including being named one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies in 2021. Prodigy employees enjoy competitive total rewards including stock options and health benefits, as well as a learning and wellness fund. We value the importance of togetherness and host frequent and fun team events to stay connected and build relationships. Our hybrid work arrangement gives employees the flexibility to choose whether they work from home or in-office based on what works best for them on any given day.

Please note: the privacy and security of our users are of the utmost importance to us, and all employees will be expected to act in accordance with Prodigy’s stringent security policies.

Follow us @ProdigyCareers on Twitter and Instagram to learn more, or visit our website at www.prodigygame.com to view additional benefits and perks and our Culture Blog.

Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us, and we will work with you to meet your needs.