Location: Cambridge, UK – This position can accommodate flexible working options. However, candidates must be based (or be willing to relocate) within a comfortable commuting distance of our Cambridge office to be able to attend onsite as required.
This is an 18-month fixed term contract.
Are you an experienced QA Analyst who is excited by the technical side of how games are built and maintained?
As a Technical QA Analyst embedded within the Old School RuneScape Engineering team, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the quality, stability, and performance of our game engine and its supporting systems. Working closely with engineers and designers, you’ll test engine-level changes, investigate complex issues, and provide meaningful feedback that helps deliver impactful updates to millions of players.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys both the creative and technical sides of game development. You’ll go beyond functional testing, learning and applying technical QA skills that improve product quality at a deeper, systemic level while contributing to one of the most iconic MMORPGs in gaming history.
What you’ll be doing:
- Create and execute structured test plans across game engine features and supporting modules.
- Test engine-level changes and investigate complex technical issues, reporting clear, actionable bugs and risks.
- Participate in playtests and provide qualitative feedback on game mechanics and content.
- Investigate player-reported issues and report findings to support continuous improvement.
- Work closely within a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with engineers to validate fixes and clarify requirements.
- Develop debugging scripts using our in-house scripting language to support more advanced testing approaches.
- Conduct Release Candidate testing for engine updates to ensure stability and readiness for deployment.
- Identify and escalate risks that could impact game quality, player experience, or business success.
What we’re looking for:
- Experience testing game engine features, technical systems, or backend modules within a live game environment.
- Strong understanding of structured testing methodologies, including test case creation, execution, and risk-based testing approaches.
- Comfortable working across PC and mobile platforms, with practical awareness of operating systems, hardware environments, and platform-specific behaviours.
- Experience investigating complex defects, reproducing issues, and documenting clear, actionable bug reports.
- Ability to create or work with debugging scripts or in-house scripting languages to support advanced technical testing.
- Relevant degree or certifications in Software, Programming, QA, or Agile methodologies (e.g. ISTQB) are advantageous.
- In-depth knowledge of RuneScape or Old School RuneScape would be beneficial.
What we offer:
When you join Jagex you can look forward to a generous Perks & Benefits package including:
Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
Discretionary annual performance bonus.
Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
Life Insurance.
Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
Flexible working hours.
25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!
About Jagex
We are Jagex: The RuneScape Company. Home to one of gaming’s most enduring success stories. We create deep, community-powered games with worlds that evolve, inspire, and endure. Our flagship MMORPG franchise, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts, inspiring generations of players across PC and mobile for 25 years.
As we begin our 26th year, we are accelerating our strategy to expand RuneScape into a broader ecosystem of forever games and connected experiences, grounded in a renewed commitment to integrity and fair play. This includes the reduction of monetisation mechanics, as well as the launch of RuneScape: DragonWilds into Steam Early Access in 2025, representing a major step in building a multi-genre future for the RuneScape universe. We remain focused on building enduring worlds, empowering player-led innovation, and laying the foundations for the boldest era in RuneScape’s history. For more information, visit www.jagex.com.
Headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, we are home to passionate creators, storytellers, engineers, and even a few dreamers, all united by a single mission to shape the future of online worlds and empower players to make them their own. We’re looking for people to join us who share our ambitions and values. We foster an inclusive workplace built on trust, autonomy, and a shared passion for creating experiences that inspire our communities.
Our values guide everything we do: We Embrace Fellowship by collaborating and sharing openly. We Hone our Craft by always learning and improving; We Honour our Vows by being honest and transparent; We are our Customers’ Heroes by striving to understand our team & player needs, and We Seize The Day by making the most of every opportunity.
Join us. The next era of RuneScape and the next chapter of Jagex: The RuneScape Company starts now.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please let us know when you’re invited to interview.
