QA Intern - Wargaming Forge Prague

Wargaming Prague believes that educating the next generation of gaming industry professionals is essential to ensure continued success. As such, Wargaming Prague offers a range of opportunities for talented individuals to complete a unique, first-class internship within Wargaming Forge project at a large international game development studio. Learn on the job from top-notch experts while gaining hands-on experience and taking the first step of your game development career. 

The World of Tanks development team in Prague grew to 70 people in less than 3 years. The QA Department, one of the biggest in the studio, consists of 3 teams: Gameplay Features QA, Art QA, and Automation QA. 
 
The QA Internship within Wargaming Forge is for talented junior specialists. Participation opens the door to a career in game development and software testing. Over the course of the program, the intern will learn the basic game development stages, the role of QA for each of these stages, and necessary skills for starting a career in game development and quality assurance. 

Wargaming Prague is seeking an intern to join our team for a 6 month paid internship program from March 01, 2021, until August 31, 2021. We expect your involvement for 20 hours per week. Preference will be given to candidates who will be ready and able to join us in the Prague studio once the pandemic is over and eligible to work in Czech Republic (EU nationals and people holding valid work/student visa).

What will you learn? 

• Software development life cycle and the role of QA 
• Types of testing 
• Documentation testing 
• Defect reporting 
• Client-server architecture 
• Web services testing  
• Game testing 
• Localization testing 
• Performance and Compatibility testing  
• Mobile application testing 
• Unit testing  
• Test automation 
• Interview preparation 

Who will your mentors be? 

Main mentors: 

Valeriya Zavistovich  (QA Team Lead) 

7+ years of experience in QA, 3 of them in gaming industry in Art and Gameplay features testing, managing QA team for more than a year, certified Tester Foundation Level (ISTQB)   

Darek Vodrazka (QA Engineer) 
Experienced QA engineer, participated in building QA team from the scratch, certified Tester Foundation Level (ISTQB) 

Guest mentors: 

Iveta Karpisova (QA Automation Engineer) 

Certified Tester Foundation Level (ISTQB), started as Manual QA in WG Prague, learned Python for less than a year and became QA Automation engineer, volunteer Python tutor for QA engineers

Miroslav Hejzdral (QA Engineer) 

4+ years of experience in Game Industry, successfully released multiple maps for World of Tanks random battles (Kharkiv, Overlord, Highway, etc.), maps and hangars for events like Steel Hunter and Halloween 

What are we looking for?  

• Upper-intermediate level of English or higher 
• Proficient PC user (familiar with Windows/Linux OS, can install and work with new software, familiar with VM)  
• Understanding of the software development life cycle and the role of QA 

What additional skills will help you stand out? 

• Basic knowledge of a programming language (Python, Java, etc.)

About Wargaming Prague 

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher that has been delivering legendary games since 1998. Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO gaming industry with more than 5,500 employees and 20 offices globally. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms, including the massively popular World of Tanks and World of Warships. Here in Prague, we are happy to work on World of Tanks and continue its legacy for years to come. 

Wargaming Prague is located in Karlín. With excellent access to cultural events, cool restaurants, sports facilities, and public transport, Karlín is the ideal location for current and future Wargamers. At Wargaming Prague, we do our best to make sure we deliver the best possible games to players while pushing the standard of the video game industry.  

At our company, there will always be interesting challenges and opportunities to gain valuable experience while working with first-class experts. 

Take your place among our passionate and experienced team and bring out the best in yourself at Wargaming! 

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