QA Tester
Group: Deployment
Roll-out by scenario
| Scenario | Engagement | Window | Rate | Year-one cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: full-time studio | Full-time remote employee | M6–M11 | $50,000–$70,000 base/yr | $31,250–$47,250 |
| B: lean core + contracts | Contract, 220–300 hours | M6–M11 | $25–$40/hr | $5,500–$12,000 |
Employee cost = base × months ÷ 12 × (1 + 25–35% employer load). Contract cost = hours × hourly rate.
Responsibilities
- Device matrix testing, red-team prompt runs, caption checks, regression after corpus changes
Skills
- Test plans; XR comfort testing
Requirements
- Game or XR QA experience
Training (local tutorials)
- Tutorial — Packaging Builds for Each Surface
- Tutorial — OpenXR Headset Builds
- Tutorial — Performance Profiling
- Tutorial — Captions UI
- Tutorial — Evaluating Answers
Remote working
Remote with test devices shipped.
Rate evidence
- Glassdoor game tester $43k–$78k; hourly $21–$34, median $27
- Glassdoor, game tester salary: https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/game-tester-salary-SRCH_KO0,11.htm