Press Play by Metacore: QA Specialist – Press Play

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Locations: Helsinki
Work language: English
Contract type: Full time, Fixed term

Apply by27.04.2025Are you ready to kickstart your career in the mobile game industry with Metacore's Press Play trainee program? Apply now and join the team to help ensure world-class quality for games played by millions.

Metacore, a mobile game company based in both Helsinki and Berlin, is creating world-class entertainment by building a portfolio of hit games. Applications are now open for the Press Play trainee program, and we are offering two aspiring QA Specialists the chance to help shape hit mobile games.

Responsibilities

As a QA Specialist, you play a key role in championing quality assurance initiatives with the game development team to help guarantee world-class production quality of every release at Metacore. You will learn the role of a QA Specialist with the guidance of a mentor and get support from your team every step of the way!

In practice, this means (at least) the following:

  • Manually testing new features, integrations, and services (e.g., SDKs, APIs), reporting bugs, and verifying fixes
  • Developing test plans and test cases to verify that the game meets player expectations and our own high-level requirements
  • Profiling and analysing the game, and conducting performance assessments that help guide developers to validate their efforts
  • Working closely with the game development team and communicating actively with different stakeholders

What we’re looking for
Metacore welcomes individuals with a willingness to learn and a passion for creating engaging and immersive gaming experiences. Here are some of the key skills and experience you should already have when joining Metacore as a QA Specialist:

  • Education background in technology or another related field
  • Passion and a genuine interest in games and quality assurance
  • Knack for solving problems, and doing it with a service-minded attitude and a collaborative communication style
  • Strong and clear writing and reporting skills, with the ability to communicate technical issues effectively.
  • Great communication skills – besides being able to give and take feedback or ask help, you are also not afraid to talk with different stakeholders about features, bugs, and potential risks in our games
  • Willingness to take ownership, you can be trusted from the get go
  • Proficiency in English, as its our company language
  • Ability to work in Finland, mainly onsite from our Helsinki office

In addition, it would be nice but not mandatory for you to have some of these as well:

  • Previous QA experience in software or game projects
  • Interest in test automation and/or tooling
  • Game development experience either from school, hobby projects or work

What you can expect from Metacore

Press Play by Metacore is for emerging talent who are eager to enter the mobile game industry. The program starts in September and offers you a 6 months full-time trainee position as part of Metacore’s Merge Mansion team. You’ll work onsite from our Helsinki office alongside experienced colleagues who are eager to share their knowledge and also learn from you. It’s a great opportunity to start your career in mobile games, and grow professionally. You’ll be employed directly by Metacore.

With continuous support from your mentor and team throughout the training period, you’ll gain valuable insight and practical skills. The position includes a monthly salary, as well as benefits such as lunch, commuting allowances, sports, wellbeing and culture perks on top.

How to apply?Send your application in English only via aTalent’s application system. Your application should include your CV and motivation letter. Please remember to apply via aTalent’s application system – we do not process applications by email.

The application deadline is Sunday 27 April, 2025 at 23:59 EEST. If selected to the next stage, the first interview will be with Metacore’s recruiting partner aTalent latest during week 17, followed by two interviews with the Metacore team on weeks 20-21.

To familiarize more with Metacore and Press Play, please visit https://metacoregames.com/ and https://metacoregames.com/pressplay. For more information about the recruitment process, the schedule, or the position please contact aTalent’s Managing Recruitment Consultant Roosa Lönnqvist (+358 50 421 0255, roosa.lonnqvist(at)atalent.fi) in the following times: Fri 11.4. at 08:00-09:00, Mon 14.4. at 15:00-16:00, Thu 17.4. at 08:00-09:00 or Wed 23.4. at 11:00-12:00.

Metacore’s equal opportunity statement

To entertain hundreds of millions of people for decades, we need diverse teams that understand our diverse audiences. The key to unleash our creativity is a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture of trust where Metacoreans from all walks of life can be themselves. We celebrate our differences and believe they are the strength that drives us forward.

We are committed to offering equal opportunities for all, regardless of background, age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, family status, education, socioeconomic status or any other characteristic. We build and maintain a workplace and industry free of harassment and discrimination.

We also aspire to have DE&I as a fundamental part of our game design process to enable us to create even better and more inclusive games, communities and entertainment.

If you require any support or have specific needs during the application process, please don't hesitate to let us know. We look forward to hearing from you!


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Metacore is a mobile game company, based in both Helsinki and Berlin, creating world-class entertainment by building a portfolio of hit games. Since our launch in 2020, our first chart-topping game Merge Mansion has been entertaining over 55 million players worldwide, and we have grown into a team of over 200.

Our mission is to entertain hundreds of millions of people for decades, with our games, and also through our creative marketing, community, and beyond – while having fun with it.

We’re ordinary people crafting extraordinary games with passion and ambition, united by our culture of trust, psychological safety and wellbeing.