James Mitchell

Berufserfahrung von James Mitchell

• Bis heute 2 Jahre und 2 Monate, seit März 2022

  QA Lead

  Popcore GmbH

  My responsibilities carried over from my Senior QA Analyst position, while I also lead a small and efficient QA team. The role included managing prioritization of tasks, test management and working closely with colleagues on any potential issues, whether technical or within the assigned task. I also conducted interviews with potential candidates for our team, which included reviewing a QA test. For new hires to the team, I created and supervised a onboarding process, ensuring a smooth training experience.

• 5 Jahre und 7 Monate, Juni 2018 - Dez. 2023

  QA tester (Contractor)

  pi-top

  Freelancing with pi-top to address their QA requirements, specialising in writing test cases and conducting manual tests using pi-top hardware with pi-topOS.

• 1 Jahr und 11 Monate, Mai 2020 - März 2022

  Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

  Popcore GmbH

  My responsibilities included test planning and the organisation of comprehensive documentation. I conducted manual testing within Unity, iOS, and Android. Further to this, I facilitated the setup of apps on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store, allowing the games to be published on the respective platforms. Additionally, I set up A/B tests and remote configurations within Google Firebase to test and address issues. Analysed Crashlytics data in order to improve game stability.

• 1 Jahr und 5 Monate, Nov. 2018 - März 2020

  Quality Assurance Technician

  SOFTGAMES - Mobile Entertainment Services GmbH

  Conducted comprehensive game testing across various platforms, specialising in Facebook instant games, Android, and iOS. Proficient in release management, seamlessly transitioning versions from development to live environments. Maintained and optimised QA test cases and test plans. Designed a custom web-based test system for efficient event and release tracking. As the primary contact for new games, adeptly located bugs and provided constructive critical evaluations.

• 6 Jahre und 7 Monate, Apr. 2012 - Okt. 2018

  Software Quality Assurance Engineer

  Oracle Deutschland GmbH

  Performed testing on Oracle's network monitoring software product, encompassing web front-end and Linux back-end testing. Successfully crafted test cases, developed test plans, and executed manual testing procedures. Took on responsibility of occasional server hardware maintenance to ensure optimal system performance.

• 1 Jahr und 10 Monate, Juli 2010 - Apr. 2012

  QA Manager

  Young Internet

  Conducted rigorous testing on online flash games Panfu and Oloko, checking both front and back-end systems to ensure bug-free and operational features. Generated critical reports on feature concepts, developed test requirements for standard tests and new features, and reported on the QA test status following Scrum/Kanban Agile practices. Held responsibility of training new QA personnel and performed end user tests on iPhone and iPad apps.

• 1 Jahr und 7 Monate, Juni 2008 - Dez. 2009

  QA Technician

  Fox Mobile Distribution GmbH

  Managed testing for Jamba portal WAP pages across diverse mobile devices, encompassing billing tests, downloadable content verification and overall visual presentation assessments. Developed comprehensive test criteria for further refinement of testing processes.

• 2 Jahre und 8 Monate, Nov. 2005 - Juni 2008

  QA Technician

  Ojom GmbH

  Testing mobile games across diverse platforms, conceptualising Interactive Flash Banners, efficiently project managing production with China-based team. Other responsibilities included crafting marketing assets, writing critical reports on game design documents and beta versions, and delivering content through submission templates.