Game Tester

Job description

**Join Our Team as a Game / Simulation Tester at Beyond Sports** Are you passionate about sports, gaming, and making sure players get the best possible experience? At Beyond Sports, we don’t just visualize sports, we reinvent how fans experience them. Together with partners like NFL, NHL, FIFA, and Disney, we push the boundaries of real-time sports data, 3D graphics, and AI-driven storytelling. We're looking for a detail-oriented Game / Simulation Tester who loves finding bugs, improving gameplay, and viewing products through the eyes of the player. If you enjoy combining your passion for sports and games with a critical eye for quality, this could be your next move. **What Your Day Will Look Like** As a Game / Simulation Tester, you'll play an important role in ensuring our sports experiences meet the highest quality standards before they reach users. You'll work closely with developers, designers, product teams, and QA throughout the development cycle. Your mission is not only to identify issues, but also to help improve the overall player experience by providing thoughtful feedback and suggestions. One day you might be testing the latest gameplay mechanics in a new sports simulation. The next, you could be validating scoring logic, checking sports-specific rules, verifying bug fixes, or ensuring a new UI update feels intuitive and responsive. You'll spend time performing structured testing as well as exploratory testing, uncovering issues that automated tests alone might miss. Your attention to detail and understanding of how sports should function in-game will help ensure our products feel authentic, polished, and enjoyable. **What We Value** At Beyond Sports, we move fast, collaborate closely, and build things that haven’t existed before. You’ll fit right in if you: - Have a genuine passion for sports and video games - Enjoy finding problems and helping solve them - Have a sharp eye for detail and quality - Like thinking from the perspective of the player or end user - Feel comfortable sharing feedback and improvement ideas - Can work independently while collaborating effectively with others - Take ownership of your work and maintain a structured approach - Are curious and proactive about improving products beyond simply reporting bugs **Your Background** You don't need to tick every box, but we're generally looking for: - Previous experience testing Unity games or applications - Good understanding of QA testing methodologies and processes - Strong knowledge of sports, including rules, terminology, and gameplay mechanics - Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking skills - Ability to create clear and concise bug reports with reproducible steps - Experience testing on Windows and/or mobile platforms - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Confidence providing constructive feedback to developers and stakeholders - Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively - Willingness to work on-site in our Alkmaar office **Nice to Have (But Not Required)** - Experience using the Unity Editor or Unity development workflows - Experience with version control tools such as Git or Plastic SCM - Familiarity with automated testing concepts - Knowledge of performance profiling and optimization - Experience testing multiplayer or online games - Understanding of live-service or sports game development - Experience testing sports simulation or arcade sports games - Knowledge of console certification requirements - Basic scripting or programming knowledge (C# is a plus) **Why Level Up Your Career at Beyond Sports** Fast-moving, creative, and sports-obsessed — that’s our world. - High impact: Help shape sports experiences enjoyed by fans around the world - Player-focused work: Directly influence gameplay quality and user experience - Variety: Test everything from gameplay and UI to sports logic and performance - Collaboration: Work closely with developers, artists, designers, and product teams - Continuous learning: Gain exposure to modern sports technology, game development, and QA practices And we make sure it’s a great place to work: - 25 days off per year – rest is part of performance - Pension program – future you says thanks - Lunch included – no daily food logistics - Company gym card – stay sharp on and off the field - Fresh fruit, coffee, and Friday drinks - Free access to fitness with the company card **Ready to Help Build the Future of Sports?** If you're excited about testing games with a critical eye, understand how sports should work both on and off the field, and want to help create world-class sports experiences, we'd love to hear from you. At Beyond Sports, you won’t just find bugs. You'll help make our products better for every fan, player, and user who experiences them.