๐ Side is hiring a Test Engineer โ Game QA for its Hyderabad team. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals with 1.5โ3 years of functional game-testing experience who enjoy playing mobile games and want to build a long-term career in the gaming QA industry.
๐ Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
๐ข Work Mode: Work from Office
๐ผ Experience: 1.5โ3 Years
๐ฎ Domain: Game QA / Mobile Game Testing
๐ฑ Platforms: Android & iOS
๐ Shift: 10:00 PMโ7:00 AM or 6:30 AMโ3:30 PM
๐ป Employment: Full-time, On-site
๐ข About Side
Side is a global game-services company with more than 30 years of experience supporting game studios across development, quality assurance, localization, audio, art, player support and other services. Side says its teams have contributed to more than 2,000 titles over the last 10 years and operate across multiple studios and countries.
๐ฏ What Will You Do as a Test Engineer?
The selected candidate will execute functional, regression and exploratory testing across mobile game features. You will create and maintain test cases and checklists, identify defects, provide clear reproduction steps and work with developers and QA teams to get issues resolved.
The role also goes beyond basic bug finding. You will validate gameplay mechanics, UI/UX, performance and overall player experience, participate in Agile ceremonies and manage multiple QA priorities. Side’s QA organization emphasizes structured functional testing and cross-platform compatibility, making attention to detail particularly important.
๐ Why This Role Is Good for Experience
๐ฎ Real Game QA Exposure: You will work specifically on gaming products rather than generic web applications.
๐ฑ Mobile Testing: Android and iOS experience can strengthen your profile for mobile QA positions.
๐งช Functional + Exploratory Testing: You will develop stronger testing intuition by validating both expected functionality and unexpected player behavior.
๐ Defect Management: Writing reproducible bugs with strong evidence is a critical professional QA skill.
๐ฏ Gameplay Understanding: Learning to test mechanics, progression, UI and player experience makes your testing approach more product-oriented.
๐ Global Gaming Exposure: Side works with major game publishers and studios across genres and platforms.
๐งโ๐ป Expected Interview Rounds at Side
๐น Round 1 โ HR/Recruiter Screening: Experience, gaming interest, Hyderabad work-from-office requirement, shift flexibility and notice period.
๐น Round 2 โ Game QA Technical Round: Functional testing, regression, exploratory testing, test-case design, defect lifecycle, severity vs priority and QA methodologies.
๐น Round 3 โ Gaming/Practical Discussion: Candidates may be asked about games they play, platforms, game mechanics and how they would test a particular feature. A reported Side QA Game Tester interview specifically asked candidates to explain the games they had played.
๐น Round 4 โ Project/Managerial Round: Ownership, communication, Agile experience, handling multiple tasks, working with developers and dealing with difficult or unclear defects.
๐น Round 5 โ HR/Final Discussion: Shift confirmation, compensation, availability and joining formalities.
๐ฐ Expected Salary Range
The exact salary for this Test Engineer opening is not published in the job description. Public Hyderabad data for Side/Pole To Win provides a useful benchmark: reported Test Engineer compensation is around โน2โโน5.8 LPA, while Hyderabad Test Engineer data is around โน2โโน4.5 LPA. Game Tester data is around โน2โโน4.5 LPA.
๐ For a candidate with 1.5โ3 years of directly relevant game-testing experience, a practical expectation would be approximately โน3โโน5.5 LPA, depending on project, gaming experience, interview performance and existing compensation. This is an estimate, not an official Side salary range.
๐ฅ Preparation Tips
๐ฎ Know Your Games: Be ready to discuss 3โ5 mobile games you genuinely play. Explain their mechanics, progression, monetization, controls and common bugs.
๐ฑ Prepare Android vs iOS Testing: Understand device fragmentation, OS versions, screen sizes, permissions, notifications, installation/update behavior and network conditions.
๐งช Practice Game-Specific Test Cases: Pick a feature such as login, character movement, combat, inventory or in-app purchase and create positive, negative, boundary and exploratory scenarios.
๐ Master Game Bug Reporting: Explain reproduction steps, expected/actual results, severity, priority, environment, device/OS, build number and screenshots/video evidence.
๐ Think Regression: Understand how a new game feature can break existing gameplay, UI, progression, save data or device compatibility.
๐น๏ธ Study Game Mechanics: Prepare examples involving collision, animation, controls, scoring, levels, checkpoints, rewards and progression.
๐ Test Real-World Conditions: Think about weak networks, interruptions, low battery, backgrounding, calls/notifications, device rotation and app updates.
๐ ๏ธ Skills Required
Core: Manual Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Exploratory Testing, Game Testing, Mobile Testing, Android, iOS, Test Case Design, Defect Reporting, Jira/TestRail, Agile and SDLC/STLC.
Additional Advantage: AR testing, performance testing, compatibility testing, device testing, network testing, game-development pipelines and basic understanding of certification testing. Side itself provides QA across functionality, compatibility and certification, so understanding these areas can differentiate candidates.
๐ Resume Tips for This Role
Don’t position yourself simply as a โManual Tester.โ Position yourself as a Game QA / Mobile QA Engineer if your experience genuinely supports it.
๐ Highlight the games/platforms tested.
๐ Mention Android/iOS versions and device coverage.
๐ Add functional, regression and exploratory testing experience.
๐ Show measurable testing achievements where truthful.
๐ Mention Jira/TestRail and defect-reporting experience.
๐ Add examples of gameplay, UI/UX or performance validation.
๐ If you have AR experience, place it prominently.
๐ฉ How to Apply
๐ Application Link: Click Here
Candidates should apply through the official Side application for the Test Engineer (Night Shift) position.
๐ Official Application: Apply for Test Engineer โ Side
๐ Location: Hyderabad
๐ฎ Experience: 1.5โ3 Years Game Testing
๐ข Work Mode: On-site
๐ Shift: 10:00 PMโ7:00 AM / 6:30 AMโ3:30 PM
