Performance QA Team Lead (World of Warships, PC)

The role

You will lead the Performance QA team for World of Warships PC. You will drive performance testing and automation using Python to ensure a smooth and stable game experience.

What you will do

• Lead the Performance QA team through task planning, coordination, mentoring, and technical guidance
• Define and maintain performance testing strategy, coverage, baselines, thresholds, and regression criteria
• Investigate performance regressions and identify bottlenecks
• Drive performance testing and automation across game client, backend services, network interactions, and system-level scenarios
• Create and maintain test infrastructure, tools, and frameworks
• Maintain documentation for performance tests, tools, and testing processes
• Collaborate with development and other teams to analyze performance results
• Integrate and maintain performance testing within CI/CD pipelines
• Participate in architectural and technical design reviews from a QA perspective

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Performance QA, Performance Engineering, or related areas
• Experience in leading QA teams or technical leadership
• 2+ years of professional experience with Python
• Strong understanding of performance engineering principles
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: client performance, backend/load performance, distributed systems, or system-level performance analysis
• Upper-Intermediate (B2) or higher English knowledge

Nice to have

• Experience in game development or performance testing of PC games
• Knowledge of PC architecture and component interaction (CPU, GPU, memory, disk I/O)
• Experience with game client profiling and GPU profiling tools
• Experience with high-load or distributed backend systems
• Experience evaluating, adopting, or integrating AI-assisted tools to improve team workflows, test development, and reporting

Benefits

• 21 days annual leave (up to 25 days based on years of service)
• 5 Personal Days
• Birthday Leave
• Marriage Leave
• Compassionate Leave
• Sick Leave (10 days top-up to statutory allowance per year)
• Maternity Leave (18 weeks top-up to statutory allowance per case)
• Career development and education opportunities
• English Language courses fully covered upon Manager's approval
• Private Health Care
• Mental well-being program (iFeel)
• Onsite gym and spa

Before you apply

• This role is eligible for relocation & immigration support
• Please submit your CV in English

About the company

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. It has 15 offices worldwide and flagship products including World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.