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blackapple

Console Game Tester

Redmond, WA · Hybrid

$14/hr

Job Title: Game Tester Location: Redmond, WA Schedule: 8am-4.45 pm. Tentatively 8-40hrs/week. Compensation: $11/hr for English testers & $14/hr for Language testers Joining Date: ASAP Contract ...

blackapple

Console Game Tester

Redmond, WA · Hybrid

$14/hr

Job Title: Game Tester Location: Redmond, WA Schedule: 8am-4.45 pm. Tentatively 8-40hrs/week. Compensation: $11/hr for English testers & $14/hr for Language testers Joining Date: ASAP Contract ...

blackapple

Console Game Tester

Redmond, WA · Hybrid

$14/hr

Job Title: Game Tester Location: Redmond, WA Schedule: 8am-4.45 pm. Tentatively 8-40hrs/week. Compensation: $11/hr for English testers & $14/hr for Language testers Joining Date: ASAP Contract ...

blackapple

Console Game Tester

Redmond, WA · Hybrid

$14/hr

Job Title: Game Tester Location: Redmond, WA Schedule: 8am-4.45 pm. Tentatively 8-40hrs/week. Compensation: $11/hr for English testers & $14/hr for Language testers Joining Date: ASAP Contract ...

blackapple

Console Game Tester

Redmond, WA · Hybrid

$14/hr

Game Tester Location: Redmond, WA Schedule: 8am-4.45 pm. Tentatively 8-40hrs/week. Compensation: $14/hr for Language testers Joining Date: ASAP Contract: On-call contract *This is not a work-from ...

Disc Replay

Video Game Hardware Repair Tech

Flint, MI · On-site

$15/hr

Disc Replay is seeking a detail-oriented and skilled Video Game Hardware Repair Tech to join our team. As a key member of our repair department, you will be primarily responsible for diagnosing and ...

Disc Replay

Video Game Hardware Repair Tech

Saginaw, MI · On-site

$15/hr

Disc Replay is seeking a detail-oriented and skilled Video Game Hardware Repair Tech to join our team. As a key member of our repair department, you will be primarily responsible for diagnosing and ...

Disc Replay

Video Game Hardware Repair Tech

Flint, MI · On-site

$15/hr

Disc Replay is seeking a detail-oriented and skilled Video Game Hardware Repair Tech to join our team. As a key member of our repair department, you will be primarily responsible for diagnosing and ...

GameTruck

Mobile Video Game Party Host

Tigard, OR

$18/hr

If you love gaming and working with kids, this is the perfect weekend job! GameTruck Portland is ... You'll drive our mobile video game theater to events, host games for kids and families, and help ...

Entertainment Fuse

Video Game Critic

Chicago, IL · On-site

$127K - $129K/yr

A deep interest in videogames is required, but wanting to cover the latest news, review the most recent games, and give your opinion on the newest events is the biggest necessity. We are looking for ...

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As of Jun 7, 2026, the average hourly pay for weekend video game tester in the United States is $15.27, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.46 and $18.27 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Console Game Tester

Console Game Tester

blackapple

Redmond, WA • Hybrid

$14/hr

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Posted 12 days ago

Job description

Company Description

Blackapple Solutions Ltd (BSL) was founded in 2004 with the mission to provide best-in-class IT consultancy services across the globe. We are a specialist IT consultancy offering services through our consultants/experts on a contingency basis in the UK, Europe, USA and Asia Pacific. We work with a portfolio of high profile multinational clients across all sectors.

Job Description

Hi,

This is Alex from Black apple Solutions and this email is regarding a seasonal on-going project with a large local software company in Redmond, WA. This is an excellent opportunity to get ground-floor experience in the gaming industry.

Job Title: Game Tester
Location: Redmond, WA

Schedule: 8am-4.45 pm. Tentatively 8-40hrs/week.
Compensation: $11/hr for English testers & $14/hr for Language testers

Joining Date: ASAP

Contract: On-call contract

*This is not a work-from-home opportunity. Work must be done onsite.

*No part-time work available. The candidate has to be available for all the 8 hours.

Requirements:

  • High School graduate preferred.
  • Must be 18 years or above
  • Intermediate knowledge with PCs
  • Experience with console videogames strongly preferred
  • Experience with Beta Testing a plus
  • Certificate in QA a plus
  • Very open availability preferred (Minimum 4-5 days in a week)
  • Ability to reply to SMS notification at short notice
  • Strong verbal communication skills
  • Knowledge of Gamer Culture a plus
  • Must be legally allowed to work in the US

Skills:
Ability to identify key bugs or issues and record them diligently
Good problem solving ability
Ability to offer feedback to make improvements to the product
Detail-oriented personality
Strong team-work
Flexibility, Adaptability, and Patience
Responsibilities:
Follow, complete, and update assigned test cases.
Detect, research, and document software defects in a bug tracking system. Confirm fixes.
Review product documentation, and report any errors as required.
Sweeping game builds for bugs and software errors.
Perform ad-hoc testing procedures to find bugs and game play` issues.
Working through test plans to check possible in-game combination problems.
Generating bugs reports, clearly describing how the bugs can be reproduced.
Checking games for spellings, ratings, technical requirements and legal issues

If you are interested, please fill the following details and send it to me as soon as possible and one of our recruiters will contact you.

Please mention a list of Console games that you have played/ currently playing:

This is an 8 hour shift (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM). Kindly let me know on which days are you available.

Please send me an email if I miss your phone call.

Qualifications

Requirements:

  •  High School graduate preferred.
  •  Must be 18 years or above
  •  Intermediate knowledge with PCs
  •  Experience with console videogames strongly preferred
  •  Experience with Beta Testing a plus
  •  Certificate in QA a plus
  •  Very open availability preferred (Minimum 4-5 days in a week)
  •  Ability to reply to SMS notification at short notice
  •  Strong verbal communication skills
  •  Knowledge of Gamer Culture a plus
  •  Must be legally allowed to work in the US
Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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