The Senior Quality Designer (SQD) reports to the Senior Development Director, Delivery – Sims Quality Verification.

What you'll do

This role is hybrid/in-office located in our Redwood Shores, CA, with the broader team distributed across multiple global locations.

We are building a Quality Verification organization where we partner with development teams and we raise the quality bar for The Sims. Our mission is to promote creative velocity while protecting player trust.

Responsibilities

• You will lead verification strategy, quality standards, and test approach with care for milestones and risk.
• You will perform hands-on testing alongside Quality Designers and Testers.
• You will apply shift-left testing practices using source control, IDEs, and engine or editor tools.
• You will partner with Development to identify risks early and ensure appropriate validation depth.
• You will define and refine test charters, test plans, and validation approaches.
• You will identify automation opportunities and partner with engineering teams to support adoption.
• You will be the technical escalation point for quality risks and signals.
• You will support people managers with technical input, without direct people management.

What you need

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Quality Verification or QA on complex or live-service products.
• Hands-on testing experience with risk-based test strategy.
• Experience with shift-left testing practices and automation plans.
• Proficiency in SQL for extracting and reporting on project data to deliver relevant insights.
• Experience leading verification across multiple product areas and distributed teams.