◆ QA Engineer ◆ Virtual YouTuber Platform Development Company / Hybrid Work / JLPT N1

★QA Engineer｜V Tuber Platform Development

• Japanese: Business Level Required

◆Flextime＆ Fully Remote Work

◆Own Products/Services

◆International Environment

◆Annual Salary： 7 million ～ 12 million yen.

-------------【About the company】-------------

The company operates the VTuber project “IZUMO” and other projects utilizing AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Web3 technology.

Web3 is a concept proposed as the next generation of decentralized Internet by using blockchain technology.

The company creates the original character “Ailis” and operates the VTuber project “IZUMO,” which utilizes AI (artificial intelligence) and Web3 technology.

【Attractive points】

Attractive point is that you can challenge the global market even from Japan, and can challenge in the entertainment area for English-speaking countries.

Another attractive point is that all employees are otaku.

【Points of Differentiation from Competitors】

The differentiating point is that the company is actively utilizing ML technology and trying to create a next-generation delivery platform and community.

-------------【 Job Description】-------------

About the Company

The company is a global entertainment startup leveraging the power of technology to deliver anime-related content to audiences worldwide.

They aim to build a world where entertainment empowers more individuals to "make a living through creation."

Overview

Currently, the company has only one QA Engineer on staff. The reason a 100-million-download app can be managed by a single QA Engineer comes down to two primary factors:

・Engineering Accountability: Software engineers cultivate a culture of personally verifying their implementations rather than offloading testing entirely to QA.

・UX Focus: Built on that foundation, the QA Engineer can focus on high-level User Experience (UX) quality assurance.

As the QA Engineer for the VTuber avatar creation app, the candidate will be involved end-to-end across the entire QA process—including specification reviews, test strategy planning, test execution, release sign-off decisions, post-release monitoring, and test automation.

Within a 2-week release cycle, this role achieves a balance between high quality and speed through risk-based prioritization and strategy. The core mission of QA is to safeguard product quality, user experience, and release stability while enabling Product Managers and developers to move quickly with confidence.

The testing scope spans native iOS/Android, Unity, Web applications, and Web admin consoles. The engineer will address unique verification challenges specific to VTuber applications, such as avatar kinematics, streaming quality, payment flows, and league calculation logic.

The role involves close collaboration across multiple teams: Server, Native, Unity, UI/UX, and Product.

The company encourages all employees to actively leverage AI and explore its possibilities. This environment allows the QA team to engage in R&D and pioneer modern QA practices, such as AI-driven exploratory testing.

Join the team in supporting product quality from its core and establishing the next standard of QA!

Responsibilities

Reviewing specifications for new features (early detection of inconsistencies, ambiguities, and risks; aligning expectations with the Product Manager and developers)

Developing test plans and strategies (involvement from the early stages of development; risk-based prioritization)

Designing test cases

Functional testing, regression testing, and bug reporting (iOS/Android devices, Unity, web admin interface)

Final verification and approval decisions prior to release; post-release smoke testing and monitoring

Coding and research for test automation (expanding coverage of iOS/Android regression automation, functional test automation, R&D for AI-powered exploratory testing)

In the medium to long term, lead the evolution of QA processes, including launching performance testing, establishing quality metrics, improving CI, and expanding device coverage

Development Environment

Targeted Platforms: Native iOS/Android, Unity, Web Apps, Web Admin Panels

Bug and Task Management: Linear

Collaboration: GitHub, Notion, Slack

Test Automation: We are currently promoting the automation of regression testing for iOS and Android. Going forward, in addition to automating functional testing and expanding coverage to negative cases, we plan to implement AI-powered exploratory testing.

Documentation: We are maintaining documentation on QA processes, automation setup guides, and automation coverage.

Release Cycle: Every two weeks

-------------【 Requirements】-------------

Required

A passion for Japanese entertainment, including anime, manga, video games, and VTubers

Knowledge and experience in software testing and quality assurance

Skills in test planning and test case design (ability to analyze functional risks and edge cases, prioritize them, and develop efficient test plans)

Skills in bug management and analysis (ability to appropriately assess and report priorities, and identify areas for improvement based on defect trends)

Ability to collaborate closely with non-QA roles—such as engineers, Product Managers (PdM), and designers—through effective communication

Japanese: Native level, or currently at a conversational level with the motivation to reach a business-level proficiency in the future

English: Comfortable with the language and eager to improve in the future

Preferred

Experience testing mobile apps (iOS/Android)

Experience designing and building test automation, along with coding skills for automation (Maestro, Appium, Selenium, etc.)

QA experience in an Agile development environment

Experience leading the development and improvement of QA plans and processes

QA experience at startups or venture-backed companies

Software testing certifications such as JSTQB

Experience testing Unity, games, and live streaming applications

Familiarity with the live streaming and VTuber culture (experience as a viewer or user is also welcome)

Sensitivity to the movement and physics of avatars and characters (e.g., through gameplay experience)

Ideal Applicants

Finds fulfillment in balancing rapid development cycles with high-quality standards, maintaining calm and sound judgment based on priority and risk—even during busy periods.

Demonstrates clear, concise, and self-driven communication across cross-functional teams.

Views oversights and mistakes as opportunities for learning and systematic process improvement rather than assigning personal blame.

Openly embraces new technologies and innovative ideas, taking joy in the continuous optimization of workflows and QA processes.

Shares a strong passion for the product and its community, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership over the company's long-term success.

--------------------------------------------------

■Working Time

・Flextime System

■Welfare

・Full remote work environment

・Flexible accommodation of reasonable requests

・Offline company training in Japan twice a year (previously held in Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Nagano)

・Full social insurance (only for members contracted by the Japan office)

■Holidays

・Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays

・National holidays according to the country you live in

・Year-end and New Year vacations (12/29 - 1/3)

・Paid leave: SG members are granted 10 days every year (can be carried over for 3 years); Japanese members are granted the same as legally stipulated.