Performance QA Team Lead (World of Warships, PC)

Job Overview Wargaming is looking for a Performance QA Team Lead to join our World of Warships PC team. In this role, you’ll lead the Performance QA team, drive performance testing and automation using Python, and help ensure the game delivers a smooth and stable experience for players. We’re looking for a technical leader with a strong and broad background in performance engineering, who can combine hands-on expertise with team leadership and help us continuously improve our performance testing practices. Reports to Head of QA  What will you do? Lead the Performance QA team: task planning, coordination, mentoring, and technical guidance  Define and maintain performance testing strategy, coverage, baselines, thresholds, and regression criteria  Investigate performance regressions, identify bottlenecks, and drive root-cause analysis across client, backend, and system-level components  Drive performance testing and automation across game client, backend services, network interactions, and system-level scenarios  Create and maintain test infrastructure, tools, and frameworks for QA team  Maintain documentation for performance tests, tools, and testing processes  Collaborate with development and other teams to analyze performance results and drive improvements  Integrate and maintain performance testing within CI/CD pipelines  Participate in architectural and technical design reviews from a QA perspective  What are we looking for? 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 and the ability to investigate performance issues across complex systems  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 What additional skills will help you stand out? 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 evaluatin

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