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Evo Gaming #440 – Building QA Teams From Scratch

Meet the speakers

Cristian Girbea

Director Of Quality Assurance At Rovio

Liam Ross

QA Director At Spliced Inc

Sandy King

Senior Technical Producer At FuturLab

Abbz Andaya

QA Lead At SYBO

Today's host

Elijah Jenkins

Today’s episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by Cristian Girbea, Director Of Quality Assurance at Rovio, Liam Ross, QA Director at Spliced Inc, Sandy King, Senior Technical Producer at FuturLab and Abbz Andaya, QA Lead at SYBO.

The conversation explores quality assurance and the foundations of building effective QA teams within the games industry. The exchange highlights recruitment, testing strategies, collaboration and the processes that help development teams deliver high-quality player experiences.

The discussion also examines software testing, game production, quality engineering, test automation and leadership practices that support long-term team success. Throughout the conversation, quality assurance is considered alongside agile development, technical production and continuous improvement, offering valuable insights for QA professionals, game developers and technology leaders working in modern game studios.

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