QA Lead

Within the last few years our award-winning team has helped grow HOLOGATE from a small VR entertainment start-up into a market-leading immersive media company of 70+ employees, excelling in extended reality solutions for entertainment and enterprise.

With the largest VR network worldwide, our unforgettable virtual experiences and solutions are transforming the way the world entertains, trains, and simulates.

We are looking for creative artists, technical masterminds, administrative gurus, incredible sales heroes, and strategic operations commanders… superstars that are aiming to exceed expectations and understand that teamwork makes the dream work.

We utilize cutting-edge technology and collaborate with our creative team to tackle fascinating challenges. Within our company you'll have the opportunity to take personal initiative and advance your career.

If you are passionate about immersive technology and would like to work with like-minded professionals in an international team, HOLOGATE could be the right place for you.

Job Category: Content

Job Type: Full Time Part Time

Job Location: Munich On-site

Gender: f/d/m

HOLOGATE is looking for an experienced and quality-driven QA Lead (f/m/d) to take ownership of quality assurance across our immersive XR, VR, and enterprise training solutions. In this role, you will define QA standards, lead testing efforts across multiple projects, and ensure that our products meet the highest levels of reliability, performance, and usability.

You will work closely with Development, Product, Art, and Production teams to embed quality into every stage of the development lifecycle—while mentoring QA team members and continuously improving processes and tools.

• The opportunity to work in an innovative, fast-growing international technology company
• Room for ownership and the ability to actively contribute to product and process excellence
• Flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes, and a dynamic work environment
• Flexible working hours and hybrid-working options
• A motivated, creative team and a company culture built on openness and progress

• Define, implement, and continuously improve QA strategies, standards, and best practices across projects
• Lead and coordinate QA activities for multiple products and releases
• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, and test documentation
• Oversee functional, regression, performance, and usability testing
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure quality from concept to release
• Identify risks early and work proactively to prevent quality issues
• Support and drive test automation strategies where applicable
• Track defects, manage bug triage, and ensure transparent communication of quality status
• Mentor and guide QA engineers and testers, supporting their professional development
• Ensure QA processes scale effectively with product and team growth

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, including experience in a lead or senior QA role
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and QA methodologies
• Hands-on experience with manual testing and familiarity with test automation concepts
• Experience working with issue tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, similar)
• Strong analytical skills with a high attention to detail
• Excellent communication and coordination skills across cross-functional teams
• Ability to balance quality goals with delivery timelines
• Very good English skills; German skills are a plus

• Experience with XR, VR, gaming, or real-time 3D applications
• Experience testing complex systems involving hardware, software, and network components
• Knowledge of performance testing, security testing, or DevOps-related QA practices
• Experience building or scaling QA teams and processes