The Underground QA Podcast

Celebrating 5 Years of the Underground QA

In this episode, Chelsea Curran Adams (Baby Centaur Inc), David Benefield (QA Lead at Obsidian Entertainment), Marcin, and Diarmaid "Water" Malone (Senior QA Specialist at Playerunknown Productions) reflect on and celebrate 5 years of the Underground QA Podcast and what makes what we do so special - our community! All individuals appearing on the podcast are not doing so as official representatives of their respective companies, employers, clients, customers or any other third parties and the opinions expressed here are their own. Nothing in the podcast is intended to be tax, legal, financial, or employment advice. This production is presented for information and entertainment purposes only. For professional advice, seek out a professional.

Career Growth for Outsource QA

In this episode, Ariel Smith (Test Manager at Bungie), David Benefield (QA Lead at Obsidian Entertainment), and Marcin are joined by special guest Adam Rush (QA Solutions Manager at Keywords Studios) to give tips on how outsource/ex-dev QA folks can level up and grow their careers. All individuals appearing on the podcast are not doing so as official representatives of their respective companies, employers, clients, customers or any other third parties and the opinions expressed here are their own. Nothing in the podcast is intended to be tax, legal, financial, or employment advice. This production is presented for information and entertainment purposes only. For professional advice, seek out a professional.

Working with Outsource Partners

Ariel Smith (Test Discipline Manager at Bungie) and David Benefield (QA Lead at Obsidian Entertainment) are joined by special guests Tommy Dieterich (Sr QA Manager at Experis Games Solutions) and Jakub Dudkowski (Lead QA Project Manager at QLOC) to talk about how to get the best out of a partnership with outsource/external QA teams. All individuals appearing on the podcast are not doing so as official representatives of their respective companies, employers, clients, customers or any other third parties and the opinions expressed here are their own. Nothing in the podcast is intended to be tax, legal, financial, or employment advice. This production is presented for information and entertainment purposes only. For professional advice, seek out a professional.

Unions in Game Dev

Marcin Pieprzowski hosts special guests Autumn Mitchell (ZeniMax Workers United), Heather Cameron (Game Workers Alliance - CWA Albany), and Paula Mackiewicz-Armstrong (Polish Gamedev Workers Union) to discuss the pros and cons of unionization and what impact they may have on the industry. All individuals appearing on the podcast are not doing so as official representatives of their respective companies, employers, clients, customers or any other third parties and the opinions expressed here are their own. Nothing in the podcast is intended to be tax, legal, financial, or employment advice. This production is presented for information and entertainment purposes only. For professional advice, seek out a professional.

Getting Started with Automation

Ariel Smith (Test Discipline Manager at Bungie), Marcin Pieprzowski (Test Software Project Manager at Ubisoft), and David Benefield (QA Lead at Obsidian Entertainment) are joined by special guest Dani Paul (Quality Engineer at Mabl) to talk about how you can get started in automation in QA to improve testing, processes, and workflows! All individuals appearing on the podcast are not doing so as official representatives of their respective companies and the opinions expressed here are their own. Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/underground-game-qa/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/underground-game-qa/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/UndergroundQA [https://twitter.com/UndergroundQA] Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/undergroundgameqa [https://www.twitch.tv/undergroundgameqa] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3H0OE0ZJXgsxCUjvHOb5qg [https://open.spotify.com/show/3H0OE0ZJXgsxCUjvHOb5qg] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-underground-qa-podcast/id1507423489 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-underground-qa-podcast/id1507423489]