P1P1 — Entry-Level Professional
Entry Level – QA Tester I
Execute assigned test cases under guidance.
What this level means
New to role or field; performs basic tasks under supervision
- Scope
- Own tasks within a defined component
- Autonomy
- Close supervision; work reviewed frequently
- Complexity
- Routine problems with known solutions
- Impact
- Own deliverables
- Decision rights
- Few independent decisions; escalates the rest
- Leadership
- None — building the craft
- Typical experience
- 0–2 yrs
What you'd do
- Identify and document bugs with detailed reproduction steps.
- Verify basic functionalities and regression fixes.
- Execute test cases
- Document bugs
- Verify fixes
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Bug identification
- Documentation
- Basic testing techniques
- Communication
- Game testing methodologies
- Bug tracking systems
- Basic game mechanics
- Quality standards
- Detail-Oriented
- Communicative
- Eager to learn
- Perseverance
What good looks like
- 0–1 years (often fresh graduates or testers from internships)
Common titles
Quality Assurance IQuality Assurance 1Entry-Level Quality AssuranceJunior Quality AssuranceAssociate Quality AssuranceEntry Level – QA Tester I
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 15-0000 — Computer & Mathematical Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.