QA Release Manager

About YouTrain

YouTrain builds a military XR training platform for armed forces, law enforcement, and emergency responders. Our products – DronAR, TrainAR, BrothAR, ShootAR, DrivAR, and MissionAR – combine immersive environments with real equipment, enabling scalable training for drone operations, tactical shooting, emergency driving, and mission planning. Our customers and partners include the Bundeswehr, BWI, the Cyber Innovation Hub, and Quantum Systems. We are an international, fast-growing team headquartered in the heart of Hamburg – made for those who protect us.

The Role

As QA Release Manager you own quality and releases across our entire product portfolio – XR applications on different headsets, platform services, and customer deployments. You build the QA strategy and release processes, establish test automation where it has impact, and ensure every delivery meets the high standards of our military customers.

What You'll Do

• Build and own the QA strategy, testing standards, and release processes across all products.

• Define and maintain the test and device matrix for XR headsets, companion hardware, and platform components.

• Establish test automation (unit, integration, smoke tests) together with engineering and integrate it into CI/CD.

• Plan and run manual test sessions for XR interactions, multiplayer, and hardware integration.

• Coordinate release planning, versioning, release notes, and go/no-go decisions.

• Drive bug triage, quality metrics, and continuous improvement of the development process.

About You

• 5+ years of software QA experience, including at least 2 years with release responsibility.

• Experience testing 3D/game/XR applications or comparably complex interactive systems.

• Hands-on experience with test automation and CI/CD pipelines.

• Structured, documentation-strong way of working and uncompromising quality standards.

• Strong communication skills towards engineering, product, and customers.

• Good English; German a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Unity test frameworks or device automation for headsets.

• Experience with releases in regulated or safety-critical environments.

• ISTQB certification or comparable qualification.

What We Offer

• Meaningful mission: your work improves the operational readiness of those who protect us.

• Modern office in central Hamburg with a hybrid work model (office & home office).

• International team with colleagues across Germany, Ukraine, and other locations.

• Startup environment with real ownership, flat hierarchies, and fast decisions.

• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and responsibility.

• Deutschlandticket and Wellpass (fitness & wellness programs).

• Top equipment including the latest XR hardware.

• Individual learning and growth opportunities beyond your role.