About the Role
GOLF+ is expanding rapidly into mixed reality and simulator golf, and quality assurance is crucial to maintaining customer trust during this growth. This role serves as the sole in-office QA representative, focusing on simulator initiatives and providing a direct, physical feedback loop to the engineering team in Austin.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the in-office QA presence and simulator point of contact for the team.
- Work directly alongside engineering and leadership in the Austin office.
- Spend extended, hands-on time testing simulator technology by hitting real golf balls with real clubs.
- Regularly test VR/MR builds by executing test plans.
- Partner with engineers and product in person to reproduce, clarify, and verify fixes.
- Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospective sessions.
- Execute structured test plans across simulator, VR, and mixed reality builds.
- Identify, document, and flag bugs with clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence.
- Triage and prioritize the bug list, driving issues to verified-fixed status.
- Validate new features, re-test old features, and ensure hardware compatibility before each release.
- Utilize AI tools to accelerate testing workflows.
- Run regression suites during major platform transitions, including cross-build comparisons.
Requirements
- Must be a golfer with a love and feel for the game.
- Able and willing to hit real golf balls with real golf clubs into a net or screen repeatedly.
- Must be based in, or able to relocate to, Austin, TX, and work fully in-office.
- 1-3 years of experience in QA/testing, including at least one shipped game or interactive product.
- Ability to work independently with a high degree of autonomy.
- Ability to work hands-on with VR/MR/Sim hardware and headsets for extended periods.
Skills
- QA/Testing
- VR/MR testing
- Software testing through engine or platform migration
- AI tools for testing
- Creating tools through AI
- Personal programming experience
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Full-time
- In-office
Experience Level
- 1-3 years
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive market cash + equity
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Well-being benefits
- Unlimited paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Several paid holidays
- Golf stipend
About the Company
- GOLF+ is building the leading platform for off-course golf, evolving from a premier VR golf experience into a connected ecosystem spanning VR, mixed reality, and simulator golf.
- The company has over 2 million downloads and nearly 5 billion shots hit in the game.
- GOLF+ is the official VR partner of the PGA TOUR.
- Strategic partners include Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Brady, Steph Curry, and Mike Trout.
- In 2026, the company's focus is expansion, launching GOLF+ Putting and GOLF+ Sim, while continuing to invest in the long-term VR vision.
Equal Opportunity
- GOLF+ is an equal opportunity employer.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
