Senem Aksakal

Game QA Team Lead | Gaming Industry Events (OSE) Founder 🧜‍♀️

Çankaya, Ankara, Türkiye

About

I am a QA Team Lead specializing in game development, focused on building efficient testing processes and delivering stable, high-quality player experiences. Since 2016, I have worked across multiple disciplines including QA, game design, development, and community management. This cross-functional background allows me to approach quality not only as a testing responsibility, but as a product-wide discipline integrated into the entire development lifecycle. In my current role, I lead QA teams, improve workflows, and implement scalable testing strategies. I focus on identifying risks early, reducing production bottlenecks, and aligning QA with design and development goals rather than treating it as a final checkpoint. Alongside my professional work, I am actively involved in the game development ecosystem. I have participated in 60+ events (game jams, hackathons, ideathons), mentored in 20+ of them, and served as a jury member in multiple competitions. These experiences keep me close to emerging talent and evolving industry practices. I also deliver talks on game design and the game industry, focusing on practical insights from production processes.

Experience

  • Matchingham Games (Remote)
    • Quality Assurance Team Lead
      Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

      27 October 2022

    • QA Specialist
      May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

      17 May 2022 Genres I work on: - Action shooter - Riddle puzzle - Hybrid-casual - Casual - Merge game - Matching game - Simulation, Lifestyle

    • Ambassador
      May 2024 - Nov 2024 · 7 mos

      Workspace Experience Ambassador Program (WeAmbassador)

  • Founder at Oyun Sektörü Etkinlikleri (OSE)
    Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

    The platform where I share all gaming industry events that take place in Turkey and are open to everyone. This is a social entrepreneurship project.

  • Women in Games Türkiye (Remote)
    • Board Member
      Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Young Board Member
      Jan 2021 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Gamification Volunteer at GamFed Türkiye
    Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

    The Captain of Digital Game Design Team

  • Lecturer at Beykoz Üniversitesi
    Oct 2024 - Feb 2025 · 5 mos

    Fall 2024 semester