Hybrid QA Engineer

About the role

In this role you will be assigned web casino, Android and iOS game releases, and will be responsible for ensuring the quality of these games before they are published. 

Sporty isn’t like other organisations that just see QA as a blocker – we give our QA team members the power you need to do your job, including deciding what is ready for launch and what needs more work. You will be acting as a Hybrid QA Engineer, contributing across both manual testing and test automation. This role requires active involvement in designing, writing, maintaining, and improving automated tests as part of the regular QA process. You will be involved at every step of the development process, from requirements capture and estimation, all the way through to final testing, launching and maintenance of each of the features you are involved in. You must have some overlap with UK timezone to ensure collaboration with the rest of the team daily.

Our Stack

• Programming language: Python
• DB: MySQL / Mongo DB
• DevOps: AWS / Jenkins / GitHub Actions / K8S
• Web: Selenium / Playwright / Postman
• Mobile: Appium / Android Studio / XCode
• Management: Jira / TestRail

What you'll be doing

• Testing (black box, white box, integration, and performance) of the Web, Android and iOS platforms
• Track and record product issues using Atlassian Jira and analyse the problems through various tools, giving feedback to relevant personnel to make corrections
• Simulate user needs and actual usage scenarios from a user perspective
• Actively participate in team discussions, challenge requirements, and acceptance criteria to ensure clarity and testability
• Create, follow up on, and continuously improve the test strategies and quality processes applied within the team, aiming to maintain high product standards and ensure constant delivery with high-quality products
• Design, develop and maintain automated Web, Mobile, and API tests
• Identify processes to apply to maintain a healthy QA mentality within the team
• Help automate engineering workflows, including custom tooling beyond the automation framework
• Review designs and code done by others and provide constructive feedback
• Proactively identify gaps and opportunities to improve or establish quality processes
• Drive the creation and maintenance of QA documentation, standards, and best practices
• Maintain and improve the automation framework. Help automate engineering workflows, including custom tooling beyond the framework
• Align QA processes between different departments and stakeholders

What you'll bring

• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, including significant hands-on experience in test automation using Python
• Strong Python programming skills, including designing and maintaining test automation frameworks
• Solid understanding of testing types (integration, end-to-end, regression, performance, and API testing), test design techniques and quality processes
• Experience with Web / Android / iOS and API manual testing
• Experience with web debugging and API testing tools (Chrome DevTools, Postman)
• Working knowledge of relational databases, preferably MySQL
• Experience in automation testing of REST APIs
• Experience in automation testing of mobile apps (Android and iOS)
• Experience in automation testing of web apps (Selenium/Playwright)
• Experience with Docker
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and contributing to release quality gates
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments, participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Support onboarding of new QA team members and align testing best practices across teams

Even better if you have

• Working knowledge of NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB
• Experience with performance testing
• Experience with stress testing
• Experience with Kubernetes
• BS / MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering

What's in it for you

• Sporty is a remote-first company in pursuit of sustainability
• A competitive salary plus individual performance-based bonuses every quarter
• 28 days paid annual leave
• Core working hours of 10am-3pm in your local time zone, with flexibility outside of these hours
• Referral bonuses and flash bonuses
• Top-of-the-line equipment
• Annual company retreats that provide opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues from around the world

Interview Process:

• Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team
• Offline take home assignment
• Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)
• Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins)