QA Automation Engineer (12 Months) - Sportsbet, Hybrid

QA Automation Engineer (12 Months) - Sportsbet, Hybrid

Quality Assurance Engineer Mid 1

About Betfair Romania Development​:

Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.

About Sportsbet

Sportsbet is the market leader in the Australian online sports betting market. The brand features innovative, easy to use products and personalized value, making it a favourite among users.

Our Values:

The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.

Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impact

Role Overview:

At Sportsbet, the Quality Assurance team delivers comprehensive testing services to the business including but not limited to raise the "culture of quality" across the company. We take pride in the fact that the products we deliver to our customers (both internal and external) is of the highest standard.

QA engineers work closely with the developers, Product Owners and other stakeholders to achieve the highest quality results. At Sportsbet, we're dynamic and embrace change. To adapt, you always need to find new ways of speeding up testing without compromising quality. This involves not only automation, but dealing with CI/CD jobs, stabilising test environments, doing component performance test. Quality is a mindset; your role is to spread this culture.

During your daily routine, you will:

• Make sure our products behave as expected
• Work towards uplifting the automation framework and maintaining it
• Break things and put them together
• Give constructive feedback to business and other stakeholders about areas to improve on

Your goal is to increase quality for our customers and while doing it, you shouldn't be afraid to work differently and questioning the status quo and past practices.

Also, to decrease "time-to-market", as a Test Engineer, your role is to increase automation coverage, decrease manual effort and raise confidence in delivering new software. You will be an active contributor to process, delivery and growth of a dynamic team.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

Automation

• Contribute in building test automation framework and establish best practices for the feature team QAs
• Work closely with other automation engineers and developers
• Perform regular peer-reviews for shared codebase and maintain high code quality
• Identify key areas of our delivery model that automation can make the right impact
• Identify risks, issues and dependencies in project or feature development
• Setup and monitor of CI/CD jobs
• Support and maintain test automation framework for our services and frontend platforms
• Provide test estimates for assigned work
• Configure on-demand (e.g. Docker, AWS) environments
• Take ownership to fix unstable and flaky tests
• Promote automation techniques and quality mindset
• Track and report effectiveness of framework, come up with solutions for problems
• Suggest new libraries and technologies enhancing test case creation/execution
• Competent knowledge across all automation frameworks with a specialised area
• Teach and evangelise across QA and product solutions

Agile

• Understanding of Agile practices – SCRUM/KANBAN
• Strong testing mindset
• Collaborate with other members of the engineering team to find the best methods for solving problems in apps and systems

QA Skills

• Work with other engineers and support team to identify, log, triage, root-cause, and communicate defects using established tools like JIRA
• Suggest and introduce new methodologies for test cases, regression, and functional testing
• Be responsible for, and be an expert in, complex testing and coverage techniques
• You'll work to become a domain expert with special knowledge of betting, Sportsbet products and business rules.

Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:

Technical Skills

• Experience in developing and deploying API test automation suites
• Experience in developing and deploying frontend automation test suites using automation tools like WebDriver / Appium / Detox, TestNG, Maven
• Strong programming knowledge in JavaScript / Typescript (preferable) or Java / Kotlin
• Experience with setting up and working with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Github Actions
• Good understanding of coding best practices
• Analytical mindset with the ability to solve problems from technical point of view
• Exhibit rounded, informed and pragmatic approach to work and engagement
• Experience with Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) is a plus
• Excellent understanding of Agile and TDD methodologies

Soft Skills

• Can-do, proactive attitude. The ability to provide solutions not just obstacles
• Ability to speak up and question "tradition" by suggesting ideas to enhance processes
• Be self-starting and able to self-manage, we believe in our people being able to take ownership and empower them to deliver results
• To have the mindset to investigate issues beyond the symptoms
• Excellent ability to effectively communicate issues via tools and conversation
• The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines and do what's required to get the project across the line
• Operate in a fast paced, highly collaborative, fun environment
• Good problem solving skills

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in agile software delivery
• Demonstrable experience in writing clean code, preferably in Javascript / Typescript language
• API / integration test automation experience
• Web / Mobile test automation experience
• Understanding of agile QA practices and ways of working

Benefits:

• Hybrid & remote working options
• €1,000 per year for self-development
• Company share scheme
• 25 days of annual leave per year
• 20 days per year to work abroad
• 5 personal days/year
• Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
• Extended health, dental and travel insurances
• Customized well-being programmes
• Career growth sessions
• Thousands of online courses through Udemy
• A variety of engaging office events                        

Disclaimer:

We are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we’re part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.

By submitting your application online, you agree that your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than three years, to consider you for prospective roles within the company.