Technical Lead - Test Automation

What are we building?

At Hard Rock Games, we’re not just making games—we’re crafting experiences that connect people, deliver thrills, and celebrate the spirit of Hard Rock. As the social casino gaming arm of Hard Rock Digital, our teams shape every stage of the journey from concept to launch to live operations, giving our teams the ability to innovate, experiment, and make real impact.

With the backing of a globally recognized brand, we combine the agility of a startup with the reach of an entertainment powerhouse. Here, creativity thrives, ideas scale, and careers grow.

We’re looking for passionate creators, builders, and innovators to join us in shaping the future of free-to-play gaming. Let’s play hard.

What’s the position?

We are looking for a Technical Test Automation Lead to raise the standard of testing and release confidence across our engineering organization.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on building automation, defining testing standards, and improving how we ship software across backend services and client applications. You will work across Golang and Elixir backend systems and Unity-based frontend clients, helping teams move faster with greater stability and confidence.

You will act as the bridge between Engineering and QA, driving a platform-wide automation strategy, mentoring existing automation engineers, and reducing reliance on repetitive manual testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the test automation strategy across backend and client systems.

• Design and implement:

  Integration testing frameworks for Go and Elixir services

  Cross-service scenario and end-to-end tests

  Environment and deployment validation tests

• Introduce automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

• Establish standards for:

  Service-level test coverage

  Integration and scenario testing

  Deployment and migration validation

• Build automated checks for:

  Reward and transaction flows

  Event-driven systems and pub/sub pipelines

  External service integrations

• Partner with backend and Unity engineers to improve system testability.

• Mentor QA automation engineers and help grow their technical capabilities.

• Reduce manual testing effort by replacing repetitive scenarios with reliable automated coverage.

What Success Looks Like (First 6–9 Months)

• A shared integration testing framework adopted across key backend services.

• Automated environment validation before releases.

• Reduced manual QA involvement during backend deployments.

• Clear testing standards used consistently across teams.

• Faster, more predictable production releases with fewer regressions.

What are we looking for?

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, test automation, or platform engineering.

• Strong background in backend test automation for distributed systems.

• Hands-on experience with at least one of:

  Golang

  Elixir

  Comparable backend ecosystems.

• Experience building:

  Integration tests

  End-to-end test suites

  CI/CD-based testing pipelines

• Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

Nice to Have

• Experience testing game backends or real-time systems.

• Familiarity with Unity client architecture or game client automation.

• Load, performance, or chaos testing experience.

• Experience with:

  Kubernetes

  Prometheus or similar monitoring tools

  Pub/Sub or message-driven systems

  Financial, wallet, or reward-based systems

What’s in it for you?

• Make a visible impact: you’ll own campaigns and events that shape how millions play.

• Fast-paced execution + brand heritage: build boldly under the Hard Rock name.

• Competitive compensation with flexible vacation and hybrid work.

• Be part of a player-obsessed, inclusive team that trusts your autonomy and skills.

• Influence product strategies, your post-mortems and insights will steer our roadmaps.

Roster of Uniques

We care deeply about every interaction our customers have with us, and trust and empower our staff to own and drive their experience. Our vision for our business and customers is built on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where regardless of background or beliefs you feel able to be authentic and bring all your talent into play. We want to celebrate you being you (we are an equal opportunity employer).