Senior QA Engineer

FIRST. is a dynamic and innovative global technology company that provides B2B SaaS solutions for online sports platforms. We are at the forefront of innovation, empowering gaming partners with revolutionary sportsbook solutions. Our cutting-edge sportsbook software, premium data feeds, and unwavering commitment to partner success are reinventing the gaming industry.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our fantastic engineering team. Our Web and Desktop applications architecture is micro-services based, running on Python and TypeScript using FastAPI, React, Electron. We are advocates for cutting-edge technology.

Responsibilities

• Test and verify complex web applications and middleware systems by following best practices, using manual tests, and creating and maintaining test plans, test cases, test notes, and appropriate documentation
• Participate in the analysis of product requirements and evaluate the information required for testing by meeting and discussing requirements with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders, as well as collecting relevant information from other sources
• Participate in planning the delivery pipeline by estimating time required for testing, analyzing dependencies between different product elements, and improving visibility for other team members and teams
• Take an active role in root cause analysis and troubleshooting of misbehaving applications by analyzing run-time functional and performance metrics, tracking, testing, and reporting on bugs and bug fixes
• Available for collaboration with the immediate team and the direct line manager during agreed working hours
• Contribute to both manual and automation testing activities as needed, gaining hands-on experience with automation frameworks and tools

Requirements

• Willingness to work as part of a distributed team
• 4+ years of experience testing commercial software products
• 4+ years of experience designing test cases and end-to-end integration testing
• Excellent understanding of SDLC QA processes – planning, cases, bug tracking
• Experience with distributed applications (SOA / Broker / Client-Server patterns, RESTful APIs)
• Experience with commercial relational and non-relational databases
• Familiarity with Jenkins or another CI/CD framework
• Very good written and spoken English (we’re a multinational team)
• Critical thinker with problem-solving skills

What will help you succeed?

• Experience with automation testing using JavaScript
• Experience working in a distributed remote-first multinational team
• Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence
• Experience in an Agile work environment (SCRUM, Kanban, Scrumban)
• Experience with containerization (Docker + Kubernetes or others)
• Experience with Git or another DVCS
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Aerospike
• Experience working with logs and log analysis tools, including Kibana

What we offer 

• Career development
• Sports card
• Food vouchers
• Transportation card or parking
• Additional health insurance
• Up to 24 days of paid annual leave
• Fun company events
• Messages in the office
• Breakfast and snacks
• Birthday vouchers
• Flexible working hours
• Wedding and new baby bonus

If you are interested in joining our diverse and dynamic team, we are looking forward to your
application. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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