QA Automation Engineer

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join our engineering team. In your new role, you will work/ be responsible for automation test creation and maintenance for the several parts/sub-applications of a complex system. The main focus on helping QA specialists with covering the routine Test Cases / Checklists with automation on API level, constant improvement of code quality, increasing test execution visibility, and providing clear reporting for the teams. FIRST. Best in Sports is a B2B company that provides a SaaS solution for online sports platforms. Our systems process more than 3 billion messages every day to provide our clients with the most accurate and consistent sports data. Our BE is made from C#, F#, and MS Orleans. Our JS department uses node with TS. We use containers to ship our apps to k8s, on-prem and in the cloud. We are advocates for cutting-edge technology. A bit about your future role Analysis of the most critical parts of application/sub-application to be covered with automation tests based on already created test documentation or without it Identification, creation and break down test scenarios on Smoke, Sanity and Regression types for more visibility and proper automation leveling Test and verify complex web applications and middleware systems by following best practices, using automated tests with proper documentation Participate in the analysis of the product requirements and evaluate information required for testing by meeting and discussing requirements with developers, product owners and other stakeholders and collecting relevant information from other sources Participate in the planning of 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 at all times during agreed working hours The qualities, experience, and skills we are looking for Willingness to work as part of a distributed team 3+ years of experience testing commercial software products (WEB) Commercial experience of automation testing with most of: JavaScript with Typescript, NodeJS, Mocha or similar test runners Excellent understanding of SDLC QA processes – planning, cases, bug tracking, reporting Experience with distributed applications (SOA / Broker / Client-Server patterns, RESTful APIs) Experience working with relational and non-relational databases Familiarity with Jenkins and/or another CI/CD framework Very good written and spoken English (we’re a multi-national team) Critical thinker with problem-solving skills Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence Strive for continuous improvement Additional skills, knowledge, and experience of advantage Experience working in a distributed remote-first multi-national team 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 with Pulsar Experience with k6 University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Mathematics We offer An open-minded environment that values you An international multicultural team An amazing office environment Food vouchers (180 BGN) Additional health insurance Sports card 21 days paid leave Flexible working hours Manicure, barber, massage, breakfast, and snacks in the office Wedding and new baby bonus Тeam building activities Knowledge sharing sessions If you are interested in joining our diverse and dynamic team, we are looking forward to your application. 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