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 server architecture is micro-services based, running on JavaScript/TypeScript using the Nest.js framework with MongoDB and Aerospike as data stores and Pulsar as a queue-based communication system. 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. Confidentiality of all applications is assured! By submitting your application, you explicitly consent, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), to the processing of the personal data contained in your CV, resume, and/or motivational letter strictly for the purposes of the recruitment and selection process conducted by the Company. By applying to this job offer, you also freely and expressly consent to the Company storing your personal data and considering your application for future employment opportunities, in accordance with the Company’s data retention policy and applicable legal requirements. You may withdraw your consent to the processing and/or storage of your personal data at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal, by contacting sending an email request to the following address: [email protected] Why we need to process your personal data for another term: to be able to contact you when we have a suitable position that matches your profile. to be able to send you job offers which might be interesting for you. to contact you directly, without needing you to go again through the whole selection procedure. What will we continue to store for you? Your name, email, telephone number, social media profile link/s, picture from your CV. Your professional experience. Your skills, language proficiency, special info from your CV, sent by you.