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This Senior QA Automation Engineer role supports promotional features within a high-volume, microservices-based iGaming platform. The position focuses on designing and evolving functional and performance automation frameworks across API, UI, and backend systems. The engineer will create risk-based test strategies, investigate failures, collaborate closely with developers, and improve product testability. Strong experience with automation programming, Kubernetes, SQL, data stores, and load-testing tools is required. The role is remote-friendly, fast-moving, and offers broad ownership of quality practices for products used globally.
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I would first clarify business rules, user flows, technical architecture, dependencies, and financial or regulatory impact. I would rank risks by likelihood and severity, then prioritize automation for critical API workflows, data integrity, permissions, failure handling, boundary conditions, and performance-sensitive paths. The strategy would define coverage, test data, environments, observability needs, and release criteria with the development team.
I use a layered approach: unit-level quality signals where available, API and contract tests for service behavior, integration tests for dependencies, and a limited set of end-to-end UI scenarios for critical customer journeys. I also validate asynchronous processing, retries, idempotency, error responses, data consistency, and service observability. This approach provides fast feedback while avoiding an overly fragile end-to-end suite.
I would gather execution logs, screenshots or traces, request and response details, environment information, test data state, and relevant application metrics. I would determine whether the issue is caused by product behavior, timing, unstable dependencies, environment health, data collisions, or test implementation. After identifying the cause, I would fix the underlying issue where possible and improve diagnostics or synchronization so the test remains reliable.
I begin by defining realistic workload models, transaction volumes, concurrency, peak patterns, service-level objectives, and key business flows. Using tools such as k6, JMeter, or Locust, I run baseline, load, stress, spike, and endurance tests while monitoring latency, error rates, resource utilization, database behavior, and queue or downstream-service health. I then document bottlenecks, reproduce them where needed, and work with engineers to validate improvements.
I use clear test architecture, reusable service and page abstractions, stable selectors and contracts, centralized configuration, deterministic test data, and meaningful reporting. I keep test suites aligned with risk and execution speed, separating smoke, regression, integration, and performance coverage. Regular code reviews, refactoring, documentation, and monitoring of flaky-test trends help keep the framework reliable and useful over time.
Founded in 2012, Playson is a leading iGaming supplier recognized worldwide. We provide our customers with a high-end micro-service-based platform as a service that aims to process billions of financial transactions per day.
Our promotional features team is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer who can digs into every feature, builds their own risk-based test strategy, consults developers for context, and ultimately understands and stress-tests the product. If you love turning a product inside out to make it rock-solid for users, we’d love to meet you!
Why Join Us?
Be a key player in a major tech transformation;
Work on projects that impact millions globally;
Enjoy a supportive, flexible work environment;
Grow your skills with continuous professional development opportunities.
To succeed in the role, you will have:
5+ years of experience in test automation, covering back-end and/or front-end systems;
Strong experience with test automation using Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, or another programming language, together with relevant automation frameworks and libraries;
Experience with API and UI test automation using tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, pytest, REST Assured, or similar;
Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, test design techniques, and risk-based testing approaches;
Experience with Kubernetes, both manually and from a testing perspective;
Experience working with different data storages such as ClickHouse, MySQL, DynamoDB, or similar;
Hands-on experience with load and performance testing using tools such as k6, JMeter, Locust, or similar;
Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting;
Good understanding of HTTP(S), XML, JSON, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript;
At least an Upper-Intermediate level of English.
Would be beneficial to have:
Experience with Python and its testing ecosystem, including tools such as pytest, Playwright/Selenium, requests, SQLAlchemy, or similar;
Experience designing or developing test automation frameworks for functional and performance testing;
Experience working with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, New Relic, Splunk, or similar;
Previous experience in the iGaming industry.
What will you be doing?
Design, develop, and improve automation frameworks for functional and performance testing;
Analyze product and technical requirements and identify potential quality risks;
Build risk-based testing strategies for new features and changes;
Plan and prioritize testing activities together with the development team;
Develop and maintain automated API, UI, functional, and load tests;
Create positive, negative, boundary, and failure scenarios;
Support and improve existing automated test suites;
Collaborate closely with developers to understand implementation details, investigate issues, and improve testability;
Analyze test results, investigate failures, and help identify root causes;
Maintain relevant test documentation and continuously improve QA practices within the team.
What you get in return:
Competitive Salary: We offer a competitive salary in EUR, subject to annual performance reviews;
Quarterly Bonuses: Benefit from a transparent and systematic quarterly bonus system;
Flexible Schedule: We offer a flexible work schedule to accommodate your needs;
Remote Work Option: Choose to work remotely, providing greater flexibility and comfort;
Medical Insurance: Receive comprehensive medical insurance for both you and a significant other;
Financial Support for Life Events: We provide financial support during special life events;
Unlimited Paid Vacation: Enjoy unlimited paid vacation leave;
Unlimited Paid Sick Leave: Take unlimited paid sick leave whenever necessary;
Professional Development: Get reimbursement for professional development courses and training.
Ambitious goals request a quick ability to maneuver through changes in the world. Playson is all about that. If the job description rings a bell – take action and apply! 🙌
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