Hybrid Senior Automation Engineer – Developer in Test

at Gaming Innovation Group

• Job title: Senior Automation Engineer – Developer in Test
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cypress, JavaScript, MariaDB, MySQL, PHP, RabbitMQ, Redis, Selenium, Symfony, Vue.js, .NET
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Madrid, Spain

About the role

• Senior Automation Engineer working on automated testing strategies for SportX products. Collaborating with teams to ensure software quality through robust testing practices and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust automated test strategies for our products to ensure software quality and scalability.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize test architecture and frameworks to proactively identify issues prior to product launch.
• Create, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Identify, analyze, and document defects found during testing; collaborate with developers to resolve them efficiently.
• Report and communicate test results clearly, providing actionable feedback to cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with product owners to review and challenge requirements, ensuring features are testable and meet user needs.
• Contribute to the definition and execution of end-to-end functional and user acceptance testing strategies for all SportX projects, including new product features and platform enhancements.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and align with business and user requirements.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing processes, tools, and standards.
• Track, prioritize, and manage defects in collaboration with the broader Sportsbook development team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance, with a focus on test automation.
• Experience in Agile environments, particularly with Scrum and/or SAFe methodologies.
• Comfortable working with issue tracking and project management tools such as Jira, and contributing to QA strategy and roadmap planning.
• Willingness and availability to take part in on-call rotations ("guards") when needed.
• Proficient in English (C1 level required); French is a plus.
• **Technical Skills**
• Proficient in automated testing using Selenium or Cypress.
• Experience working with BDD frameworks and writing test cases in Gherkin syntax (e.g., Given, When, Then).
• Familiarity with SpecFlow for .NET or similar BDD tools (e.g., Cucumber).
• Strong understanding of web and mobile testing in a full-stack environment including:
• JavaScript (Vue.js)
• Symfony/PHP and C#
• Redis, RabbitMQ, and MySQL/MariaDB
• Basic knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control.
• Experience with API testing tools and practices is a plus.
• Domain knowledge or previous experience in the gaming or sports betting industry is a bonus.
• **Key Competencies & Mindset**
• Analytical thinker with the ability to break down complex systems and pinpoint testable components.
• Eager to learn and stay updated with QA best practices, tools, and automation trends.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, both within QA and across development, product, and business teams.
• Proactive and detail-oriented mindset, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for quality.

Benefits

• Great career development opportunities
• 100% remote or hybrid working model
• International Health Insurance
• Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
• Birthday Day Off
• Me Time - 1 day off per year
• Lunches in the office for free