About the role

In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of every release that goes out. Sporty isn’t like other organisations that just see QA as a blocker - we give our QA team members the power you need to do your job, including deciding what is ready for launch and what needs more work. You will be acting as a Lead full-stack QA Engineer with the skills you bring in on both Manual testing and Automation processes. You will be involved at every step of the development process, from requirements capture and estimation, all the way through to final testing and launching. You must be based in the EU timezone to ensure collaboration with the rest of the team daily.

Our Stack

Programming language: Python
DB: MySQL / Mongo DB
DevOps: AWS / Jenkins / K8S
Web: Selenium / Playwright/ Postman
Mobile: Appium / Android Studio / XCode

What you'll be doing

Lead end-to-end QA strategy acrossweb, Android / iOS platforms, APIs
Testing (black box, white box, integration, and performance) of the Web and Android / iOS platforms
Track and record product issues and analyse the problems through various tools, giving feedback to relevant personnel to make corrections
Write test plans / test cases and output test reports according to feature requirementsShare test-related information with other team members
Simulate user needs and actual usage scenarios from a user perspective
Actively participate in team discussions, challenge requirements, and acceptance criteria to ensure clarity and testability
Create automated Web / Mobile / API test cases
Track and analyse automated tests to improve test efficiency
Develop automated tests and test frameworks
Improve our Continuous Integration pipeline
Help automate all aspects of the software engineering process
Review designs and code done by others and provide constructive feedback
Continuously develop your own skills
Mentor less experienced members of the team
Identify and execute on opportunities to improve or establish quality processes

What you'll bring

5+ years in QA engineering with experience infull stack testing
Proven experience leading QA teams or QA initiatives
Solid understanding of testing types: unit, integration, end-to-end, regression, stress/performance, and API testing
Experience with Web / Android / iOS and API manual testing
Experience with web debugging and API testing tools (Chrome DevTools, Postman)
Working knowledge of relational databases preferably MySQL
Strong experience with Python
Experience with Automation testing knowledge with REST APIs
Experience in test automation for mobile apps (Android and iOS)
Experience in Automation testing for web apps (Selenium/ Playwright)
Docker and Kubernetes experience would be advantageous
Experience in developing and running a Continuous Integration system
Familiarity with Jira / Jenkins would be advantageous

Even better if you have

Working knowledge of NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB
BS / MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering

What’s in it for you

Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
28 days paid annual leave
Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
Top of the line equipment
Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities

Interview process

Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team
Offline Take home assignment
Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)
Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins)

If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.

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