Senior QA Engineer

Senior QA Engineer

Join a passionate and collaborative Quality Assurance team dedicated to delivering exceptional product quality. Our mission is to embed quality throughout every stage of the development lifecycle — from concept to release. We refine guidelines, construct processes, and cooperate closely with development, product, and design teams to develop seamless user experiences. We foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and empowerment so every team member can make a meaningful impact.

About The Role

As a Senior QA Engineer, you'll play a key role in shaping quality across complex systems and features. You'll define and implement comprehensive test strategies, identify risks across the stack, and champion process improvements. Beyond execution, you'll support the growth of other QA professionals and collaborate multi-functionally with engineering, product, and design teams to ensure our products are robust, reliable, and user-focused.

This position is based in Gdansk - 3 times per week in our Product Madness office (al. Grunwaldzka 50).

Key responsibilities:

• Design and lead comprehensive, risk-based test plans for complex features and integrations.
• Identify potential quality issues early during requirements and architecture reviews, offering constructive feedback.
• Define testing scope across manual, automated, performance, and security domains to ensure optimal coverage.

Execution, analysis & defect management:

• Execute and analyze manual and automated tests across the full stack, identifying root causes of defects.
• Manage the full defect lifecycle with clear reporting and timely issue resolution.
• Track and communicate key quality metrics to provide insight into product health and release readiness.

Technical excellence & mentorship:

• Demonstrate strong proficiency with QA tools and systems (e.g., bug tracking, test case management, SQL).
• Contribute to the design and maintenance of API and client-side test automation frameworks.
• Provide mentorship and guidance on testing standard processes, technical problem-solving, and professional growth.

Collaboration & process improvement:

• Partner closely with developers and product managers to ensure alignment on requirements and quality goals.
• Advocate for a "quality-first" approach by promoting guidelines, knowledge sharing, and process improvements.
• Drive improvements in multi-functional testing methodologies, tools, and workflows.

What we're looking for:

• Experience: 5+ years in QA with a proven record of testing complex, distributed systems.
• Testing Expertise: Deep understanding of SDLC, QA methodologies, and various testing approaches.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in RESTful API testing, SQL, and client-side automation.
• Analytical Attitude: Strong ability to assess complex systems, identify risks, and make pragmatic, data-informed decisions.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to influence and lead multi-functional quality initiatives.
• Growth Mindset: Commitment to continuous learning, technical development, and process improvement.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience in the gaming industry.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins).
• Experience with performance or load testing tools.
• Knowledge of monitoring and analytics platforms (e.g., New Relic, Redash).

As part of the Aristocrat family, we share their mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play, with a world-class team who creates top-grossing, leading titles in the social casino genre, including Heart of Vegas, Lightning Link, Cashman Casino. With 800 team members across the globe, Product Madness is headquartered in London, with offices in Barcelona, Gdańsk, Lviv, Montreal and a remote team spanning the USA, making us a truly global powerhouse.

We live by our People First principle. Regardless of where, when, or how they work, our team members have opportunities to elevate their careers, and grow alongside us. We take pride in fostering an inclusive culture, where our people are encouraged to be their very best, every day. But don't just take our word for it. In 2024, we made the Global Inspiring Workplace Awards list, and won a bronze award at the Stevies for Great Employers in the 'Employer of the Year - Media and Entertainment' category.

So, what's stopping you?

Travel Expectations: None

Additional Information: At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.