Lead Hybrid QA Engineer

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 Hybrid QA Lead with the skills you bring in on both Manual testing and automation processes.

Our Stack

Programming language: PythonDB: MySQL / Mongo DBDevOps: AWS / Jenkins / K8SWeb: Selenium / Playwright/ PostmanMobile: Appium / Android Studio / XCode

What You'll Be Doing

Lead and mentor a talented development team, fostering a collaborative, high-performance cultureProvide technical leadership and ensure best practices in software developmentDrive the Testing lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutionsConduct regular code reviews, offering constructive feedback to improve the team’s skills and outputManage team members' performance and career developmentTrack and record product issues and analyse the problems through various tools, giving feedback to relevant personnel to make correctionsWrite test plans / test cases and output test reports according to feature requirements Share test-related information with other team membersCreate automated Web / Mobile / API test casesTrack and analyse automated tests to improve test efficiencyDevelop automated tests and test frameworksImprove our Continuous Integration pipelineHelp automate all aspects of the software engineering process

What You'll Bring

Minimum of 4+ Years within a relevant roleMinimum 8 years of experience in software testing2+ years of experience in a leadership role, with experience in mentoring, performance reviews, work allocationSolid understanding of testing types: unit, integration, end-to-end, regression, stress/performance, and API testingExperience with Web / Android / iOS and API manual testingExperience with web debugging and API testing tools (Chrome DevTools, Postman)Working knowledge of relational databases preferably MySQL Strong experience with PythonExperience with Automation testing knowledge with REST APIsExperience 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 systemFamiliarity with Jira / Jenkins would be advantageous

Even better if you have

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

What’s In It For You

Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainabilityA competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter28 days paid annual leaveOur core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of thisReferral bonuses & flash bonusesTop of the line equipmentAnnual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities

Interview process

Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team Offline Take home assignmentRemote 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. We are committed to maintaining a fair, secure and authentic recruitment process. Applications submitted using false, misleading or fraudulent information, including impersonated or fake profiles, will not be considered. Where reasonably necessary to protect the integrity and security of our recruitment process, we may verify a candidate’s identity and/or the accuracy of information provided during the recruitment process. Any such checks will be carried out in a proportionate and appropriate manner and in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws.