Middle QA Engineer

At BetSymphony, we are embarking on an ambitious project to revolutionize the online gambling industry. Our vision is to build a cutting-edge gambling platform that will serve as the foundation for multiple brands, each with its own identity, market focus, and product strategy. The platform is designed to provide a seamless, secure, and high-performance experience for users worldwide.

As a Middle (Strong Middle) QA Engineer on our team, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, stability, and reliability of our platform across frontend and backend systems. You will be involved in the full product lifecycle - from requirement analysis and test design to sprint goals sign off.

This role requires a hands-on professional who is strong in manual testing but also capable of contributing to test automation efforts. You will collaborate closely with BA, developers, and DevOps engineers to build a robust quality culture, improve testing processes, and ensure high standards across multiple brands and releases.

Working on this project will expose you to complex product logic, integrations with external providers, and high-load systems in a fast-paced environment. You will join a team that values ownership, proactive communication, and continuous improvement, with real opportunities to influence product quality and engineering standards.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Manual QA (experience in test automation is a strong plus).
• Strong experience in testing web applications, REST APIs, and complex business logic.
• Hands-on experience with writing test documentation: test strategy, test plans, test cases.
• Experience in end-to-end testing of web-based products.
• Understanding of client-server architecture and API testing tools (Postman or similar).
• Preferably basic or intermediate automation skills (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright or similar).
• Experience working with defect tracking tools (Jira or similar).
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum / Kanban).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize testing efforts based on risk and business impact.
• Upper-Intermediate English (written and spoken).
• Strong interest in leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot or similar) to improve testing efficiency.
• Experience or willingness to use AI for generating test cases, exploratory testing ideas, documentation, and bug analysis.
• Ability to use AI to optimize repetitive QA activities and reduce manual effort.
• Critical mindset when working with AI-generated outputs - ability to validate and adapt results.
• Openness to experimenting with AI-driven testing approaches and sharing best practices within the team.

Nice to have

• Experience in online gambling, fintech, or other high-load systems.
• Technical background or degree in Computer Science (is a plus).
• Experience in performance or load testing (is a plus).

Responsibilities:

• Work as a member of a cross-functional Scrum team.
• Perform comprehensive manual testing of web and API functionality.
• Design, create, maintain, and execute test cases aligned with sprint commitments.
• Perform regression, sanity, and end-to-end testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps.
• Define testing scope, dependencies, risks, and potential blockers.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to improving QA processes and quality standards across teams.
• Participate in requirement analysis and provide early feedback from a QA perspective.
• Contribute to automation efforts where possible (test scripts, test coverage improvements).