QA Engineer Hamburg, Germany Aug 4, 2026 →

Sporting Rock GmbH; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real ownership

Modern tech stack

Mentorship & growth

Strong engineering culture

Fair conditions

Shared passion

Job summary

Sporting Rock GmbH is seeking a QA Engineer passionate about software quality, test automation, and continuous improvement. You will design and maintain automated tests with Playwright and contribute to QA strategy across the product lifecycle.

2+ years in QA, experience with Playwright/Cypress/Selenium, and strong API testing skills are required. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers, and help improve CI/CD test reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or Testing.
• Hands-on with Playwright or Cypress/Selenium.
• Strong functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and API testing.
• Familiar with bug tracking tools (Jira, ClickUp) and monitoring/observability.
• Experience with Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Git-based workflows.
• Strong analytical thinking and communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test cases with Playwright.
• Improve and expand automated testing framework and strategy.
• Build end-to-end, regression, integration, and API test suites.
• Perform manual testing for features and edge cases not covered by automation.
• Create comprehensive test plans aligned with product requirements.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers.
• Identify, document, and drive defect resolution.
• Investigate issues with logs, monitoring tools (Datadog, Dash0).
• Improve reliability of tests within CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to QA best practices and release quality.
• Advocate for quality across the SDLC.

Skills

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

API testing

Agile/Scrum

Bug tracking

Git workflows

Go

English

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering

Tools

Datadog

Dash0

Jira

ClickUp

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

At Sporting Rock, we don't just build features — we build systems that organize and power the world of sports. Quality isn't something that happens just before a release; it's built into everything we do. We're looking for a QA Engineer who is passionate about software quality, test automation, and continuous improvement to ensure every release is reliable, scalable, and delivers an exceptional user experience.

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test cases across our products using Playwright.
• Continuously improve and expand our automated testing framework and overall testing strategy.
• Build and maintain robust end-to-end, regression, integration, and API test suites.
• Perform manual testing when appropriate to validate new features, edge cases, and exploratory scenarios that are not yet covered by automation.
• Create comprehensive test plans to ensure coverage aligns with product requirements.
• Work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers throughout the development lifecycle.
• Identify, document, and drive the resolution of software defects.
• Investigate issues and validate fixes using logs, monitoring, and error tracking tools (e.g., Datadog, Dash0).
• Improve the reliability and maintainability of automated tests within our CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to QA best practices, engineering processes, and release quality.
• Advocate for quality throughout the entire software development lifecycle.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in technical education related to software engineering.
• 2+ years of professional experience in Software Quality Assurance or Software Testing.
• Hands-on experience with test automation using Playwright (or frameworks like Cypress/Selenium).
• Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and API testing.
• Familiarity with bug tracking tools (ClickUp, Jira) and monitoring/error tracking tools.
• Understanding of Agile development practices (Scrum/Kanban) and modern Git-based workflows.
• Strong analytical thinking, high attention to detail, and a proactive mindset.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a microservice-based architecture.
• Familiarity with Go (Golang).
• Experience with observability platforms (Dash0, Datadog) and modern CI/CD pipelines.

What we offer

• Real ownership & impact — shape quality across innovative products used in the real world.
• Modern tech stack — work with modern tools including Go, React, Playwright, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Mentorship & growth — opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.
• Strong engineering culture — a collaborative, international team that values clean code and continuous improvement.
• Fair conditions — competitive compensation, location-specific benefits, and flexible working arrangements.
• Shared passion — sports, technology, and building exceptional software.