Principal Test Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

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Our mission is to dominate the betting and gaming industry on a global scale and we need the very best Tech talent to help us achieve this.

We recently migrated all of our customers onto our very own proprietary platform - so it's an exciting time to join us. With the help of our new platform, we're able to pioneer new products and drive more advanced, creative technologies. The result? Unrivalled experiences for millions of customers worldwide.

Betfred's Technology department is driven by innovation, and you'll be at the heart of unlocking our new platform's potential. So, if you want to help shape the future of betting and gaming, then it's time to join us.

Job Purpose

For several years, we have been building a system to replace the incumbent 3rd party digital and retail platforms. The next leg of our journey sees us moving to a true omnichannel platform and launching in new countries.

To achieve this, we will focus on being a product-driven organisation, scaling our platform globally and transforming our architecture – to bring differentiation and innovation to our customers.

Job Duties

The Principal QA role requires someone highly experienced in software quality assurance who leads testing efforts across multiple teams, providing technical expertise and mentorship, defining comprehensive testing strategies (both manual and automated), and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle, often focusing on driving continuous improvement in QA processes and release strategies. They should have extensive knowledge of testing methodologies, automation frameworks, and strong communication skills to present testing results and insights to senior stakeholders. They also own release improvements and production quality issues.

1. Architecture Design: Leading the design and implementation of scalable, resilient backend systems, including API development, data models, and system integrations.
2. Technical Leadership: Mentoring junior developers, providing technical guidance, and setting coding standards within the team. Own process optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
3. Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Designers, Testers, and Project Managers, to deliver high-quality software.
4. Performance Optimization: Identifying bottlenecks, optimizing database queries, and implementing performance improvements to backend systems.
5. Cloud Infrastructure: Expertise in deploying and managing backend systems on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
6. Security: Ensuring data security by implementing best practices for authentication, authorization, and encryption.
7. Problem Solving: Troubleshooting complex technical issues related to backend systems and providing solutions.
8. Platform Maintenance: Participate in customer and end-user interactions to gather requirements and provide support. Contribute to the development and maintenance of technical documentation, including user manuals and help systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

1. Deep Testing Expertise: Extensive knowledge of software testing methodologies (black-box, white-box, integration, etc.) and experience designing test cases.
2. Agile Experience: Understanding of Agile development methodologies and ability to adapt testing strategies within an agile environment.
3. Communication and Leadership: Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, present technical information clearly, and mentor junior QA engineers.
4. Problem-solving: Strong analytical skills to identify root causes of defects and propose effective solutions.
5. Soft skills: Strong communication and collaboration skills.
6. Other related skills: Demonstrable understanding of fundamental software development best practices, architectures, and patterns. Proponent of high-quality code and able to demonstrate methods and practices to achieve metrics like high unit test coverage.
7. Experience with microservices architecture.
8. Knowledge of event-driven systems.
9. Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
10. Willingness to challenge the process and existing ways of working or to truly own the domain you’re a part of, pushing for innovation through valuable technical or non-technical change.
11. Any additional experience including MongoDB or Hazelcast and performance optimisation of web technologies.

What is in it for me?

£65,000 - £75,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Flexi-time (start anywhere between 7am and 10am).

Be Rewarded:

1. Earn Extra Rewards: Unlock bonuses and incentives to enhance your income.
2. Secure Your Future: Build a nest egg with monthly pension contribution, helping you prepare for the future.
3. Family Support: Access enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay to help you prepare for new additions to your family.
4. Refer and Earn: Cash-in on our 'Refer a Friend' programme – we're always looking for exceptional individuals like you!
5. Peace of Mind: Benefit from a death in service benefit, though we hope you'll never need it.
6. Save Smart: Enjoy discounts and cashback offers from a diverse range of high-street and online retailers, saving on everyday essentials and indulgences.

Get Recognised:

1. Celebrate Longevity: Join our long-service recognition programme, honouring the dedication of our loyal team members throughout their careers.
2. Peer and Manager Acknowledgment: Recognise and be recognised for your achievements, earning points redeemable with over 700 global retailers.
3. Life's Milestones: Receive a gift to celebrate the birth of a baby, adoptions, and weddings, along with an extra day off for your wedding day.

Feel Valued:

1. Always Accessible Healthcare: Benefit from a 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, ensuring prompt health answers that fit your schedule.
2. Prioritise Mental Wellbeing: Utilise an independent service to identify and receive mental health support, including face-to-face counselling and self-help resources.
3. Financial Wellbeing: Optimise your budget with our financial wellbeing package, offering real-time earnings tracking and early access to earned pay to help support you with unexpected bills.
4. Savings Made Easy: Set up salary-based savings and earn a 5% boost through our savings scheme.
5. Personalised Financial Guidance: Access one-on-one support from an independent Financial Coach.
6. Comprehensive Assistance: Confidentially address life challenges through our Employee Assistance Programme, covering childcare, family matters, relationships, addiction, legal issues, financial concerns and more.
7. Holistic Wellbeing Tools: Explore a wide range of resources for physical, mental, nutritional, and financial wellbeing through our Wellbeing App.
8. Eye Care Benefits: Enjoy complimentary eye tests and contributions towards single lens prescriptions for VDU users.