QA Engineer

Flutter; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online sports betting company in Leeds is seeking a Backend QA Engineer. You will be part of a high-performing team dedicated to ensuring quality and stability across fast-paced projects. Responsibilities include designing and implementing tests, collaborating with developers, and providing insights into product quality. Ideal candidates should possess proven QA experience in backend systems, strong automation skills, and a proactive approach. Competitive benefits and a culture of inclusion are key aspects of the role.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Uncapped holiday allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

Annual self-development learning fund

Sharesave Scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven QA experience in complex backend systems.
• Strong automation and manual testing expertise.
• Solid understanding of service-oriented architectures and APIs (REST).
• Experience with Java or similar languages is required.
• Familiarity with test-driven development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement both manual and automated tests.
• Ensure product requirements are testable and validated.
• Provide insights into product quality and improvements to QA processes.
• Collaborate with developers on quality-focused practices.
• Contribute across the full development lifecycle.

Skills

QA experience in complex backend systems

Automation testing expertise

Manual testing expertise

Service-oriented architectures and APIs (REST)

Java or similar languages

Test-driven development (e.g. BDD, ATDD)

Git and CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Build/config tools (e.g. CHEF)

Job description

QA Engineer

Location: Leeds

We are looking for a passionate Backend QA Engineer who will bring new ideas, energy, and a proactive mentality to help set the standard for QA both within the team and across the wider group. You will join a high‑performing team of 5 Developers and 1 QA (this role). You’ll help shape the evolution of gbp into a world‑class platform ensuring quality and stability across our fast‑paced multi‑brand environment. You’ll work closely with engineers, product teams and stakeholders across multiple locations to deliver reliable, high‑quality backend services.

The Global Betting Platform (gbp) is Flutter’s flagship proprietary platform powering sports betting features at scale. It supports multiple brands across the group, generates 33% of total Sportsbook online revenue and serves over 1.7 million active users.

About Flutter

In Flutter COO we work with experts across Flutter to build, deploy and communicate the Flutter Edge. Together we cover Product & Payments, Technology, Sportsbook Product & Trading, People Property, Corporate Communications and Strategic Partnerships & Transformation.

What you’ll do

• Design, develop and implement both manual and automated tests
• Ensure product requirements are testable and validated
• Provide insights into product quality and improvements to QA processes
• Support and collaborate with developers on quality‑focused practices
• Contribute across the full development lifecycle
• Offer creative and pragmatic solutions to testing challenges

What you’ll need

Technical Skills:

• Proven QA experience in complex backend systems
• Strong automation and manual testing expertise
• Solid understanding of service‑oriented architectures and APIs (REST)
• Experience with Java or similar languages
• Familiarity with test‑driven development (e.g. BDD, ATDD)
• Experience with Git and CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with build/config tools (e.g. CHEF) is a plus

Soft Skills & Competencies:

• Strong communicator verbally and in writing with a proactive approach
• Proactively owns and drives all aspects of QA on behalf of the team
• Can establish collaborative relationships with members of the development community inside and outside of your own delivery team underpinned by trust, integrity and respect
• Understands and appreciates different and opposing perspectives on an issue and adapts your approach to achieve a successful outcome
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Able to mentor, coach and support quality practices in the team
• Collaborates effectively in cross‑functional fast‑paced environments
• Values clean code, pragmatic solutions and continuous improvement
• Owns the creation and execution of comprehensive test plans that provide efficient and pragmatic test coverage in support of the overall project objectives

Why Join Us

• Work on high‑impact projects across multiple brands
• Be part of a collaborative, friendly and forward‑thinking team
• Help shape the future of sports betting technology

What’s in it for you

We are a flexible employer; whether you have personal commitments or a hobby that brings you joy we want you to bring your best self to work and feel empowered to do so. We also like to share our success; after all you make it happen. We have an excellent benefits package that can be personalised to you:

• Bonus scheme
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• 1000 annual self‑development learning fund
• Invest via the Flutter Sharesave Scheme
• Enhanced parental leave

We are a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming with a market‑leading position in the US and across the world. We have an unparalleled portfolio of the most innovative, diverse and distinctive brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, Tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, Junglee Games and Adjarabet.

With our global scale and challenger attitude through which we excite and entertain our customers in a safe and sustainable way. Using our collective power the Flutter Edge we aim to disrupt the sector learning from the past to create a better future for our customers, colleagues and communities.

We’re working to be an inclusive employer and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.