Job Description

FIRST. is a dynamic and innovative global technology company that provides B2B SaaS solutions for online sports platforms. We are at the forefront of innovation, empowering gaming partners with revolutionary sportsbook solutions. Our cutting-edge sportsbook software, premium data feeds, and unwavering commitment to partner success are reinventing the gaming industry.

About the role

We're looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our engineering team - covering both manual and automation testing, who can validate complex systems end-to-end with strong manual and analytical testing skills, and who can also contribute to automation. Our Web and Desktop applications are micro-services based, running on Python and TypeScript with FastAPI, React, and Electron.

Responsibilities

Design and execute manual, exploratory, integration, and end-to-end tests; maintain test plans, cases, and documentation
Analyze product requirements with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders
Test and validate APIs and backend services
Perform SQL-based database testing and data validation
Investigate issues via logs, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis; track and report bugs
Support delivery planning by estimating testing effort and surfacing dependencies
Identify testing risks, gaps, and dependencies early and proactively communicate them to the team and stakeholders
Contribute to automation testing using C# and/or Python

Requirements

4+ years of commercial software testing experience, demonstrating Senior-level QA knowledge and ownership
Strong grasp of QA processes: test design, requirements analysis, exploratory/integration/E2E testing, defect management
Strong API/backend testing experience with distributed systems (SOA / RESTful APIs)
Good SQL and database testing/validation skills
Experience troubleshooting complex systems, including logs and root-cause analysis
Automation experience, ideally in C# and/or Python — strong QA fundamentals with automation in another language is also welcome
Basic familiarity with CI/CD concepts and pipelines
Strong written/spoken English; critical thinker

What will help you succeed?

Experience with Big Data and Data Lakes
Experience with Power BI
Experience testing data/ETL pipelines
Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Aerospike
Experience with Pulsar
Experience with containerization (Docker + Kubernetes or others)
Experience with k6
Hands-on CI/CD configuration/maintenance experience
Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence
Experience in an Agile work environment (SCRUM, Kanban, Scrumban)
Experience with Git or another DVCS
Experience working with logs and log analysis tools, including Kibana

What we offer

Career development
Sports card
Food vouchers
Transportation card or parking
Additional health insurance
Up to 24 days of paid annual leave
Fun company events
Messages in the office
Breakfast and snacks
Birthday vouchers
Flexible working hours
Wedding and new baby bonus

If you are interested in joining our diverse and dynamic team, we are looking forward to your

application. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Confidentiality of all applications is assured!

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As part of the application form, you will also be asked whether you agree to the Company retaining and using your personal data beyond the applicable six-month retention period, for a total period of up to 24 months following the completion of the recruitment process, so that you may be considered and contacted for future employment opportunities.

Providing this consent is entirely optional and will not affect your application for the current position.

You may withdraw your consent to the retention and use of your personal data for future employment opportunities at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal, by sending an email request to dpo@first.bet.