QA Engineer High growth Melb Startup!

QA Engineer - High-Growth Gaming Startup in Melbourne!

Location: Melbourne Australia (Hybrid: 2/3 days in-office)

Salary: Competitive on experience Superannuation

About the Role

Join a high-growth profitable startup as a QA Engineer where youll help shape and execute the quality engineering and testing approach for a complex high-traffic web application.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with high initiative who thrives in a fast-paced fun startup environment combining deep manual testing with smart automation.

Apply if youre a high achiever with 3-7 years of experience actively pursuing growth and genuine fulfillment - someone ready to autonomously develop your QA career in a challenging role where your contributions directly impact a dynamic high-performing team.

The product an iGaming platform has seen significant growth now trading over $1bn USD per month on its web application. Youll work hands-on across workflows such as wallets and payments collaborating with talented engineers designers and product experts in a diverse and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on collaboration with engineering product and other QAs to design and execute a robust testing strategy for Shuffles web-based gaming platform.
• Lead thorough manual testing of new and existing features (with a focus on wallets payments and wagering flows) to validate functionality before automation.
• Develop and maintain Playwright-based automated tests using a modular reusable building blocks approach that supports rapid iteration.
• Perform regression testing across releases for a high-traffic consumer-facing web application ensuring stability of critical money-handling journeys.
• Work closely with developers to identify reproduce and debug issues challenging acceptance criteria where appropriate and exploring edge cases.
• Create and follow clear test processes ensuring strong test coverage accurate documentation and consistent quality practices across the team.

Essential Skills

• 3-7 years of QA or quality engineering experience - this is a mid or senior role ideal for high achievers on a steep growth trajectory.
• Strong manual testing experience with a methodical process-driven approach and sharp attention to detail.
• Hands-on experience designing and building automated tests with Playwright for web applications.
• Solid understanding of testing practices for payments wallets or other businesscritical flows with a cautious risk-aware mindset around money-related features.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment taking ownership and operating with a high degree of autonomy.
• Proven ability to think beyond acceptance criteria exploring edge cases and challenging assumptions to ensure robust coverage.
• Exceptional communicator who can engage confidently at all levels - from engineers and product teams to C-level executives. This is a rare and highly valued skillset in QA roles.

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in writing and maintaining test scripts for web applications with payments wallets or other businesscritical flows.
• Experience with performance regression and exploratory testing in high-volume environments.
• Familiarity with online gaming wagering or sports betting platforms or modern crypto/web3 technology is a strong plus.
• Background in business-critical environments (finance healthcare fintech or similar sectors) where testing quality directly impacts user outcomes.

Why Join Us

• Rare opportunity to join a high-growth gaming startup at a pivotal stage in a fast-paced fun and dynamic environment with exceptional talented people. Work directly with the QA Lead and core engineering team.
• Experience high fulfillment and real ownershipyoull have genuine influence over quality strategy the opportunity to engage with C-level executives (rare for QA!) and meaningful mentorship from experienced leaders.
• Ideal for ambitious early-career professionals: This role offers accelerated growth autonomy and challenge paired with competitive salary and superannuation benefitsperfect for high achievers in their first 5 years seeking to make a real impact.

Application Process

Submit your resume via the Apply link or get in touch with George Double on Linkedin or at

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