QA Automation Technical Lead

Join us at Playtika (NASDAQ: PLTK) where were driven by the belief life needs play. Were on a mission to deliver infinite ways to play using cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning to craft immersive experiences that connect inspire and entertain millions of players worldwide.

From our start as a small mobile games company founded in Israel to our current position as a publicly traded company and industry leader we continue to be a dominant force in interactive entertainment. With a diverse portfolio of award-winning category-leading Casual and Social Casino-themed games including nine of the top 100 highest-grossing mobile games in the US were setting the standard for excellence.

Our success story is co-authored by a dynamic team of storytellers strategists creators and data scientists who thrive on innovation. We are home of the best advancing an inclusive culture that embraces our core values and reflects our agile DNA.

With a strong financial foundation disciplined operations unwavering player-focused approach and relentless can-do spirit were well-positioned for sustained growth. If youre ready to join the driving force behind the evolution of interactive entertainment we invite you to come play with us.

We are looking for aQA Tech Leadto work atSolitaire studio in Warsaw office!

Responsibilities

Processes and strategy

• Set up and continuously improve QA processes standards and approaches within SGH.
• Develop and implement the test automation strategy (test levels approaches tools prioritization).
• Create and maintain core QA documentation: QA strategy standards guidelines.
• Participate in roadmap planning: estimate risks and effort from a quality perspective.
• Take part in feature planning: analyze requirements define and review test coverage assess quality risks.
• Build and maintain quality and QA/automation efficiency metrics for both business stakeholders and internal process improvement.

Technical leadership

• Define test automation architecture for the Unity client and related services (clientserver interaction APIs back-office).
• Take into account the specifics of the Unity game engine: scenes assets builds configurations integration with analytics events in-app purchases.
• Participate in the SGH release cycle: branching builds releases hotfix process store builds.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins TeamCity or similar) for automated test runs and release process.

Team leadership and people development

• Lead the automation team (workload priorities goals support and coaching).
• Define individual development plans goals and expectations for engineers.
• Conduct technical interviews assess candidates hard and soft skills.
• Provide mentoring review automation approaches and grow technical expertise inside the team.
• Contribute to the overall development process setup (Jira workflow knowledge sharing handover between teams).

Quality control and analytics

• Provide transparent quality reports for features and releases.
• Investigate PIs/incidents and participate in root cause analysis.
• Use analytics (Google Analytics Sentry etc.) to evaluate the impact of defects and release quality on players and the business.
• Collect and analyze key metrics (defects flakiness coverage feedback loop time build stability etc.).

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in automation testing of web and mobile applications including complex clientserver systems. Our framework: Java Spring TestNG Appium webDriver. Our tooling setup is using Java/Python.
• 1 year in a QA Lead / Tech Lead / Team Lead role with responsibility for processes and people.
• Strong practical and theoretical knowledge of testing and software development processes.
• Experience creating test strategies and plans for large live products (live-ops frequent releases A/B tests).
• Solid understanding of clientserver architecture and hands-on API testing experience.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum Kanban) in product teams.
• Experience with one or more SQL databases.
• Experience with CI tools (Jenkins TeamCity or similar).
• Understanding of build release and deployment processes.
• Experience with Google Analytics / Sentry or similar systems.
• English: Intermediate or higher (written and spoken).

Nice to have

• Experience designing or evolving a test automation framework for Unity games.
• Broad product and domain outlook: understanding F2P games monetization user analytics and how quality impacts business metrics.
• Experience in game development / mobile gaming.
• Experience working with LiveOps Product Marketing on quality-related topics.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and/or containers (Docker Kubernetes).

What does it mean to work at Playtika

Youll join a team of leaders in the field and enjoy amazing benefits some are listed below:

• A competitive salary and performance-based bonuses;
• Hybrid working mode: Tree days per week from our office located in the heart of Warsaw (Browary Warszawskie) and two days remotely
• All you can eat! Breakfast lunches desserts snacks and much more in our Playtika-only cafeteria
• Access to PlaytiCafe where all of your coffee (and other refreshments) dreams come true;
• Six Power Up long weekends for all and additional day off for your birthday month;
• Private medical healthcare and three additional sick leave days;
• A wellness program in the office: yoga classes massage chairs and zerobody room;
• Gaming room with a variety of activities;
• Flexible working hours and monthly happy hours;
• Work permit assistance for employees;
• Corporate celebrations team buildings and fun activities.

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