QA Automation Lead

Adaptiq is a technology hub specializing in building, scaling, and supporting R&D teams for high-end, fast-growing product companies in a wide range of industries.

We support a multi-brand social gaming platform that delivers real-time entertainment across web and mobile channels. The system includes a RESTful API and WebSocket services for live game sessions, a complex back-end supporting concurrent users and high transaction volumes, and a dynamic front-end with frequent UI enhancements. Releases occur on a weekly or bi-weekly cadence, introducing new features, bug fixes, and integrations without downtime. Ensuring end-to-end quality and reliability is critical: production issues directly affect customer engagement and revenue. The platform’s scale and continuous delivery model create demanding technical and coordination challenges, making precise test automation essential.

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on QA automation experience owning a test automation codebase.
• Proficient with Playwright and TypeScript in a production automation framework; experience with Cypress or Selenium is acceptable.
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills for developing and maintaining test scripts.
• Demonstrated experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Solid API testing background using tools like Postman or Supertest; experience with RESTful API and WebSocket testing.
• Deep understanding of Git workflows and agile software delivery practices.
• Proven leadership in mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and managing day-to-day QA operations.
• Familiarity with AI-driven testing tools and ability to evaluate their application in automation workflows.
• Excellent communication skills for articulating quality concerns to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have:

• Experience in gaming or entertainment software testing, especially in social or casino-style products.

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end scenarios.
• Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) to enforce quality gates on pull requests.
• Lead a small team of QA engineers through hands-on guidance, code reviews, and daily direction.
• Define and enforce squad-level testing standards, processes, and documentation.
• Own test coverage for assigned product areas, identifying gaps and preventing regressions before production.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to analyze requirements and develop comprehensive test plans.
• Manage defect triage and analyze test failures, coordinating fixes and verifying resolutions.
• Continuously optimize test reliability, execution speed, and scope; surface quality risks to engineering leads.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted testing tools and modern technologies to accelerate framework development.
• Participate in recruiting and onboarding of additional automation engineers as the team scales.