Software Engineer in Test (Mid-Senior)

Our team is building the next-generation Sports Betting platform that optimizes flexibility, performance, responsiveness, and resiliency. As a Software Developer in Test (SDiT), you will be an integral part of ensuring our platform’s reliability, scalability, and quality. You will work closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps engineers to define test strategies, implement automation frameworks, and maintain high-quality standards in our CI/CD pipelines. The technologies we like to use include Java, SpringBoot, Kafka, SQL and No-SQL Databases, Kubernetes, AWS, GitLab CI/CD, and more. We seek an experienced SDiT to work directly with the business, ensuring our backend applications are robust, scalable, and highly testable. What you will be doing

• Designing, developing, and maintaining robust test automation frameworks for backend services
• Collaborating with developers and product owners to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and quality metrics
• Writing and executing automated and manual test cases to validate business and technical requirements
• Working closely with the team to analyse, debug, and resolve any defects
• Ensuring observability, logging, and monitoring are in place to improve software reliability
• Championing best practices for test-driven development (TDD), behaviour-driven development (BDD), and continuous testing
• Actively participating in the CI/CD process, versioning and releases ensuring tests are integrated into the development pipeline
• Supporting the production environment by monitoring, identifying, and resolving issues proactively

Who we are looking for

• Strong programming skills in Java and hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as JUnit, SpringBootTest, Cucumber etc.
• Experience in testing APIs, Kafka streams, microservices with both component testing and end-to-end testing approaches
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or similar tools
• Familiarity with database testing, including SQL and NoSQL databases as well as strong understanding of containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

What we offer Our roles offer more than just a job, you’ll become part of the Grand Parade family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some fantastic benefits on offer:

• Financial: You’ll be compensated a competitive base salary and benefits
• Healthcare: We prioritise your health and well-being, offering fully paid private healthcare via Lux Med
• Life assurance: Safeguarding your financial future and offering peace of mind with a company-sponsored life assurance plan
• Wellbeing events: Including workshops, webinars; Psychological Helpline for you and your loved ones; access to psychological platforms such as Unmind
• Social activities: We love a chance to share knowledge and have fun, coordinating meetups, quality questions events and hackathons
• Free parking: You’ll have access to underground parking space for cars, motorcycles and bikes
• Other perks: Fully paid Multisport pass or MyBenefit cafeteria points, employee referral program, and an extra day off for your birthday. We also offer free English and Polish classes for our colleagues!
• Hybrid working: Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!

More about Grand Parade We’re a business that embraces change and progress. With a rich history behind us, we’ve learned a lot and have led the industry in many ways. Now part of evoke, we are marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business. Our culture is all about creating great experiences, for both our customers and our people. You’ll benefit from flexibility and trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you. By investing in you, we’ll raise our game. Across all that we do, we aim for excellence, encourage creativity, and have fun. Apply At Grand Parade, we prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth. We win together by working as one inclusive team to achieve great things. So, what’s next? The first step in the recruitment process is to submit your online application, which will be followed by an initial screening call with our Talent Acquisition team, and if successful, you will then be invited to interview. Apply today to kickstart your application with the Grand Parade family!