OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer (Backend) to join a team building a high-scale betting platform. You will help ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of distributed systems powering real-time betting experiences.

In this role, you will play a key part in defining and implementing the test automation strategy, while working in a fast-paced environment where quality, speed, and continuous delivery are essential.

Expected travelling time (UK and USA): 0%-15%, varies according to project/client. You will be working with teams across different time zones and locations.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer / Quality Engineer in complex software development projects.
Experience with both manual and automated testing.
Ability to write and maintain test automation scripts.
Working knowledge of a programming language such as Java.
Experience testing microservices or service-oriented architectures.
Strong experience with API testing (REST).
Understanding of data flow across distributed systems.
Experience with test-driven practices (BDD or ATDD).
Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have

Experience with Datadog, a tool used for monitoring, investigating issues, and analyzing logs.
Experience testing event-driven architectures using Kafka.
Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS.
Familiarity with BrowserStack for cross-browser testing.
Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible.
Experience in high-traffic or real-time platforms (e.g., betting, gaming, fintech).

Benefits

The Things We Really Care About:

Health Insurance, because health comes first
Flexible working hours
Open holidays, take the time you need for yourself
Profit distribution for everyone
Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups to connect and have fun!
Training & conferences, create your own training plan
Child Care vouchers

Other Good Things:

Choose Laptop & Peripherals that best suit your needs
Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT), for work or Netflix ;)
We have amazing offices in Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra if you want to physically connect with minders. Remote from Portugal is also an option. Remote from other Countries will depend on your current location and Projects.
At the offices, we have a wide range of snacks to keep you fed and healthy
Partnerships with local businesses

Most of all You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together in a politics-free environment. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organization attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. Freedom and Responsibility go hand in hand, and we value commitment, feedback, and empathy.

About Mindera

At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.

Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera.

We partner with our clients, to understand their products and deliver high-performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact in their users and businesses across the world.

You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together.

Our culture reflects our lean and self management attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication.

We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.

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Senior QAE (BE) - Mindera

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