The Role

We are looking for a dedicated, self-motivated, highly skilled Quality Assurance professional to join our team of engineers building high-end, high quality applications.

The successful candidate will be a strong communicator who is capable of interacting with both technical and non-technical people. They will also be able to quickly develop a detailed knowledge of the applications being tested.

Key responsabilities:

• You carry out testing of new software development (where requirements are defined or ambiguous) within our Account product verticals.
• You apply common software testing heuristics where applicable to carry out testing of applications under test.
• You advise on the severity of issues based on an understanding of the system/product under test.
• You test components of a system (e.g. web services and API) when integrated end-to-end with clients but also tests at integration points at earliest opportunities when necessary (e.g. in cases where end to end is not ready)
• You test new software developments across mediums and their model and platform versions (e.g. mobile models, OSs, browser types).
• You work with developers to understand test coverage at unit and integration level to better target other testing efforts.
• You advise developers of potential risk areas in advance of development.
• You provide concise yet comprehensive testing plans & summaries/evaluations for product and platform developments where appropriate.
• You advocate for continuous integration practices.
• You are beginning to identify situations in circumstances where there may be a need for performance, security or other non-functional testing types.
• You advise team of difficulty and effort involved in testing features and providing test results.
• You work effectively to define testable user stories, especially acceptance criteria, with business analysts developers and stakeholders.
• You will build automated tests or tooling, where appropriate.

Key Working Relationships:

This position involves working with and been part of a cross-skilled engineering team, and will have regular contact with teams looking after other aspects of Fanduel products & tools

Experience & Qualifications Required:

• Previous testing experience writing and executing test plans, preferably as an embedded tester
• Experience with manual testing methods and an understanding of how automation can benefit the testing effort
• Demonstrable knowledge of different technology platforms
• Demonstrable experience of testing in service oriented architectures and understanding data flow through such systems
• Functional knowledge of a development language such as Python, Java, JavaScript or C#
• Experience of testing at API layers (e.g. REST)
• Exposure to automation testing, either coding or designing tests
• Experience working with version control systems such as git
• Understanding of build and configuration tools such as Jenkins and Puppet
• Experience of working with databases
• Understanding of agile methodologies and how they are applied in software development.

What you can expect:

• 25 days of annual leave;
• Share save scheme and „Flexible Benefits” of your choice;
• Private health insurance (includes dental insurance and health assessments);
• Excellent development opportunities including online and in-house training, access to thousands of courses online through ‘Udemy'
• Working from home options

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only the suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.
By submitting your application online, you agree that: your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than two years, in order to consider you for prospective roles within our company.