Sport Tech & Data
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Mid Level
North Macedonia
hybrid
Full time
Job description
About the Role
The Senior QA Automation Engineer will design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks across web, API, and mobile surfaces. They will work closely with developers and QA colleagues to raise test coverage, embed automation into the CI/CD pipeline, and drive defects through to resolution. Deltatre's QA function supports OTT and digital products for major sports organisations, rights owners, media companies, and leading broadcasters, testing across web, mobile, and connected TV products used by millions of consumers, often during live events.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for web, mobile, and API layers
- Select and implement automated testing tools such as Selenium and JMeter, appropriate to the system under test
- Write and maintain test scripts using Bash, JavaScript, or Node.js
- Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline for continuous feedback on build quality
- Test APIs, web services, and web pages for functional correctness
- Write clear, comprehensive test plans and test cases
- Execute regression, smoke, and release testing across the product suite
- Identify gaps in existing test coverage and propose automation to close them
- Test high-traffic, public-facing web properties for scalability and performance
- Assess server-side code for performance bottlenecks under load
- Contribute to security testing as part of the release cycle
- Log, prioritise, and track defects through to resolution
- Work with developers, Product Owners, and QA colleagues to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria
- Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning and backlog refinement
- Advise clients and internal teams on testing approach and technical risk
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Built and maintained automated test frameworks in a production environment, not just run existing scripts
- Ability to weigh which layer (unit, API, UI) is worth automating and make the case for it to a team that has not done it before
- 5+ years' experience in web-based and/or mobile quality assurance
- Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies and testing processes
- Hands-on experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium and JMeter
- Scripting experience in Bash, JavaScript, or Node.js
- Experience testing APIs, web services, and web pages
- Experience writing clear, comprehensive test plans and test cases
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
- Working knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Build practices
- Experience working with a cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Demonstrated experience in defect management and prioritisation
- Clear analytical skills, with a track record of driving issues to resolution
Preferred Skills
- Experience testing high-traffic, public-facing websites
- Experience with security testing
- Experience with scalability and performance testing of server-side code
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, or other container orchestration tools
- Background in streaming, OTT, or media technology
Workplace
- Hybrid working with at least 1 day per week in the Skopje office
The Application Process
The process includes an introductory conversation, a Codility assessment, a technical interview, and a competency-based interview. Adjustments can be made to accommodate different formats, and accessibility questions are welcome at any stage.
- Introductory conversation – a step for the candidate and Deltatre to get to know each other and answer any questions about the company
- Codility assessment – a structured assessment completed in the candidate's own time, used as a basis for the technical conversation
- 1-hour technical round of interview – a deep dive on the candidate's experience and the Codility assessment, exploring automation decisions and approaches used in past work
- 1-hour competency-based interview – situational questions around how the candidate deals with real-life scenarios at work
About the Company
Deltatre's QA function holds the line on quality across OTT and digital products that power major sports organisations, rights owners, media companies, and some of the world's leading broadcasters. The team is responsible for test coverage, release confidence, and defect resolution across web, mobile, and connected TV products used by millions of consumers, often during live events and major broadcast windows. QA Automation at Deltatre sits at the intersection of engineering rigour and live-event pressure, where the frameworks built determine how quickly the team can catch regressions before they reach broadcast windows.
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