QA Automation Technical Lead

Location: Warsaw

Department: Games R&D

We are looking for a QA Tech Lead to work at Solitaire studio in Warsaw office! 

Responsibilities

Processes and strategy

• Set up and continuously improve QA processes, standards, and approaches within SGH.
• Develop and implement the test automation strategy (test levels, approaches, tools, prioritization).
• Create and maintain core QA documentation: QA strategy, standards, guidelines.
• Participate in roadmap planning: estimate risks and effort from a quality perspective.
• Take part in feature planning: analyze requirements, define and review test coverage, assess quality risks.
• Build and maintain quality and QA/automation efficiency metrics for both business stakeholders and internal process improvement.

Technical leadership

• Define test automation architecture for the Unity client and related services (client–server interaction, APIs, back-office).
• Take into account the specifics of the Unity game engine: scenes, assets, builds, configurations, integration with analytics, events, in-app purchases.
• Participate in the SGH release cycle: branching, builds, releases, hotfix process, store builds.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, TeamCity or similar) for automated test runs and release process.

Team leadership and people development

• Lead the automation team (workload, priorities, goals, support and coaching).
• Define individual development plans, goals and expectations for engineers.
• Conduct technical interviews, assess candidates’ hard and soft skills.
• Provide mentoring, review automation approaches, and grow technical expertise inside the team.
• Contribute to the overall development process setup (Jira workflow, knowledge sharing, handover between teams).

Quality control and analytics

• Provide transparent quality reports for features and releases.
• Investigate PIs/incidents and participate in root cause analysis.
• Use analytics (Google Analytics, Sentry, etc.) to evaluate the impact of defects and release quality on players and the business.
• Collect and analyze key metrics (defects, flakiness, coverage, feedback loop time, build stability, etc.).

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in automation testing of web and mobile applications, including complex client–server systems. Our framework:  Java + Spring + TestNG + Appium + webDriver. Our tooling setup is using Java/Python.
• 1+ year in a QA Lead / Tech Lead / Team Lead role with responsibility for processes and people.
• Strong practical and theoretical knowledge of testing and software development processes.
• Experience creating test strategies and plans for large, live products (live-ops, frequent releases, A/B tests).
• Solid understanding of client–server architecture and hands-on API testing experience.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) in product teams.
• Experience with one or more SQL databases.
• Experience with CI tools (Jenkins, TeamCity or similar).
• Understanding of build release and deployment processes.
• Experience with Google Analytics / Sentry or similar systems.
• English: Intermediate or higher (written and spoken). 

Nice to have

• Experience designing or evolving a test automation framework for Unity games.
• Broad product and domain outlook: understanding F2P games, monetization, user analytics, and how quality impacts business metrics.
• Experience in game development / mobile gaming.
• Experience working with LiveOps, Product, Marketing on quality-related topics.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and/or containers (Docker, Kubernetes).

What does it mean to work at Playtika?

You’ll join a team of leaders in the field, and enjoy amazing benefits, some are listed below: 

• A competitive salary and performance-based bonuses; 
• Hybrid working mode: Tree days per week from our office, located in the heart of Warsaw (Browary Warszawskie), and two days remotely
• All you can eat! Breakfast, lunches, desserts, snacks and much more in our Playtika-only cafeteria  
• Access to PlaytiCafe where all of your coffee (and other refreshments) dreams come true; 
• Six “Power Up” long weekends for all, and additional day off for your birthday month; 
• Private medical healthcare and three additional sick leave days; 
• A wellness program in the office: yoga classes, massage chairs and zerobody room; 
• Gaming room with a variety of activities; 
• Flexible working hours and monthly happy hours; 
• Work permit assistance for employees; 
• Corporate celebrations, team buildings, and fun activities.

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