Working with us, you’ll be at heart of the technological revolution of one the world’s most trusted betting and gaming companies. We deal with projects ranging from widgets, desktop or mobile casinos and betting sites… just to name a few. We process 500 online Sportsbook bets per second each Saturday, that’s the same as orders processed by Amazon UK, on its busiest day of the year.
We deal with more than 20 million users and 160 terabytes of data daily. Impressed? You can be sure there are many more opportunities waiting for you.
As a Software Developer in Test (SDIT), you will work with your engineering team to define the tooling, processes, patterns and practices in use across our software development life cycle to ensure quality is baked into the product.
What you will be doing
- Develop and maintain test strategies, regression and cross-feature plans, and test cases, either manual, non-functional or automation
- Develop trusted relationships with product owners and engineers to gain an in-depth understanding of key business processes, products and services
- Work with your software engineering team to ensure the software being released into Production is of the appropriate standard
- Taking accountability for ensuring software is fully tested, of an acceptable quality, observable, and always monitored, to verify it is reliable and requirements are met
- Adopt good test engineering practices encouraged from Quality engineering community of practices, and supporting appropriate parties, where necessary, to transform new or theoretical approaches into productive test engineering processes
- Be a versatile and efficient problem solver who is able to bring their experience and knowledge in order to help teams resolve and overcome technical tasks and resolve problems by providing guidance and direction
- Commit to helping deliver high quality, well tested software and to support those around you to do the same, by ensuring the people around you are continually motivated, mentored and supported where necessary
- Keep up to date on the industry, seek out and promote ideas and techniques in the community, both within William Hill and externally, through blogs or events. Bring forward new ideas, drive for consistency and standardisation, encourage peer-learning and sharing, and solve common problems
Who we are looking for
We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will:
- Ability to read production code (JS ES6) an experience of working with node.js, React
- Notable examples in developing test automation within an Agile environment and in-depth knowledge of HTTP
- Experience in working with DevOps toolchains such as Kubernetes, Gitlab, AWS
- Good technical knowledge of patterns, practices, values, tooling and techniques around Testing and Software Engineering as a whole
- Understand when to test (and when not to) and how software architecture influences the amount of testing needed, including optimizing tests that utilizes the same code paths
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.
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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!
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