Senior QA Engineer at 247Bet

The Role

• Lead quality assurance for a real-time betting platform handling live odds, instant payments, and thousands of concurrent users. You'll build QA processes from scratch, automate everything possible, and ensure our users have a flawless experience whether they're betting on Premier League or NPFL.

What You'll Own

Quality Strategy & Leadership

• Design QA strategy for web, mobile, and backend systems
• Build testing frameworks for real-time betting features
• Implement shift-left testing practices across engineering team
• Define quality metrics and acceptance criteria
• Lead QA for critical releases and major features
• Mentor developers on testing best practices

Test Automation Excellence

• Build automated test suites covering 80%+ of critical paths
• Implement E2E testing for complex betting workflows
• Create performance testing for 10,000+ concurrent users
• Automate regression testing across platforms
• Design API testing frameworks for microservices
• Implement continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines

Specialized Testing Domains

• Payment Testing: Validate deposits, withdrawals, wallet operations
• Real-time Testing: Verify live odds updates, WebSocket connections
• Load Testing: Ensure system handles peak match-day traffic
• Security Testing: Validate authentication, authorization, data protection
• Localization Testing: Multi-language and currency support
• Cross-platform Testing: iOS, Android, Web consistency

Manual & Exploratory Testing

• Design test cases for complex betting scenarios
• Perform exploratory testing on new features
• Validate UI/UX across different devices and networks
• Test edge cases in poor connectivity conditions
• Verify compliance with regulatory requirements
• Coordinate UAT with stakeholders

Critical Scenarios You'll Test

• Bet placement during odds fluctuation
• Payment processing during network issues
• System behavior during 50,000 concurrent bets
• App performance on low-end Android devices
• Platform stability during live match updates
• Data consistency across distributed systems
• Time-sensitive bet cutoffs and settlements

Required Skills

• 5+ years QA experience with 2+ years in senior roles
• Strong experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)
• Mobile testing experience (React Native, Appium, Detox)
• API testing expertise (Postman, REST Assured)
• Performance testing tools (JMeter, K6, LoadRunner)
• Experience with betting/gaming or fintech applications
• Strong SQL skills for data validation
• Excellent bug reporting and documentation skills
• Based in Lagos or willing to relocate

Technical Proficiency

• Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Java
• Automation: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Jest
• Mobile: Appium, Detox, XCTest, Espresso
• API: Postman, REST Assured, Newman
• Performance: JMeter, K6, Gatling
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions
• Tools: JIRA, TestRail, BrowserStack

Nice to Have

• ISTQB certification or equivalent
• Experience with security testing tools
• Knowledge of betting domain and odds calculation
• Experience with blockchain/crypto testing
• Understanding of Nigerian payment systems
• DevOps and infrastructure knowledge
• Experience building QA teams

What Makes You Successful

• Obsessive attention to detail
• Think like a user who's trying to break things
• Balance perfectionism with shipping deadlines
• Automate repetitive tasks religiously
• Clear communication of issues and risks
• Proactive in identifying potential problems
• Comfortable challenging developers and product
• Data-driven approach to quality metrics

The Challenge

Build QA processes that ensure:

• Zero financial discrepancies
• 99.99% uptime during peak hours
• Sub-second response times
• Flawless payment processing
• Bug-free production releases
• Smooth experience on 2GB RAM phones