QA Engineer

Flutter is a FTSE 50 global leader in sports betting and gaming, with brands including Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, and FanDuel. We serve over 13 million customers and generated more than 11bn in revenue in 2024.

The Global Betting Platform (gbp) is Flutter's flagship proprietary platform powering sports betting features at scale. It supports multiple brands across the group, generates 33% of total Sportsbook online revenue, and serves over 1.7 million active users.

The Role:

We are looking for a passionate Backend QA Engineer who will bring new ideas, energy, and a proactive mindset to help raise the bar for QA, both within the team and across the wider group. You will join a high-performing team of 5 Developers and 1 QA (this role). You'll help shape the evolution of gbp into a world-class platform, ensuring quality and stability across our fast-paced, multi-brand environment. You'll work closely with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders across multiple locations to deliver reliable, high-quality backend services.

What you will do:

• Design, develop, and execute both manual and automated tests
• Ensure product requirements are testable and validated
• Provide insights into product quality and improvements to QA processes
• Support and collaborate with developers on quality-focused practices
• Contribute across the full development lifecycle
• Offer creative and pragmatic solutions to testing challenges

What We're Looking For:

Technical Skills:

• Proven QA experience in complex backend systems
• Strong automation and manual testing expertise
• Solid understanding of service-oriented architectures and APIs (REST)
• Experience with Java or similar languages
• Familiarity with test-driven development (e.g. BDD, ATDD)
• Experience with Git and CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with build/config tools (e.g. CHEF) is a plus

Soft Skills & Competencies:

• Strong communicator, verbally and in writing, with a proactive mindset
• Proactively owns and drives all aspects of QA on behalf of the team
• Ability to establish collaborative relationships built on trust, integrity, and respect
• Adaptive approach to achieve successful outcomes
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to mentor, coach, and support quality practices in the team
• Collaborates effectively in cross-functional, fast-paced environments
• Values clean code, pragmatic solutions, and continuous improvement
• Owns creation and execution of comprehensive test plans for efficient test coverage

Why Join Us:

• Work on high-impact projects across multiple brands
• Be part of a collaborative, friendly, and forward-thinking team
• Help shape the future of sports betting technology

We are a flexible employer supporting work-life balance and offer an excellent benefits package including a bonus scheme, uncapped holiday allowance, enhanced pension and private healthcare, life assurance, income protection, hybrid working, learning funds, investment schemes, paid volunteering days, enhanced parental leave, wellbeing fund, recognition programs, electric car scheme, gym membership, and discounts.

Flutter is a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming with a market-leading position globally, supporting a diverse portfolio of brands.

We value inclusivity and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Accommodations can be discussed to make the role accessible to all candidates.