QA Team Lead
We are looking for a highly skilled QA Team Lead to join our Platform team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, stability, and scalability of our core platform components, actively contributing to our testing processes for complex architectural features and integrations. This is an on-site position based at our office in the Lisbon Metropolitan area. Remote or hybrid arrangements are not available once you join the team.
- Perform end-to-end manual testing of the core platform features, APIs, and integrations.
- Collaborate with the team to evolve and implement changes to the overall platform test strategy.
- Investigate and localize issues, working closely with devtools, logs and databases.
- Manage defects in the bug-tracking system and oversee them through the entire lifecycle.
- Support release process.
- Actively collaborate with cross-functional teams (Development, DevOps, Product) to identify risks and improve product quality at early stages.
- Lead and mentor the QA team.
- Coordinate QA tasks and testing activities.
- Improve QA processes and best practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and development teams.
- Support sprint planning and task prioritization.
- Drive quality standards and team performance.
- 2+ years of experience in a leading role.
- 5+ years of experience in software testing.
- Mandatory experience in backend testing and a deep understanding of client-server architecture.
- Strong experience in API testing (REST, JSON) using tools like Postman, Swagger, or similar.
- Solid SQL knowledge (ability to write complex queries, joins, and work with databases directly).
- Experience in defining the scope of testing, maintaining test documentation (Test Plans, Test Cases, Checklists).
- Experience in contributing to and evolving existing test strategies, as well as implementing process improvements.
- Advanced analytical troubleshooting skills, attention to detail, and a scientific approach to problem-solving (e.g., reading logs, analyzing network traffic).
- Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with developers, architects, and product managers.
- Intermediate+ / Upper-Intermediate level of English (both verbal and written).
- Learning and development opportunities and interesting, challenging tasks.
- Relocation package (tickets, staying in a hotel for up to 2 weeks, and visa relocation support for our employees and their family members).
- Opportunity to develop language skills, with partial compensation for the cost of English and Portuguese language classes (for localization purposes).
- Partial compensation for tennis and padel lessons.
- Urban Sport membership benefit (the most diverse sports and wellness offering in Europe, with more than 50+ activities).
- Private medical coverage, including inpatient, outpatient, dental care, annual check-ups, and maternity support.
- Time for proper rest, with 24 non-business days per year and an additional 6 paid sick days.
- Transport compensation - 200 euros net per month.
- Competitive remuneration level with annual review.
- Teambuilding activities.
BrainRocket is a software development and design company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. It builds end-to-end technology products across industries including iGaming, fintech and marketing, covering platform development, payments, CRM, data and AI. The company employs more than 1,300 people, with additional offices in Malta, Poland, Portugal and Serbia, and has delivered over 100 products across 20 markets. BrainRocket positions itself as a full-cycle technology partner engineering software built for scale and performance.
