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Full-Time

QA Engineer

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theScore

theScore

501-1,000 employees

Mobile app for sports coverage and betting

Fintech
Consumer Goods
Entertainment

Entry, Junior

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid work model indicated by #LI-HYBRID.

Category
QA & Testing
Automation Testing
Manual Testing
Quality Assurance
Required Skills
Postman
GraphQL
JIRA
iOS/Swift
SCRUM
REST APIs
Android Development
Requirements
  • A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent knowledge and/or experience.
  • Have an aptitude for coding or scripting to better optimize usage of working hours, where applicable.
  • Strong familiarity with functional and regression testing on native Android and iOS platforms.
  • Working experience using defect tracking systems (JIRA).
  • Experience making REST API calls or GraphQL queries/mutations to test backend functionality using a tool like POSTMan.
  • Experience working with Web/HTTP Proxy tools such as Charles Proxy.
  • Experience testing event driven architectures, with general knowledge of queues.
  • Experience providing estimates for testing effort on low and risky features.
  • Excellent communication skills, you’re able to write detailed bug reports, and can explain technical problems with ease.
  • You have a good sense of urgency, great attention to detail, and a passion for shipping high quality software.
  • Excellent analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills.
  • Highly self-motivated and adaptable to learning and understanding new technologies.
  • Having insight into Sports, iCasino or Sports Betting domain is a big plus.
Responsibilities
  • Learn and collaborate alongside other teams to build a strong understanding of our platform and key user actions to be executed/validated (programmatically, or manually where applicable).
  • Use predefined requirements and your understanding of our services to know what test cases are required when a new feature addition is made. Building upon your experience with our key user actions.
  • Provide cross-platform testing (e.g., Android, iOS, and Web) of our sports media and betting apps to assess product readiness for production releases.
  • Develop test cases in TestRail based off requirements provided by PMs in Jira, execute test cases and test plans using TestRail to ensure features are delivered with high quality standards.
  • Perform functional, integration, regression, and smoke tests on a variety of environments e.g. Staging, UAT, Production.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers and designers to ensure best practices and standards are followed when it comes to QA.
  • Participate in bug triaging, priority assessment, and coverage tracking of reported bugs into Jira.
  • Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies e.g. daily stand-ups, retrospectives, lesson learned meetings.
  • Work with the Test Automation team to review, provide, and prioritize test cases to be automated, and help analyze automation results.
  • Other duties as required.

theScore provides extensive sports coverage and mobile sports betting services, primarily targeting sports fans and bettors in the United States, specifically in New Jersey, Indiana, and Colorado. Its main product is a mobile app that offers real-time scores, news, and updates across various sports, while also allowing users to place bets through its integrated platform, theScore Bet. This combination of sports media and gaming sets theScore apart from competitors, as it creates an engaging experience for both casual fans and serious bettors. The company generates revenue through advertising, sponsorships, and betting transactions, aiming to enhance the sports experience for its users.

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

$268.1M

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

27%

2 year growth

59%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The acquisition by Penn National Gaming could lead to enhanced resources and synergies, offering employees opportunities for growth and innovation.
  • The substantial funds raised from the IPO can be leveraged to invest in cutting-edge technology and content, potentially leading to rapid company growth and career advancement opportunities.

What critics are saying

  • Integration challenges with Penn National Gaming could lead to operational disruptions and cultural clashes, affecting employee morale.
  • The highly competitive digital sports content and gaming market may pressure theScore to continuously innovate, which could lead to high stress and burnout among employees.

What makes theScore unique

  • theScore's integration with Penn National Gaming positions it uniquely as a leader in digital sports content and gaming, unlike standalone sports media companies.
  • The recent $186.3 million IPO in the United States provides theScore with significant capital to expand its technological and content offerings, setting it apart from less well-funded competitors.

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