Test Automation Engineer, Backend

Kindred Group plc
London

About Us

At FDJ UNITED, we don't just follow the game, we reinvent it.

FDJ UNITED is one of Europe’s leading betting and gaming operators, with a vast portfolio of iconic brands and a reputation for technological excellence. With more than 5,000 employees and a presence in around fifteen regulated markets, the Group offers a diversified, responsible range of games, both under exclusive rights and open to competition. We set new standards, proving that entertainment and safety can go hand in hand. Here, you’ll work alongside a team of passionate individuals dedicated to delivering the best and safest entertaining experiences for our customers every day.

We’re looking for bold people who are eager to succeed and ready to level-up the game. If you thrive on innovation, embrace challenges, and want to make a real impact at all levels, FDJ UNITED is your playing field.

Join us in shaping the future of gaming. Are you ready to LEVEL-UP THE GAME?

The role

We are looking for highly skilled software engineers in test automation that on top of that are passionate about sharing our culture and values that we believe in.

You will be part of a cross-functional agile team (typically 6-10 people) working together to build micro-services for the FDJ United platform.

The tech organisation is driven by our company's purpose “To transform gambling to ensure fair play, the best deal and a great experience for our players”. FDJ United is one of the largest online gambling companies in the world with over 20 million customers across 100 markets. The platform supports a portfolio of brands like Unibet, Maria Casino etc. We are a customer focused and fast paced organisation.

We like to use

  • Selenium, Appium, TestNG, Cucumber
  • Java, Spring, Spring Boot, JMS, Hibernate, JSON
  • Restful API's and socket-based API's
  • Kafka/Solace Queue/RabbitMQ or similar
  • Oracle, Couchbase
  • Git, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Continuous Integration and Delivery
  • Best development practices
  • Agile and lean values
  • JavaScript & Cypress knowledge would be a plus

What you will do

  • “You Design it, You Build It, You Test It, You Run It, You Tweak It” this is our ethos and you will be expected to take part of the full software life cycle to ensure reliability and up-time of the production environment
  • You will participate in design discussions with your colleagues to find great solutions to complex engineering challenges
  • You will discuss with architects on upcoming projects and propose solutions as needed

How will success be measured in this role

  • Fulfillment of OKRs
  • Regular performance reviews with your line manager
  • Acting in line with FDJ United values
  • Successful completion of all relevant training and other compliance activities that support FDJ United's sustainable and responsible growth

Your experience

  • As an experienced test automation engineer, you can drive technical solutions from design to production
  • You create test automation for scalable software in a distributed architecture
  • You think about what is good for the products in the long term when you make design decisions
  • You help set the technical expectations on the whole team by both producing and setting high expectations on the team delivery
  • You help mentor and onboard new team members
  • You are a role model in behaviour (communication, collaboration – within and across teams) with a positive mindset
  • You are proactive in communication towards all stakeholders including team
  • You are experienced at solving challenging problems in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
  • You are passionate and experienced with backend testing but are not hesitant to explore frontend testing as well

Ensure that you adhere to the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) obligations for your role.

  • Identify and raise any non-compliance incidents promptly to your line manager.
  • Challenge processes, policies and projects that will negatively impact compliance within the Group.
  • Complete all mandatory compliance training assigned to you.
  • Reach out to the Compliance Teams if unsure of any of your compliance obligations or the requirements are unclear.

Our Way Of Working

Our world is hybrid.

A career is not a sprint. It’s a marathon. One of the perks of joining us is that we value you as a person first. Our hybrid world allows you to focus on your goals and responsibilities and lets you self-organise to improve your deliveries and get the work done in your own way.

Application Process

We believe talent knows no boundaries. Our hiring process focuses solely on your skills, experience, and potential to contribute to our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and evaluate each candidate based on merit, regardless of personal characteristics as the age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, neurodiversity or disability.

Posted 2025-10-10

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