Technical Lead - Test Automation
What are we building?
At Hard Rock Games, we’re not just making games—we’re crafting experiences that connect people, deliver thrills, and celebrate the spirit of Hard Rock. As the social casino gaming arm of Hard Rock Digital, our teams shape every stage of the journey from concept to launch to live operations, giving our teams the ability to innovate, experiment, and make real impact.
With the backing of a globally recognized brand, we combine the agility of a startup with the reach of an entertainment powerhouse. Here, creativity thrives, ideas scale, and careers grow.
We’re looking for passionate creators, builders, and innovators to join us in shaping the future of free-to-play gaming. Let’s play hard.
What’s the position?
We are looking for a Technical Test Automation Lead to raise the standard of testing and release confidence across our engineering organization.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on building automation, defining testing standards, and improving how we ship software across backend services and client applications. You will work across Golang and Elixir backend systems and Unity-based frontend clients, helping teams move faster with greater stability and confidence.
You will act as the bridge between Engineering and QA, driving a platform-wide automation strategy, mentoring existing automation engineers, and reducing reliance on repetitive manual testing.
Key Responsibilities
Define and lead the test automation strategy across backend and client systems.
Design and implement:
Integration testing frameworks for Go and Elixir services
Cross-service scenario and end-to-end tests
Environment and deployment validation tests
Introduce automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Establish standards for:
Service-level test coverage
Integration and scenario testing
Deployment and migration validation
Build automated checks for:
Reward and transaction flows
Event-driven systems and pub/sub pipelines
External service integrations
Partner with backend and Unity engineers to improve system testability.
Mentor QA automation engineers and help grow their technical capabilities.
Reduce manual testing effort by replacing repetitive scenarios with reliable automated coverage.
What Success Looks Like (First 6–9 Months)
A shared integration testing framework adopted across key backend services.
Automated environment validation before releases.
Reduced manual QA involvement during backend deployments.
Clear testing standards used consistently across teams.
Faster, more predictable production releases with fewer regressions.
What are we looking for?
6+ years of experience in software engineering, test automation, or platform engineering.
Strong background in backend test automation for distributed systems.
Hands-on experience with at least one of:
Golang
Elixir
Comparable backend ecosystems.
Experience building:
Integration tests
End-to-end test suites
CI/CD-based testing pipelines
Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Nice to Have
Experience testing game backends or real-time systems.
Familiarity with Unity client architecture or game client automation.
Load, performance, or chaos testing experience.
Experience with:
Kubernetes
Prometheus or similar monitoring tools
Pub/Sub or message-driven systems
Financial, wallet, or reward-based systems
What’s in it for you?
Make a visible impact: you’ll own campaigns and events that shape how millions play.
Fast-paced execution + brand heritage: build boldly under the Hard Rock name.
Competitive compensation with flexible vacation and hybrid work.
Be part of a player-obsessed, inclusive team that trusts your autonomy and skills.
Influence product strategies, your post-mortems and insights will steer our roadmaps.
Roster of Uniques
We care deeply about every interaction our customers have with us, and trust and empower our staff to own and drive their experience. Our vision for our business and customers is built on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where regardless of background or beliefs you feel able to be authentic and bring all your talent into play. We want to celebrate you being you (we are an equal opportunity employer).