Lead Platform Test Engineer

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.