Social Discovery Group (SDG) is the 3rd largest social discovery company in the world, uniting 60+ brands with 500 million users. We solve the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection by transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. Our portfolio includes online communication platforms focusing on AI, game mechanics, and video streaming - Dating.com, DateMyAge, Cupid Media, Dil Mil, Kiseki, and others.
SDG invests in IT startups around the world. Our investments include Open AI, Patreon, Flo, Clubhouse, Woebot, Flure, Astry, Coursera, Academia.edu, and many others.
We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals specializing in the creation and development of globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of 1200 professionals and digital nomads works all over the world.
Our teams of digital nomads work remotely from Cyprus, Malta, the USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and many other locations.
In August 2024, we achieved Great Place to Work US Certification™! This achievement reflects our core belief that a truly exceptional workplace is built on trust, pride, and camaraderie—not just great perks.
We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join one of our core products - Cupid Media.
Your main tasks will be:
- Perform the full testing cycle, from task acceptance to release publication.
- Estimate testing time and ensure compliance with deadlines.
- Analyze and test legacy systems with limited documentation.
- Identify, document, and manage bugs, including regression testing.
- Localize defects during early testing stages and analyze logs to identify root causes.
- Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders.
- Improve and expand existing test coverage for functionality and edge cases.
- Write and maintain test documentation, including requirements for test automation.
- Use GitHub to set up and configure test environments.
- Test APIs using Postman and ensure proper API documentation and validations.
- Work with RabbitMQ to validate message queues and ensure proper communication between services.
- Utilize AWS Console for testing, monitoring, and debugging in cloud environments.
- Validate database queries and troubleshoot data-related issues.
- Use Grafana to monitor and investigate performance and system behavior.
- Support early morning releases, ensuring a smooth deployment process.
We expect from you:
- Proficiency in Web, Mobile and BackEnd testing.
- Experience testing legacy systems and dealing with incomplete documentation.
- Experience working with loaded systems and multi-project environments.
- Ability to analyze logs and trace issues across distributed systems.
- Proven experience in writing and structuring test documentation to support automated testing.
- Proficiency with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Proficiency with Postman for API testing and validation.
- Familiarity with RabbitMQ for testing and monitoring message queues
- Proficiency with Grafana for monitoring and diagnostics.
- Strong working knowledge of GitHub for configuring test environments and managing repositories.
- Strong database skills, including querying and troubleshooting.
- Understanding of microservice architecture and testing approaches for distributed systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Working knowledge of AWS Console for testing and debugging cloud-based services will be considered as advantage
What do we offer:
- REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full time;
- Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
- 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
- Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
- Full payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings;
- Corporate discount for English lessons;
- Health benefits. If you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee, according to the paychecks. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
- Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
- Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for time off, merch, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.
Sounds good? Join us now!
Social Discovery Group Melbourne, Victoria, AUS Office
Melbourne, Australia
