Welcome to DKB Code Factory…. 

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The Engineering Manager — Quality Assurance will lead Valencia’s QA function and drive a standardized, shift-left QA mindset across DKB Code Factory’s teams in Spain and Germany, increasing release confidence and reducing defect leakage. You will combine people leadership with pragmatic enablement—shaping QA standards, coaching engineers, and embedding measurable quality practices into everyday delivery.

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• Lead, coach, and develop QA engineers while coordinating QA practices and standards across Spain and Germany.
• Conduct QA maturity assessments, publish baseline KPIs (defect leakage, automated coverage, cycle time), and deliver a prioritized 12‑month QA roadmap.
• Design, publish, and drive adoption of a pragmatic QA playbook (test pyramid, automation strategy, DoR/DoD quality gates) across locations.
• Deliver high-impact quick wins (e.g., CI test integrations, updated DoD including QA, test guidelines) and scale successful pilots to other teams.
• Embed shift-left practices by partnering with product and engineering—introduce pairing, refinement participation, and automation-first approaches.
• Launch and oversee larger initiatives (automation framework standardization, contract testing, quality dashboards/observability) and measure their impact on quality KPIs.
• Build and sustain a cross-location QA community (guilds, mentorship, knowledge sharing) and support hiring/onboarding for QA roles.

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• Proven experience leading QA or quality engineering teams with cross-location scope (people leadership + enablement).
• Strong hands-on QA expertise: test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress), API testing (Postman or equivalent), test pyramid and shift-left principles.
• Practical experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD or similar) and working with Git-based workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to assess QA maturity, define KPIs, and convert findings into pragmatic roadmaps and measurable quick wins.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-cultural communication skills (Spain & Germany).
• Fluent English; Spanish desirable.
• Comfortable working hybrid from Valencia with periodic travel to Berlin.
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, k6), contract testing tools (Pact), observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus), and cloud environments (AWS) (nice-to-have).
• Prior experience working in regulated environments (banking/finance)(nice-to-have).
• You're passionate about your work, but also know how to enjoy your free time!

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Welcome to DKB Code Factory…. 

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Join DKB Code Factory as a Senior Frontend Engineer and take on a pivotal role shaping the user experience of our core digital products. You will own the implementation and quality of customer-facing interfaces used by millions of users, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to enhance usability and drive conversion, while advancing modern testing practices and efficient delivery across the frontend ecosystem.

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• Own and deliver user-facing features end-to-end (UI + integration) with clear acceptance criteria, automated tests, and production monitoring.
• Drive measurable usability improvements for key flows using analytics and user feedback (e.g., increase task completion or reduce friction on target metrics).
• Establish and evolve reusable UI primitives and Storybook documentation to increase component reuse and reduce duplication across the product.
• Define and enforce frontend standards for testing, accessibility, and performance; integrate checks into CI to reduce regressions.
• Optimize critical user journeys for performance and reliability (Core Web Vitals, payload reduction, render optimisation).
• Mentor peers through code reviews, workshops, and knowledge shares to raise team frontend craftsmanship.
• Collaborate closely with Product, UX/UI Designers, Backend, QA, and DevOps to align technical choices with product outcomes

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• Proven experience building production frontend applications using Vue and modern JavaScript/TypeScript, with strong understanding of UI architecture, component design, and state management patterns.
• Practical experience with REST API integration and client-server resilience patterns.
• Hands-on experience with testing and automation (preferred: Playwright, Vitest; familiarity with Jest/Selenium is a plus).
• Demonstrable knowledge of frontend performance optimization and measuring improvements (lab and field metrics).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, frontend build tooling (Vite/bundlers), and browser debugging tools.
• Experience using monitoring or observability tools (e.g., Grafana) to inform post-release actions

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We are seeking a Middle/Senior QA Automation Engineer to contribute to the development and quality assurance of a newly launched, multi-brand Sportsbook platform. This role offers the opportunity to work within a high-concurrency environment, addressing the unique challenges associated with real-time data processing and rapid system scaling. The successful candidate will work alongside a highly experienced team of senior engineers and architects, taking direct ownership of the quality and reliability of key services.

✅ Responsibilities: 
✔ Build scalable test automation projects from scratch and extend existing frameworks using the .NET stack.
✔ Develop and execute comprehensive test suites covering UI, API and Integration layers.
✔ Validate complex data structures and backend logic via the relational and non-relational databases.
✔ Conduct manual testing when necessary.
✔ Proactively utilize and build AI-driven tools (MCP-Servers, Agents) to optimize the testing lifecycle.

✅ Requirements: 
✔ 3+ years of hands-on experience in QA Automation.
✔ Upper-intermediate level of English (B2) for effective team communication.
✔ Experience in building and maintaining test Automation Projects in C#/.NET.
✔ Proficiency in modern UI automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Selenium).
✔ Advanced API test automation skills.
✔ Understanding of HTTP protocols, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
✔ Experience with non-relational Databases. Writing complex aggregation pipelines.
✔ Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized environments.

✅ Nice to Have:
✔ Experience with CI/CD pipeline configuration (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins).
✔ Knowledge of performance and load testing principles.

✅ Soft Skills & Mindset:
✔ Strong analytical skills and critical thinking.
✔ High level of self-organization
✔ Ability to operate with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
✔ Capacity to translate high-level requirements into structured, executable automation strategies.