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QA Engineer - High-Growth Startup in Melbourne!

Location: Melbourne, Australia (Hybrid: 2/3 days in-office)

Salary: Competitive, on experience + Superannuation

About the Role Join a high-growth, profitable startup as a QA Engineer, where you'll help shape and execute the quality engineering and testing approach for a complex, high-traffic web application.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with high initiative who thrives in a fast-paced, fun startup environment, combining deep manual testing with smart automation.

Apply if you're a high achiever with 3-7 years of experience actively pursuing growth and genuine fulfillment - someone ready to autonomously develop your QA career in a challenging role where your contributions directly impact a dynamic, high-performing team.

The product, an iGaming platform, has seen significant growth, now trading over $1bn USD per month on its web application. You'll work hands-on across workflows such as wallets and payments, collaborating with talented engineers, designers, and product experts in a diverse and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities Hands-on collaboration with engineering, product, and other QAs to design and execute a robust testing strategy for Shuffle's web-based gaming platform. Lead thorough manual testing of new and existing features (with a focus on wallets, payments, and wagering flows) to validate functionality before automation. Develop and maintain Playwright-based automated tests using a modular, reusable "building blocks" approach that supports rapid iteration. Perform regression testing across releases for a high-traffic, consumer-facing web application, ensuring stability of critical money-handling journeys. Work closely with developers to identify, reproduce, and debug issues, challenging acceptance criteria where appropriate and exploring edge cases. Create and follow clear test processes, ensuring strong test coverage, accurate documentation, and consistent quality practices across the team.

Essential Skills 3-7 years of QA or quality engineering experience - this is a mid or senior role ideal for high achievers on a steep growth trajectory. Strong manual testing experience, with a methodical, process-driven approach and sharp attention to detail. Hands-on experience designing and building automated tests with Playwright for web applications. Solid understanding of testing practices for payments, wallets, or other business‑critical flows, with a cautious, risk-aware mindset around money-related features. Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment, taking ownership and operating with a high degree of autonomy. Proven ability to think beyond acceptance criteria, exploring edge cases and challenging assumptions to ensure robust coverage. Exceptional communicator who can engage confidently at all levels - from engineers and product teams to C-level executives. This is a rare and highly valued skillset in QA roles.