[Hiring] Quality Assurance (manual) @Apparat Gaming

Role Description

We are looking for a Freelance QA Engineer to take ownership of quality assurance for our slot game development. This is a key role within our development team, helping us ensure stable, compliant, and certification-ready releases across multiple platforms.

You will work closely with developers and product management and help shape and establish our QA structure, testing standards, and documentation processes. The primary focus of this role is manual testing. Experience with test automation and Playwright is highly desirable. We typically work within European time zones and prefer some overlap with CET/CEST working hours for collaboration.

Tasks Responsibilities

• Perform manual testing of slot games across desktop and mobile platforms
• Contribute to the introduction and development of test automation (e.g. Playwright) where beneficial
• Design, maintain, and expand a structured test catalog and test case documentation
• Execute regression testing and release validation
• Identify, document, and track bugs using Jira
• Verify functionality, usability, and game logic across different devices and environments
• Support compliance, certification, and regulatory testing requirements for regulated markets
• Help establish sustainable QA standards and processes
• Collaborate closely with developers throughout the production and release cycle

Qualifications

• Professional experience in Quality Assurance, preferably in iGaming
• Experience testing browser-based applications
• Strong attention to detail and structured testing approach
• Ability to create and maintain clear and reliable test documentation
• Solid English communication skills
• Ownership mindset and ability to work independently in a remote setup
• Willingness to learn and understand slot mechanics and underlying game logic

Requirements

• Nice to have experience testing slot games or other iGaming products
• Basic understanding of code and ability to read or debug using browser developer tools
• Experience with test automation
• Familiarity with Playwright or similar browser automation tools
• Familiarity with compliance and certification processes in regulated iGaming markets

Technical Setup

• A desktop or laptop computer
• An Android device
• An iOS device

Company Description

Apparat Gaming was founded in 2020 by a team of industry veterans on a mission to develop slot games with a German accent. With decades of experience in the land-based and online gaming industry, Apparat Gaming is committed to delivering slots that meet German engineering standards as well as the highest artistic quality. Having secured a Malta Gaming Authority licence in 2021 and with a packed game roadmap, Apparat Gaming has become the trusted supplier of online content for operators in Germany and other European markets.

We are based in Berlin (Germany) and Valetta (Malta). Apparat Gaming delivers on the German stereotype: high-quality products, reliability, and commitment. And absolutely no sense of humour. This is iGaming with a German Accent.