QA Analyst (Contractor – Indiana)

QA Analyst (Contractor – Stockholm)

Smarkets

WHO ARE WE? SMARKETS: PREDICTING THE FUTURE OF BETTING Smarkets runs one of the world’s most sophisticated prediction markets, handling over £29 billion in volume since 2010 and engaging 200,000+ traders globally. We’re a technology company that happens to revolutionise betting - from sports to political markets, to delivering the sharpest prices and the fairest odds. Our stack is designed for scale, reliability, and speed: Linux, Kafka, Postgres, Kubernetes, with Python 3, C++17, and React powering our platform. We build infrastructure that institutions trust while keeping trading accessible to everyone. Our edge? We’ve thrived through every market cycle, competitor, and industry revolution. At the heart of our success are our people. We create a high-performance environment where exceptional talent can thrive, blending deep business experience with a commercial mindset to drive strategic growth. If you’re ready to help shape the future of prediction markets with cutting-edge technology and a customer-first philosophy, Smarkets is where you belong. Your Mission As a QA Analyst Contractor, you’ll be essential in preparing the Smarkets and BetSBK platforms for launch and growth in Sweden. Your mission is to: * Test core customer journeys to uncover bugs, usability issues, and friction points. * Deliver clear, actionable insights that move our product from 70% to full market readiness. * Help create a smooth, localised, and fully compliant experience that drives user satisfaction, retention, and revenue in the Swedish market. What You’ll Be Working On * Perform functional and usability testing of the Swedish user experience across web and mobile apps. Test core customer journeys: * Landing → Sign-up * Sign-up → Login * Promo Opt-in → Deposit * Deposit → Bet Placement → Cash out → Withdrawal * Customer Support & KYC Flows * Document all issues with clear reproduction steps, screenshots, and recordings (where applicable). * Participate in live testing sessions with the Product team. * Provide a full QA report in English, including usability feedback, bug reports, and recommendations for improvement. * Verify fixes and validate product readiness. About You * Native Swedish speaker with strong knowledge of local user behaviours and preferences. * Must have BankID and no existing Smarkets/SBK account. * Detail-oriented, with experience in QA testing for web and mobile apps (betting or gaming industries preferred). * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. * Comfortable working independently and participating in remote live walkthroughs. Timeline & Compensation * Approx. 18 hours over 6 weeks (around 3 hours per week). * Hourly rate (to be agreed). * Remote role with flexible working hours. Our Values * Push to win * Make others better * Give a shit * Be a pro * Bring the energy

QA Analyst (Contractor – Ireland)

Smarkets

WHO ARE WE? SMARKETS: PREDICTING THE FUTURE OF BETTING Smarkets runs one of the world’s most sophisticated prediction markets, handling over £29 billion in volume since 2010 and engaging 200,000+ traders globally. We’re a technology company that happens to revolutionise betting - from sports to political markets, to delivering the sharpest prices and the fairest odds. Our stack is designed for scale, reliability, and speed: Linux, Kafka, Postgres, Kubernetes, with Python 3, C++17, and React powering our platform. We build infrastructure that institutions trust while keeping trading accessible to everyone. Our edge? We’ve thrived through every market cycle, competitor, and industry revolution. At the heart of our success are our people. We create a high-performance environment where exceptional talent can thrive, blending deep business experience with a commercial mindset to drive strategic growth. If you’re ready to help shape the future of prediction markets with cutting-edge technology and a customer-first philosophy, Smarkets is where you belong. Your Mission As a QA Analyst Contractor, you’ll be essential in preparing the Smarkets and BetSBK platforms for launch and growth in Ireland. Your mission is to: * Test core customer journeys to uncover bugs, usability issues, and friction points. * Deliver clear, actionable insights that move our product to full market readiness. * Help create a smooth, localised, and fully compliant experience that drives user satisfaction, retention, and revenue in the Irish market. What You’ll Be Working On * Perform functional and usability testing of the Irish user experience across web and mobile apps. Test core customer journeys: * Landing → Sign-up * Sign-up → Login * Promo Opt-in → Deposit * Deposit → Bet Placement → Cash out → Withdrawal * Customer Support & KYC Flows * Document all issues with clear reproduction steps, screenshots, and recordings (where applicable). * Participate in live testing sessions with the Product team. * Provide a full QA report, including usability feedback, bug reports, and recommendations for improvement. * Verify fixes and validate product readiness. About You * Must be physically located in Ireland * No existing Smarkets/SBK account. * Detail-oriented with QA testing experience for web and mobile platforms (gaming or betting a plus). * Analytical thinker with strong documentation skills. * Comfortable participating in remote live walkthroughs. Timeline & Compensation * Approx. 18 hours over 6 weeks (around 3 hours per week). * Hourly rate (to be agreed). * Remote role with flexible working hours. Our Values * Push to win * Make others better * Give a shit * Be a pro * Bring the energy

Senior Technical Business Analyst (Contractors Outside IR35) - FINTECH / LONDON

Adaptive

WE ARE: At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology. Our experienced teams design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage. Our clients include the world's leading investment banks, investment managers, fintechs and capital market service providers. With a global reach with offices in London, New York, Manila, Barcelona and Montreal, we have a proven track record of delivering powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions. We are now looking for Technical  Business Analyst services on an exciting project!    THE INDIVIDUAL/S PROVIDING THE SERVICES WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE: * The ability to see the big picture while managing the finer details of delivery. * The ability to communicate and facilitate effectively across both technical and business stakeholder groups. * The ability to bring structure and clarity to ambiguous or complex delivery situations. * The ability to understand system behaviour and interactions beyond purely functional outcomes. * A strong technical and domain-driven mindset, with the ability to work closely with engineering teams * Hands-on experience with high-performance messaging or sequencing platforms such as Aeron, Kafka, Hydra, or equivalent — including an understanding of message ordering, state machine replication, and fault-tolerant distributed systems * Demonstrable exposure to low-latency or high-throughput messaging infrastructure in a financial or similarly demanding technical environment * Experience in QA, Software Engineering, Technical Business Analysis, or another highly technical product environment * A product-first mindset, combining Domain-Driven Design principles with a deep understanding of systems and user impact * The ability to define and document functional and non-functional requirements clearly and effectively * An understanding of performance, scalability, resilience, and availability in modern platforms * Experience working in Agile or Kanban environments across the full software development lifecycle * Demonstrable experience contributing to architecture and design discussions, simplifying complex challenges into deliverable solutions * The ability to create process flows, sequencing diagrams, and documentation that align technical and operational teams DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES: DRIVE CLARITY IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS: * Shaping requirements and driving alignment in ambiguous situations, with minimal direction * Adapting to different delivery models across products, including engineering-led and BA-led ways of working * Define and maintain functional and non-functional requirements — including operational scenarios, acceptance criteria, and QA validation needs across distributed workflows * Ensuring questions are raised early, so that solutions are well understood, well defined, and ready to be delivered SHAPE THE BACKLOG AND DELIVERY: * Collaborate with engineering, QA, and architecture teams to translate complex technical solutions into structured backlog items, deliverable stories, and testable outcomes * Help stakeholders make their vision for the product materialise, especially in the early stages of each delivery phase * Be the stakeholders' proxy in the team — able to make quick, firm decisions on scope, requirements and prioritisation/triage * Drive backlog review and estimation processes, and take part in planning activities * Define acceptance criteria and tests up front as part of a Business-Driven Development approach * Follow up during implementation and testing phases to ensure delivery satisfies requirements COLLABORATE ACROSS THE TEAM: * Work closely with QA to assess failure scenarios and help distinguish bugs, enhancements, and new feature requirements * Facilitate discussions across technical and business stakeholders to drive clarity, alignment, and sound decision-making * Support delivery, implementation, and release processes, ensuring solutions align with business objectives, customer use cases, and non-functional expectations * Help improve operational processes and workflows — both internally and externally — bringing a calm, pragmatic and collaborative approach   WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK OF US 🗣 You can check our Glassdoor page 🎉   THE PROCESS Long interview processes are stressful and boring, and that is not us 😉 We want to make sure that everything runs smoothly. So here you will have three stage interviews: 1- A chat with one of our great recruiters. 2- A zoom chat with one of our BA colleagues where they will ask you detailed questions about your experience 3- A Face to Face interview (via Zoom). But don’t worry; everything will be explained to you step by step by your recruiter.  Here is a little tip for you during those stages:  Collaboration is massively important to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ask questions, ask for help if needed, etc 😊  DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: 💜 Diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace, and Adaptive is better when it’s more representative of the world around us. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work without any fear of judgment or negativity.  All we ask is that anyone providing services here is respectful, collaborative, passionate about what they do, and have the skills needed to be successful in their roles. Background check: The engagement is subject to an acceptable background check that will be run by Adaptive on any individual/s providing the services.