Senior QA Engineer

Type of contract:employment contract

Salary range:12840 - 19680 PLN gross/month

We are seeking a highly technical Senior QA Engineer to lead our quality strategy and automation efforts. This role is designed for a Java expert who can design scalable testing architectures optimize CI/CD pipelines and serve as a technical mentor for the engineering team. You will act as a Quality Advocate within an Agile environment ensuring a Quality by Design approach across the entire software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Architecture:Design build and maintain scalable high-performance automation frameworks forAPI and UItesting usingJava(e.g. RestAssured Selenium Playwright).
• CI/CD Optimization:Drive the integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI or Bitbucket Pipelines). ImplementShift-Leftstrategies and parallel testing to minimize feedback loops.
• Mentorship & Standards:Lead code reviews for test automation define coding standards and provide technical guidance/mentoring to junior and mid-level QA engineers.
• Tooling & Innovation:Proactively research evaluate and implement new tools and technologies (e.g. observability tools containerized testing environments) to improve testing efficiency.
• Non-Functional Oversight:Define the strategy for and oversee the execution of non-functional tests including performance security and scalability.
• Advanced Data Analysis:Use advancedSQLto perform deep data validation and identify complex systemic issues within backend systems.
• Agile Leadership: Act as the primary quality expert within the Scrum team collaborating with Product Owners to refine Acceptance Criteria and ensure testability.

Requirements:

• Java Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Java and proven experience building complex automation frameworks from scratch.
• Automation Expertise:Extensive experience in API testing (REST/gRPC) and Web UI automation.
• DevOps & Infrastructure:Strong understanding of DevOps practices including CI/CD pipeline configuration.
• Version Control:Advanced command ofGit(complex branching strategies rebase and repository management).
• Database Proficiency:Ability to write complex SQL queries (JOINs procedures subqueries) for data-driven testing and analysis.
• Testing Mastery:Expert knowledge of both functional and non-functional testing strategies including advanced exploratory testing and risk-based testing.
• Soft Skills:Proven leadership capabilities strategic thinking and the ability to influence technical decisions across teams.

Nice to have:

• Mobile Testing: Experience in testing complex mobile applications (iOS/Android) and using cloud-based device farms (Sauce Labs BrowserStack or AWS Device Farm).
• Performance Testing:Practical experience with tools likeJMeter or k6.
• Cloud Platforms:Experience testing in cloud-native environments (AWS GCP or Azure).
• Certifications: Industry-recognized certifications (e.g. ISTQB Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer or Technical Test Analyst).

We offer you:

• Contract of employment
• Hybrid work 2 days a week in our/our clients office
• Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
• Benefit package that can be tailored to your personal needs (private medical coverage sport & recreation package lunch subsidy life insurance etc.)
• On-line training and certifications fit for career path
• Access to e-learning platform
• Mindgram - a holistic mental health and wellbeing platform
• Work From Anywhere (WFA) - the temporary option to work remotely outside of Poland for up to 140 days per year (including Italy Spain the UK Germany Portugal and Bulgaria)
• Social events