QA Automation Engineer (IJ Platform/ Dev Environments)

TL;DR

QA Automation Engineer (IJ Platform/ Dev Environments): Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scenarios across various operating systems and virtualized environments with an accent on expanding test coverage, reducing test flakiness, and optimizing execution time. Focus on debugging complex test failures, collaborating with development teams on testability, and defining comprehensive quality strategies for the team.

Location: Hybrid in Belgrade (Serbia), Berlin (Germany), Limassol (Cyprus), Munich (Germany), Paphos (Cyprus), Prague (Czech Republic), Warsaw (Poland), or Yerevan (Armenia).

Company

hirify.global is a software development company that creates powerful and effective developer tools.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scenarios (UI, E2E, functional) across various operating systems and environments like Docker and WSL.
• Expand test coverage for new and existing functionality and improve existing automation to reduce test flakiness.
• Debug and troubleshoot test failures, distinguishing product issues from infrastructure issues.
• Monitor test execution results and participate in release quality assessments.
• Collaborate with QA Engineers and developers on testability and quality improvements, including participating in design discussions.
• Define and track quality metrics and improve domain-specific test infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

Requirements

• Proven experience in test automation.
• Solid programming skills in Kotlin or Java and a good understanding of the JVM.
• Experience with test frameworks like JUnit or TestNG.
• Understanding of software testing principles and methodologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (TeamCity or similar) and version control (Git).
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal).

Nice to have

• Experience testing developer tools, IDEs, and desktop applications.
• Experience building automated testing infrastructure and processes.
• Experience in performance testing or manual testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Join the Dev Environments team focused on ensuring quality for WSL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Dev Containers tooling.
• Partner with QA Engineers to drive a culture devoted to quality throughout the development process.
• Work in cross-functional teams and collaborate with other teams.
• Opportunity to work in complex technical scenarios and flex strong investigation skills.
• Hybrid work format in listed European cities.