QA Automation Engineer (IJ Platform / Remote Development)

TL;DR

QA Automation Engineer (Remote Development): Designing and implementing automated testing scenarios across multiple platforms for developer tools with an accent on expanding test coverage, monitoring execution, and debugging failures. Focus on optimizing test execution time, improving automation stability, and defining quality metrics for critical products.

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

Company

hirify.global builds strong, effective developer tools that give developers the freedom to grow, discover, and create, used by over eight million dynamic developers worldwide.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests (UI, E2E, functional, and integration) across Linux, Windows, macOS, Docker, and WSL.
• Expand test coverage for new and existing functionality and monitor execution results.
• Debug and troubleshoot test failures, distinguishing product issues from infrastructure problems.
• Improve test automation stability, contribute to frameworks, and optimize execution time.
• Report and verify bugs, participate in release quality assessments, and collaborate on testability.
• Define and track quality metrics, identify coverage gaps, and improve CI/CD pipelines.

Requirements

• Proven experience in test automation.
• Solid programming skills in Kotlin or Java and a good understanding of JVM.
• Experience with test frameworks like JUnit or TestNG.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (TeamCity or similar) and Git.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Ability to isolate root causes and distinguish product bugs from environment issues.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Work on remote development functionality for hirify.global products, reimagining how developers work.
• Join a team focused on ensuring product quality for software engineers around the world.
• Collaborate with QA Engineers and developers on testability and quality improvements.
• Share knowledge about automation best practices with other team members.
• Work with the tooling team to adopt new frameworks and practices.
• Comfort with giving and receiving constructive feedback, working both in a team and independently.