QA Engineer – Functional & Automation (Healthcare)

TL;DR

QA Engineer – Functional & Automation (Healthcare): Testing and improving cloud-based healthcare products involving backend services, REST APIs, integrations, and end-to-end clinical workflows with an accent on functional testing, automation, and AI-assisted QA. Focus on designing complex test scenarios, validating distributed integrations, improving automation coverage, and identifying risks before release.

Location: Barcelona, Spain; hybrid work with approximately 40% onsite presence and remote work the rest of the time

Company

hirify.global is a global technology consulting company delivering cloud platforms, mobile and web applications, training, and support services for complex industries including healthcare and pharmaceuticals.

What you will do

• Execute QA activities across healthcare software products and validate new features and implementations.
• Translate product requirements and workflows into test scenarios and comprehensive test plans.
• Perform functional, regression, exploratory, integration, backend, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Create, maintain, and improve automated test cases and contribute to automation coverage.
• Validate REST APIs, integrations, data flows, error handling, and release-critical workflows.
• Collaborate with developers, Product Owners, QA engineers, and technical stakeholders to analyse defects and manage quality risks.

Requirements

• Professional experience as a Software QA Engineer working on software products.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test design, regression, exploratory, integration testing, and defect management.
• Experience testing backend services and REST APIs with Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, or similar tools.
• Exposure to test automation and practical experience or strong interest in Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum, GitHub, CI/CD workflows, and cloud environments, ideally AWS with DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, and Secrets Manager.
• Professional English proficiency is required. AI literacy and familiarity with AI-assisted QA tools, agents, or workflows are also expected.

Nice to have

• Experience in healthcare, digital health, medical software, diagnostics, or regulated environments.
• Knowledge of clinical workflows, healthcare data, or enterprise software platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript.
• Experience with frontend testing, end-to-end automation, cloud products, or distributed systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with approximately 40% onsite presence and remote flexibility.
• Every other Friday off to support work-life balance.
• Additional benefits through a seniority program.
• Budget for team gatherings and social activities.
• Training, mentorship, continuous learning, and professional development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work on impactful healthcare technology projects and modern QA automation practices.

Hiring process

• Cultural fit interview with Talent Acquisition.
• Take-home QA technical assessment followed by a technical interview with engineering.
• Client interview may be included depending on the project.