PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• We are looking for a talented and passionate Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our team based in Sofia, Bulgaria. You’ll be an important part of a team delivering quality software. This is a role requiring you to show autonomy, initiative, and good judgement. You will help define, implement, and continuously improve a testing strategy, aiming to automate as much as possible
• You’ll work in an agile environment with product teams and business analysts to ensure that tickets are clearly understood and are testable
• You’ll collaborate with your peers across QA, engineering, and other disciplines both in London and in Sofia to advocate a test-driven development approach and evangelise the importance of quality

You’ll find these skills useful in this role:

• A solid understanding of testing methodologies, principles, and tools
• A collaborative and engaging approach to team-driven outcomes
• A willingness to broaden your knowledge of testing by learning new skills, tools, and approaches

YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO SOMETHING BIG:

• You're a seasoned QA professional who can make right judgement calls based on a sound knowledge of the testing pyramid and best practices. You are eager to automate more than you do at your current role
• Your experience has covered the breadth of testing, including APIs, microservices, UI, load, performance, security, and perhaps contract testing. You don't like manual testing and want to automate more
• You have previously written performance tests for high-traffic websites and understand their impact on improving SEO
• You love engineering and constantly want to learn more. You do thorough code reviews to be sure what we produce is of a very high standard
• You dislike manual tests and veer away from them
• You have a continuous improvement mindset and are proactive in driving positive change, inspiring those around you todo the same
• You are experienced in a range of technologies but are still open to learning everything we have to offer, expanding your skillset with us

OUR IDEAL TEAMMATE HAS/IS:

• Conduct thorough testing on software applications to identify and report defects, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines such as CircleCI and willingness to learn new tools
• Ability to read and write JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience in using automation frameworks such as Cypress, Selenium, Appium
• Experience in using tools such as CharlesProxy, Postman, Flutter, or others
• Confident and able to build rapport easily over distance, quickly
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to think creatively and bring new ideas to the table, with a willingness to learn and adapt
• Passionate about software testing and quality assurance, with strong attention to detail