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 high-quality software. Autonomy, initiative, and good judgement are essential traits for this position. Your responsibilities will include defining, implementing, and continuously improving a testing strategy, with a focus on automation. 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 Sofia and in London to advocate a test-driven development approach and evangelise the importance of quality.

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, Insomnia, 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
• You’re a seasoned QA professional who can make right judgement calls based on a sound knowledge of the testing pyramid and best practices
• Your experience has covered the breadth of testing, including APIs, microservices, UI, load, performance, security, and perhaps contract testing
• You have previously written performance tests for high-traffic websites and understand their impact on improving SEO
• Your love for engineering and continuous learning is evident in your thorough code reviews and commitment to maintaining high standards
• You have a proactive mindset for driving positive change and inspiring those around you to do the same
• While you bring expertise in a range of technologies, you remain open to expanding your skill set within our organisation

BROWNIE POINTS:

Previous experience with WordPress/PHP testing or development