About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Developer in Test who sees quality as a shared responsibility—not a checkpoint at the end of delivery. This role goes well beyond executing test cases or logging defects. You’ll operate as a technical leader in quality, shaping how we design, build, test, and ship software.

You’ll be embedded in an Agile, DevOps-driven environment where automation, fast feedback, and engineering excellence are non-negotiable. Your mandate is simple but demanding: raise the reliability, predictability, and confidence of our software at scale.

You’ll challenge assumptions, influence architecture, and help the team push testing as far down the pyramid as possible—while still knowing when hands-on exploratory testing is the smartest move.

What You’ll Do

Engineering Quality at the Core

Design, build, and evolve test automation frameworks from the ground up across UI, integration, end-to-end, and performance layers
Write atomic, fast, and maintainable automated tests that provide meaningful signal—not noise
Embed testing into the development lifecycle, ensuring quality is built in, not bolted on
Ensure integration, regression, and end-to-end test suites run reliably and continuously

DevOps & CI/CD Enablement

Keep the CI/CD pipeline green by ensuring the right testing tools, coverage, and practices are in place
Integrate automated tests seamlessly into pipelines using modern CI/CD tooling
Mock services and dependencies to remove bottlenecks and enable faster feedback loops
Incorporate security and non-functional testing alongside functional validation

Agile Partnership & Influence

Actively participate in the Three Amigos process, shaping acceptance criteria and ensuring testability from day one
Support Product Owners by clarifying functional and non-functional requirements
Translate acceptance criteria into meaningful automated tests that teams trust
Advocate for pragmatic testing strategies aligned with business risk

Enablement & Continuous Improvement

Coach engineers and testers on automation-first thinking and good testing practices
Share insights from industry trends, tools, and evolving testing methodologies
Promote a culture of metrics, observability, and data-driven improvement
Collaborate closely with Operations to reinforce a strong DevOps culture

What We Consider Non-Negotiable

Proven experience building test automation frameworks from scratch (UI, integration, E2E, performance)
Strong hands-on background in integration and end-to-end testing
Experience with UI automation tools such as Cypress, Selenium, or Playwright
Solid software engineering foundation in one or more of: Java, .NET, Go, C#, PHP, Node.js, JavaScript, or Python
Practical experience with manual testing, including positive and negative paths
Deep understanding of Agile practices and how QA adds value within them
Experience working in a DevOps-oriented, cloud-native environment
Hands-on expertise in testing REST APIs and webhooks using tools like Postman, Swagger, Rest Assured, or similar
Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling (Git, Jenkins, Maven, Terraform, Ansible, Cucumber, or equivalents)
Comfortable operating across distributed teams and time zones
Strong communicator who can influence without authority and educate without friction

Nice to Have

Testing in Docker and Kubernetes environments
Performance testing experience with JMeter or similar tools
Exposure to AWS, ELK stack, and observability tooling
Experience with BDD and Gherkin
Security testing, accessibility testing, or TDD support
Event-driven or streaming architecture testing
Mobile automation using Appium or similar frameworks
Contribution to open-source projects

What This Role Is Not

This is not a checkbox QA role.
It’s not about guarding quality from the sidelines or policing releases after the fact.

If you’re energized by ownership, influence, and building systems that scale quality across teams, you’ll thrive here. If you prefer rigid boundaries, narrow scopes, or purely manual execution, this won’t be the right environment.

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