Senior QA Engineer

Quality Assurance
Remote
November 18, 2024
Full Time

Job Description

We are a venture builder and for over 10 years we have been creating innovative startups that are recognized on the market – they quickly gain customers and investors. We specialize in technologies such as blockchain, big data, and fintech.

Join ICEO and become part of a team that has a real impact on the Fintech market:

  • As a remote-first company, we enable you to work from anywhere in the world, but you can also work in one of our offices in Poland (Cracow) or Estonia (Tallinn),
  • We offer semi-flexible working hours – we would like you to be available between 11 am and 3 pm CET – the rest you set yourself;
  • You will play one of the key roles in the creation of our products in fintech, web3 and cryptocurrency industries.

About the role:

Are you a detail-oriented individual with a knack for spotting even the smallest of errors? Do you have a passion for ensuring that products meet the highest standards of quality and performance? Do you like to automate the tasks related to testing? If so, then we want YOU as our Senior QA Engineer!

The responsibilities of the team will include:

  • Automatic testing (70% of the time);
  • Manual testing (30% of the time);
  • Participation in planning business assumptions;
  • Verification of business assumptions
  • Creating and documenting processes related to testing;
  • Maintenance and development of existing software tests;
  • Participation in daily meetings;
  • Adherence to and implementation of good software testing practices;
  • Cooperation and support of other members of the QA team;
  • Cooperation with development, business and DevOps teams.

Methodology / Tech-stack:

  • Java: JUnit, AssertJ, Lombok, Guice, OkHttp3, Cucumber
  • TypeScript: Playwright
  • Communication: Slack, Google Meet;
  • Work organisation: Jira;
  • Documentation: Confluence;
  • Repository: Bitbucket;
  • Observability: Grafana;
  • Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices, Google Cloud Platform;
  • CI/CD: Bitbucket Pipelines; ArgoCD;
  • Tools: Intellij, Postman, JMeter, Octoperf.

What we expect from you:

  • 5+ years experience in QA positions with a strong focus on test automation and the back-end part of testing;
  • Excellent knowledge and practical experience in Java, including writing automated tests;
  • Experience in testing APIs (experience with REST Assured is a plus);
  • Hands-on experience with the BDD process;
  • Experience working in Agile methodologies;
  • Knowledge of the English language to the extent that allows free communication in speech and writing (minimum B2);
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • Conscientiousness in the implementation of tasks, high level of organization;
  • Proactive, willing to learn and share knowledge;
  • Team player;
  • Experience working in a startup or fast-paced environment is a plus.

Why it’s worth a try – advantages of working at ICEO:

  • Salary PLN 18 000 – 25 000 (EUR 3700 – 5800) net Full-Time Independent Contractor Agreement
  • As part of your B2B contract, you can use up to 38 days per year for paid interruption leave in addition to 14 days per year for paid sick leave,
  • Equipment – you will receive a MacBook/Windows equivalent and all the high-quality accessories and tools you need,
  • Full-time employment,
  • The possibility of adjusting working hours,
  • Work in remote mode or from one of our offices,
  • Access to training platforms,
  • Work in an atmosphere of innovation, in a multidisciplinary team of professionals,
  • Participation in business and integration meetings.

Recruitment Process:

Our recruitment process includes several stages:

CV review We are planning to review all the applications and get back to all candidates within 7 days.

Stage I:

An introductory conversation with recruitment, during which we will tell you about us and the Venture Builder approach, our goals, the team and about completed and ongoing projects. At this stage, we will want to know your current situation in the context of changing jobs, financial expectations and preferred form of employment.

Stage II:

Live coding session with the Lead of QA (and Hiring Manager) Paweł Potwora for about 1.5 hrs (there will be space for some technical conversation and questions, too).

Stage III :

A final interview with the Hiring Manager to tell you more about your daily duties, team, tech-stack and expectations. You can expect a few questions about good practices, and knowledge of specific tools and, of course, time for your questions.

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