Senior QA Engineer

Over the past few months, we've undergone a transformation in our QA approach, we are moving to a model that empowers our development teams with the QA responsibility with the aim to enhance accountability and expedite our release cycles.

Our operational model revolves around cross-functional teams, each tasked with delivering a specific aspect of our business vertically. As a Senior QA Engineer, your primary focus will be ensuring that these teams uphold high software quality standards, ensure thorough testing of new features, and adhere to release procedures before deployment.

You'll collaborate closely with our European teams (currently five) to develop test strategies, pinpoint potential edge cases, and establish robust test frameworks. Additionally, you'll collaborate with our QA manager based in Australia to ensure alignment between the two regions, fortifying our platform's resilience.

Responsibilities for QA Engineer

• Makes well-thought-out decisions on complex or ambiguous software test issues and determines when software is ready for release, from a testing perspective
• Develops a functional test automation strategy that delivers substantial ROI and measurable increases in QA efficiency
• Continuously streamlines and improves the testing life cycle to ensure test planning, execution, and reporting are effective, agile, and coordinated base
• Clearly communicates QA results, concerns, and project status to management and stakeholders in a timely manner
• Strong sense of ownership of open project issues particularly with regard to quality and the requisite tenacity to see issues through to closure
• Makes practical tradeoffs between time, resources and testing levels
• Collaborate with developers and product management to achieve project goals
  Implement automated test harnesses for feature level test automation of APIs and web services

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Must have:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a similar position.
• 5+ years of professional experience in JavaScript.
• 3+ years of professional experience with Puppeteer (or a similar tooling).
• Experience in testing and quality assurance using different tools.
• Ability to maintain reports and technical documentation.
• Ability to automate processes.

Nice to have 

• You’ve previously worked in a startup/scaleup environment
• Knowledge of BrowserStack

Soft skills

• Data-driven and organised, you like things to run like a machine 
• You have excellent communication skills (verbal and written): you are able to break down complex topics into simple solutions and ideas
• You are curious and always looking to explore the edges of a product or problem 
• You’re a self-starter, autonomous & proactive: we’re looking for someone who will go and get things done, not wait for instructions 

Why you should join Scalapay:

• Attractive packages based on skills and experience - the salary band we have for this position is 55'000€-60'000€ (Gross Annual Base)
• International environment with significant challenges to be met every day
• Lots of opportunities to work with a team of industry tech leaders who are focused on delivering products that offer exceptional user experiences
• Personalised support to accelerate your professional growth and take ownership of the products you deliver: we want to help you grow!
• Latest technologies and being encouraged to bring your flair to the role.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

1. A quick chat with Gaia, our Head of Talent
2. A first interview with Luca and Peter (our QA manager) to deep dive into your experiences to better understand your motivation
3. A case study that will be debriefed with Antonio and some colleagues from the tech team to test your hard skills
4. A final chat with Simone, our CEO, to see if you’ll fit into our culture