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    Senior QA Test Automation Engineer

    PL_Poland_Virtual, PolandFull-time3–5 yrs experiencePosted 2mo ago
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    Job description

    We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer in Kraków, Poland. This is a Hybrid work position, and individual will be required to report into our Kraków, Office 2-3 days per week.
    As a Senior QA Automation Engineer you will help drive quality across our distributed SaaS ecosystem. You will build and maintain automated test suites, strengthen our CI/CD pipelines, and ensure our systems are robust, scalable, and reliable.
    This is a hands‑on engineering role within a modern, collaborative team focused on continuous improvement, transparency, and delivering high‑impact products.
    What You'll Do:
    Manual & Exploratory Testing

    • Execute manual test cases for UI, API, and end‑to‑end user workflows.
    • Perform exploratory testing to uncover edge cases and user-impacting defects.
    • Document clear, reproducible bug reports and collaborate with developers to resolve issues.
    • Validate business requirements and user acceptance criteria through hands‑on testing.

    Automation Engineering

    • Develop and maintain automated tests for UI, API, microservices, and integration layers.
    • Contribute to scalable, reusable automation frameworks stored in GitHub.
    • Create validations for distributed systems, service‑to‑service interactions, queues, and API contracts.

    Quality Ownership

    • Work closely with developers and product partners to understand story details and test requirements.
    • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable execution.
    • Support exploratory, UAT, and end‑to‑end testing for user‑focused scenarios.

    Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

    • Participate in code reviews, GitHub workflows, and team automation practices.
    • Engage in team learning sessions and internal quality improvement initiatives.
    • Contribute ideas to improve testing approaches and overall product quality.

    What You Bring:
    Core Skills

    • 3–5 years of hands‑on experience in QA automation or test engineering.
    • Familiarity with writing test cases, test plans, and defect documentation.
    • Understanding of functional testing, regression testing, and user‑flow validation
    • Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript for test automation.
    • Understanding of WebdriverIO and/or Playwright.
    • Proven ability to automate UI, API, and integration scenarios.
    • Familiar with BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or similar cloud platforms.

    Tooling & Engineering Basics

    • Familiarity with Git and version control workflows.
    • Basic understanding of REST APIs and modern web technologies (HTML, CSS, DOM).
    • Awareness of CI/CD principles is beneficial.

    Data & Application Knowledge

    • Ability to write and understand basic SQL queries.
    • Good understanding of modern web technologies (HTML, CSS, DOM).

    Ways of Working

    • Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
    • Strong communication skills and a proactive, ownership‑driven mindset.
    • Attention to detail and a passion for delivering quality.
    • Curiosity and adaptability with a desire to continually improve testing skills.

    Nice to Have

    • Exposure to SQL basics.
    • Awareness of performance or accessibility testing concepts.
    • Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) through university or personal projects.
    • Understanding of accessibility testing principles (WCAG 2.1 AA).

    We have great people here and are looking for more. Come join us!

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    Equal Employment Opportunities at First Advantage
    First Advantage is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace and recruitment process that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employment decisions at First Advantage are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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    First Advantage

    First Advantage is a global leader in background screening solutions, providing comprehensive services to help organizations make safer hiring decisions. They offer a wide range of background checks, including criminal records, employment verification, and drug testing.

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