Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (mfd)

The position is an expert role with a strong focus on the active hands-on execution and ownership of quality assurance activities across multiple product and solution components. Beyond executing testing the role is expected to proactively drive QA initiatives continuously strengthen our overall QA methodology and champion improvements where needed.

About the Role
The Quality Engineer will take the lead in defining expected product behavior designing and maintaining test scenarios identifying deviations and driving their resolution in close collaboration with development teams. As we already have one Quality Engineer primarily focused on the frontend this role will complement and expand our QA capabilities ideally by taking ownership of quality topics across both frontend and backend components.

Tasks

• Proactively drive QA topics across the organization ensuring quality considerations are embedded early in requirements definition architecture discussions and design decisions
• Take ownership of quality governance defining and refining QA methodologies standards and best practices across frontend backend and data components
• Collaborate closely with development teams to define expected product behavior clarify acceptance criteria and ensure testability in new and existing features
• Lead cross-functional discussions to align on quality risks mitigation strategies and release readiness
• Build maintain and optimize tests datasets and tooling needed for reliable and scalable QA execution
• Mentor and guide other team members by promoting quality awareness sharing testing expertise and supporting the growth of QA capabilities
• Take initiative in identifying gaps in current QA coverage proposing and implementing solutions that improve overall product robustness
• Support developers by evaluating and adopting new QA tools frameworks and technologies to increase efficiency and quality
• Drive the maintenance of quality metrics and reporting providing clear visibility into product quality status and trends
• Ensure that backend services and data pipelines follow robust validation and monitoring practices
• Act as a key contributor to release management validating readiness coordinating defect triage and influencing go/no-go decisions

Requirements

• Strong understanding of software development principles including design patterns code quality and code review processes.
• Good understanding of both frontend (e.g. React NodeJS) backend-related (e.g. databases SQL)
• Experience with software quality assurance and test automation tools for the above areas (e.g. Xray Selenium Cypress Playwright Postman k6 Grafana SonarQube or comparable)
• Capability to build up a structured software test pyramid approach (unit integration and E2E tests) with respective quality gates
• Ability to perform QA work hands-on e.g. write custom scripts to test APIs databases and specific components
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g. GitLab CI)
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies including Agile and Scrum.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of data analytics tools (e.g. Power BI) for test result visualization and tracking
• Knowledge of data science and machine learning
• Knowldge of big data pipeline technologies (e.g. Trino Flink Apache Kafka)
• Knowledge of big data and IoT applications in the context of heavy machines
• Knowledge of hardware (related in particular to data logging and edge computing) and related embedded software

Benefits

• Our culture is diverse and inclusive. We are one team with many voices.
• Agile performance: You actively participate in setting your challenges and goals via objectives and key results. Your lead continuously provides feedback and coaches you in dedicated sessions.
• 1200 training budget for training courses of your choice such as conferences (national or abroad) online learning platforms etc.
• We believe in trust. You know how you operate at your best. Free choice of hardware and operating system and flexible working hours and unlimited vacation policy are some ways how we will support you.
• We want your life to be hassle-free. Thats why you will find free food & drinks in our kitchen.
• We have a fully-equipped in-house gym on the office premises available 24/7.
• Bring your whole self to work and find a community. Whatever your passion you will likely find like-minded people at talpasolutions.
• It is as a team that we operate at our best. We offer regular happiness activities that bring all of us together.
• We are a diverse team and want to grow as such. If you are looking to relocate to Germany to join us we are happy to share our knowledge and help you through the relocation process.

TALPA is a value-driven organization and we are excited about what we do. Exploration Collaboration Empowerment Accountability and Empathy - these are our values. If they are your guiding compass you will fit right in!

Key Skills
Continuous Integration,APIs,Jenkins,Test Cases,Performance Testing,Quality Assurance,Agile,Jira,Software Testing,Java,Test Automation,Selenium
Employment Type : Employee
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1