QA Automation Engineer

About adhese

adhese builds smart adtech solutions for a cookieless future from its offices in Ghent (Belgium) and Wroclaw (Poland). The adhese platform enables media owners to monetize their media inventory and first-party data, and facilitates advertisers to reach their audiences efficiently in a simple way.

The company is growing steadily and is seeking to strengthen its Wroclaw team with several experienced software engineers with independent status (B2B).

Summary

As a QA Automation Engineer you are part of our Technology organisation and ensure the quality and reliability of our cutting-edge AdTech platform through meticulous testing.

You will be part of an self steering team where your primary responsibilities include executing manual and automated tests, conducting regression testing, performing ad-hoc testing to identify and report unexpected issues.

Responsibilities

• Manual testing: conduct exploratory testing in order to provide reliable estimates of the current state of the software and new features.

• Defect Reporting and test documentation: document, track, and communicate issues, providing detailed information for developers to facilitate quick resolution. Document performed tests as valuable references.

• Domain Driven Testing: together with Product Owners and Developers you help them in describing the (technical) requirements & acceptance criteria of the features that create value. This information drives your testing.

• Regression Testing: conduct scripted regression tests to validate that new features and enhancements do not adversely affect existing functionalities.

• Test Automation: design, implement and maintain scripted and contract tests using good coding practices.

• Performance Testing: conduct performance testing to ensure the platform can handle sufficient loads and meet performance requirements.

• Continuous Improvement: actively participate in process improvement initiatives, incorporating the latest testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.

• Agility: follow agile and lean ways of working with focus on continuous improvement and effective change facilitation, closely aligned with your team and stakeholders. Our key values: Alignment, Transparency, Respect, and Relentless Improvement.

• Senior professional experience as a QA Automation Engineer in the software industry.

• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, tools and processes.

• Proficiency in test automation frameworks and scripting languages, Playwright, Postman, Jmeter, Zephyr (Jira), Git.

• Familiar with software development and quality assurance processes and best practices.

• Experience in testing of APIs including security & authentication/authorization mechanisms.

• Familiar working according to Agile/Scrum principles, and believe in the strength of working according to Agile Manifesto.

• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Solid communication skills in English.

• Capable and motivated to maintain comprehensive documentation.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

• Willing to work from our offices (hybrid) two full days per week.

Our offer

• Join a fast-moving and growing international business.

• Have significant impact, with ample room for initiative.

• Be part of an experienced team that blends hard work with fun.

• Balance life and work with flexible hours and structural remote work.

• Count on an open-ended, full-time B2B contract, with a competitive day rate in line with your seniority.