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# QA Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Agileengine
- **Location:** Madrid, Spain
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Amazon DynamoDB, Middleware, Github, Apache JMeter, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, Message Oriented Middleware, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Test Case, Strategies of Testing, TypeScript, Web Services, Scripting, Performance Testing, Postman, GitHub Copilot, Gatling, Integration Tests, Integration Frameworks, Functional Programming, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Serverless Computing, Microservices
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://es.trabajo.org/oferta-9000-40e89e891e6a65a80aefab73f210beb9

## About the Role

validation, and failure mode analysis; - Track and report quality metrics, maintain documentation, and contribute to incident post-mortems. MUST HAVES - 4+ years of quality engineering or software engineering experience focused on backend API testing; - Experience designing automated test suites for REST APIs in distributed or microservices environments; - Hands-on experience with performance and load testing; - Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Python; - Working knowledge of AWS serverless services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS); - Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions); - Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, or equivalent); - Familiarity with contract testing approaches and consumer-driven contracts; - Strong analytical and root-cause analysis skills, including distinguishing flaky tests from real defects; - Experience validating asynchronous systems; - Strong
scripting skills; - Clear communication and ability to translate test findings into engineering priorities; - Collaborative approach to working within engineering sprints; - Upper-intermediate English level. NICE TO HAVES - Experience with k6, Gatling, JMeter, or similar performance testing tools; - Postman/Newman experience; - Familiarity with Pact or other contract testing tools; - Cognito authentication testing experience; - Delivery and payment integration testing experience

## Description

a core part of daily quality engineering work. WHAT YOU WILL DO - Build automated test frameworks for serverless applications; - Validate event-driven workflows and asynchronous messaging; - Execute performance and load testing; - Validate resiliency and failure scenarios; - Design, build, and maintain automated test suites covering functional, integration, and contract testing for middleware APIs and services ensuring correct behavior in isolation and across dependencies; - Leverage AI-assisted tools for test case generation, synthetic data creation, failure analysis, and coverage documentation; - Own performance and reliability validation including load, stress, spike, and soak testing, establishing baselines and identifying bottlenecks; - Partner with engineers throughout the development cycle to align on test strategy, acceptance criteria, and CI/CD integration via Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions; - Validate third-party integrations through contract testing, sandbox/staging


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