QA Automation Engineer

Join a collaborative, learning-first tech hub within DKB where autonomy, continuous improvement, and shared ownership are at the core of how we work.

As a Senior QA Engineer, you’ll take a leading role in shaping the quality strategy within your team and contribute to improving testing practices across the engineering organization. You will act as a trusted quality partner for developers, product stakeholders, and fellow engineers, helping teams make informed decisions about quality, risk, and release readiness.

Beyond implementing tests, you’ll help define how we approach quality throughout the software development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture to Continuous Delivery. You’ll drive scalable automation practices, challenge existing approaches when needed, mentor others on testing topics, and help create an engineering culture where quality is a shared responsibility., * Own and continuously improve the team’s testing approach, becoming the go-to person for testing topics in an agile environment.

• Ensure test readiness across infrastructure, environments, and test data to enable smooth and reliable execution.
• Design, implement, and expand automated test coverage, with a strong focus on backend systems and APIs.
• Collaborate closely with developers and product stakeholders to identify risks, clarify requirements, and prevent defects early in the development lifecycle.
• Analyze test failures and defects, support root-cause analysis, and identify recurring quality issues and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Share regular testing insights, results, and quality metrics with stakeholders, supporting informed release decisions.
• Contribute to Continuous Testing and Continuous Delivery practices, helping the team improve quality while maintaining delivery speed., From Morning Daily to Afterwork Drink, team spirit is essential to us. The heart of our togetherness is that we truly are connected with each other: We not only share fun & laughter, but also honest opinions - because that’s how we grow: We exchange ideas, give support in our personal development, and celebrate success together! Besides our great community, we also offer numerous other benefits…

• Experience in software quality assurance and test automation, with a strong understanding of software testing principles, test design techniques, and risk-based testing.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks, backend testing, and API validation, including different testing levels and approaches such as integration, contract, component, and end-to-end testing.
• Programming experience with Java, Kotlin, or comparable technologies, with an interest in continuously improving testing practices and automation coverage, as well as an openness to learning and developing skills in mobile QA.
• Familiarity with SQL and database validation, as well as test environments, test data management, mocking, and service virtualization.
• A collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to communicate effectively in cross-functional environments.
• Fluency in English.