Senior QA Automation Engineer
Description
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Senior QA Automation Engineer with a strong background in JavaScript/TypeScript to join our dynamic team at BrainRocket. This role is office-based in Valencia, Spain. If you need to be relocated, we take care of the process.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end automated tests in TypeScript, developed and maintained alongside the application code.
- Collaborate closely with developers throughout the feature lifecycle, including design, implementation, and defect resolution.
- Participate in defining test strategies at both feature and system levels.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the automation testing framework.
- Make informed decisions on the appropriate use of mocks, stubs, or real integrations depending on testing goals.
- Ensure automated tests are reliable, maintainable, and suitable for execution in CI/CD pipelines.
- Participate in code reviews for test code and, when appropriate, application code.
- Provide fast, clear, and actionable feedback on quality and defects to the development team.
- Promote a built-in quality mindset and continuous improvement of testing practices across the team.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of experience in test automation within product or platform teams (required).
- Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript / JavaScript (required).
- Experience writing end-to-end tests alongside application code (near-code / monorepo approach) (required).
- Proven experience working in cross-functional teams with close collaboration with Backend, Frontend, and DevOps engineers (required).
- Practical experience with modern E2E testing frameworks (Playwright or equivalent) (required).
- Strong understanding of testing principles and strategies, including the test pyramid, shift-left approach, and contract testing (required).
- Experience with REST API testing, data validation, and system-level testing (required).
- Ability to design and implement mocks, stubs, and other test doubles to ensure stable and isolated tests (required).
- Solid understanding of object-oriented and/or functional programming concepts as applied to test code and frameworks (required).
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar) (required).
- Familiarity with test observability and reporting tools (e.g., Allure, TestOps, CI-based reporting) (required).
- Strong communication skills with the ability to actively participate in technical discussions and challenge requirements constructively (required).
- English proficiency at an Intermediate level or higher, both written and spoken (required).
- Experience writing and maintaining integration tests (service-to-service, contract-based testing) (nice-to-have).
- Experience contributing to the design and evolution of test automation frameworks (nice-to-have).
- Practical knowledge of Docker and test environment configuration (nice-to-have).
- Experience testing GraphQL APIs (nice-to-have).
- Experience with distributed systems or high-load platforms (nice-to-have).
- Experience in non-functional testing, including performance, reliability, and resilience testing (nice-to-have).
Benefits
- Learning and development opportunities and interesting challenging tasks.
- Official employment following the laws of Spain/EU, registration of family members.
- Relocation package (tickets, staying in a hotel for 2 weeks).
- Opportunity to develop language skills and partial compensation for the cost of language classes.
- Birthday celebration present.
- Time for proper rest and 23 working days of Annual Vacation.
About BrainRocket
BrainRocket is a software development and design company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. It builds end-to-end technology products across industries including iGaming, fintech and marketing, covering platform development, payments, CRM, data and AI. The company employs more than 1,300 people, with additional offices in Malta, Poland, Portugal and Serbia, and has delivered over 100 products across 20 markets. BrainRocket positions itself as a full-cycle technology partner engineering software built for scale and performance.
