Senior Quality Assurance Engineer @JobCloud
Are you ready to join a Swiss-based subsidiary - TX Services - in Porto? Then apply today! We are excited to get to know you!
Are you a passionate quality assurance engineer eager to take on a new challenge that has the potential to revolutionize the European Job Ads Market? Then keep reading!
We are JobCloud, Switzerland nº 1 brand and experts in the job ads market, and we seek your expertise, ideas, and human skills to build our brand new software while cultivating our dearest value “Love what you do.” in our newly established TX Services company in Porto, Portugal.
A decade ago JobCloud conceived a concept ahead of its time - a product designed to efficiently manage and optimize the usage of the customer’s hiring budget while identifying the optimal channels to maximize the visibility of job ads (AI/ML are key to optimizing this process) and effectively reach the target public (potential employees).
Today our mission is to revolutionize the industry standard shifting away from the current job ads paradigm of Pay per Duration toward Pay per Performance. What was once merely a concept is now on the cusp of becoming a reality!
What do we need from you?
You bring strong technical expertise, curiosity, and a passion for quality. You’re someone who understands the entire software development lifecycle and knows where and how QA(E) practices make the biggest impact.
As a Senior QA Engineer, you’ll be a key part of our agile team, ensuring our products meet the highest quality standards through both automation and manual testing. You’ll help shape and maintain our QA practices, support your teammates in creating an effective day-to-day workflow, and actively contribute to decision-making around quality goals.
What you will be doing
Designing and executing test cases for complex features, covering both happy paths and edge cases.
Employing automation concepts and leveraging existing automation setups for efficient test execution and reporting.
Identifying and resolving bugs in close collaboration with developers and product managers.
Maintaining and enhancing testing documentation to guide future efforts and strengthen the team’s knowledge base.
Mentoring and sharing knowledge with less experienced QA(E) team members to promote a culture of continuous learning.
Actively participating in planning and decision-making processes to align with the team's objectives and define quality goals.
Continuously assessing and proposing improvements to QA(E) processes and practices.
Managing 3rd-level support requests, collaborating across teams and departments to resolve issues efficiently.
Assessing the severity of support requests and determining the appropriate ownership for resolution.
Outcome
- Execute test plans with a focus on automation and some manual testing to ensure product quality.
- Work effectively within an agile team to maintain and improve quality processes and practices.
- Supporting your team (cross functional) in implementing an effective day-to-day working life.
What we are looking for
A deep understanding of web technologies.
Solid experience in a programming language relevant to automated testing (e.g., JavaScript, Python).
Familiarity with QA(E) tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Postman, or similar.
Understanding of QA(E) best practices like BDD, ATDD, Exploratory Testing, Shift-Left Testing, and Page Object Models.
Experience with bug tracking and CI tools (e.g., Sentry, Grafana, CircleCI, Jenkins).
Understanding of performance testing and related metrics for web applications.
Prior experience with security testing and knowledge of the OWASP Top 10.
Strong cross-team communication skills for collaborative problem-solving.
Experience evaluating complex issues, prioritizing, and coordinating tasks.
Practical understanding of the software development cycle, emphasizing QA(E) practices.
Proficiency in Jira for issue tracking, test management, and collaboration.
Experience in third-line (Level 3) support and client issue troubleshooting.
Our tech stack
Java (Spring Framework), Scala, Python, Angular (v11, Material UI), Docker, GitHub, Jenkins, EKS, ECR, Keel, Terraform, WAF, RDS, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Cloudwatch, k8s, EC2, MongoDB, Snowflake, Kafka, REST, Lamda / Serverless, Single Store, Athena, S3, ELK, Row and Column Stores / Databases, EMR, Microservices
What we offer
Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible work arrangement (full remote or hybrid)
25 days of annual vacation leave plus 10 days of fully paid sick leave
Fringes benefits: meal allowance, work-from-home allowance, gym allowance, private health insurance plan for yourself and 2 children
1 day per month to tackle challenges inside the project, or test new ideas
Tech training and human skills training and, budget for conferences
Opportunity to travel and collaborate in our various office locations for workshops or team-building events
A dynamic work environment that highly fosters a sense of fun while maintaining a productive atmosphere
A competitive salary, [€50 000 - €74 000]
Our Hiring Process
- Presentation of the project and company ~ 30 mins
- Assignment ~ 50 mins (On your best time fit)
- Conversation with managers ~ 1 hour
- Get to know each other
- Tech conversation
- Career challenges
- Get to know better the project
- Technical interview ~1h-1.5 hour
- Meet the team you will be working with ~ 1 hour
About the company
As Switzerland’s leading digital hub, with almost 80% of all Swiss consumer internet traffic passing across our websites and apps, we provide our media and platforms with enabling technology solutions, to drive their businesses. We stand for interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and dynamic development.
We are on the move – and want to keep moving. We are farsighted. We are proactive. We are courageous. We are TX.
JobCloud is part of TX-Group and the leading digital company for the Swiss employment market, best known for the job portals jobs.ch and jobup.ch that connect thousands of candidates with the right job every day. Our team of 300+ employees at JobCloud is devoted to a common mission, finding the right job for the right person. Working from Zurich, Geneva, Vienna, Belgrade and Porto, every team member brings their unique expertise, culture, and vision to our team daily.
Seize this unique opportunity to enhance both the employer's and employee's experience in their pursuit of new career aspirations!
There are simply moments in your career when it's essential to embrace a new culture and broaden your horizons.
Come and check us out!
- Department
- Technology
- Locations
- Porto, Portugal
- Remote status
- Hybrid
Porto, Portugal
Why choose us?
Teams working on TX Services projects are involved in all aspects of the product lifecycle, from initial inception to design, development, and delivery. We regard everyone as equal partners in a product's success, with a role to play in all parts of the process.