Senior QA Engineer with Automation

**About the company** A well-established US education-technology company with a global presence, providing digital learning content and platforms to a large user base for over two decades. Distributed, international team working on products used by millions of active users worldwide. **About the role** Senior QA Engineer with Automation needed to join the Engineering team. This is a QA role with a meaningful automation component: the focus is on strong testing fundamentals, solid software design foundations, and identifying where automation adds real value, rather than a pure automation-first approach. The role involves testing complex integrated web applications across both UI and API layers. Initially, most of the work will be manual QA; in the mid term, the expected split is roughly 70/30 automation-to-manual. **Responsibilities** * UI and API testing of complex integrated web applications * Developing and refining test plans * Writing and maintaining automated tests, primarily using Cypress * Close collaboration with developers in an Agile environment * Tracking and managing test cases using JIRA, TestRail, and Qmetry * Identifying areas where manual testing processes can be automated for reliability and maintainability **Requirements** * 4+ years of experience as a Manual QA, at a senior level * Some hands-on experience with QA automation: writing or maintaining automated tests for UI or API scenarios * An automation-oriented mindset: comfort with programming concepts and logical problem-solving * Understanding of HTTP, HTML, AJAX, JSON, REST APIs, and client-server architecture * Basic knowledge of SQL * Strong written and spoken English (interviews are conducted in English) * Ability to freely communicate in Russian or Ukrainian **Nice to Have** * Hands-on experience with Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium * Understanding of CI/CD systems * Experience with Agile methodology * Experience with JIRA, TestRail, and Qmetry * Basic knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu command line) * Basic Git knowledge **Benefits** **Compensation:** Up to $4,500 gross/month **What's Offered** * Stable, long-term position with a well-established American company (many team members have 5+ years of tenure) * Competitive compensation * Friendly and supportive team culture * Good vacation policy **Contract type:** Independent contractor (sole proprietor / IP), incubator arrangements are not accepted. Find [Jobs in Germany](https://www.arbeitnow.com) on Arbeitnow