Junior Developer in Test (Romania: remote)
About Genesis Digital
Genesis Digital is the powerhouse behind the ultimate marketing and sales automation platform, empowering a wide range of users – from individual entrepreneurs and creators to global businesses – to streamline their operations and achieve remarkable growth. We are passionate about innovation, building robust and scalable solutions, and fostering a collaborative environment where talented individuals can thrive.
Join our dynamic team and help shape the future of sales and marketing technology!
Role Overview
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Junior Developer in Test to join our engineering team. In this role, you will learn from seasoned engineers and contribute to ensuring the quality, reliability, and scalability of our cutting-edge marketing and sales automation platform. You will write automated tests, identify software bugs, and collaborate closely with developers and product managers to champion quality from day one.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring SDET to grow their full-stack automation skills in a fully remote, supportive environment with a clear path for professional development.
Key Responsibilities
- Write & Maintain Code: Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented automated test scripts for front-end (UI) and back-end (API) components using JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP, or Python.
- Execute Test Strategies: Execute existing automated test suites, analyze results, and help expand test coverage across the application layers.
- Defect Tracking: Identify, log, and track software defects, working closely with developers to ensure timely resolutions.
- Exploratory Testing: Perform manual and exploratory testing to uncover edge-case issues not easily caught by automation.
- CI/CD Integration: Learn to integrate and monitor automated tests within our CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
- Team Collaboration: Participate proactively in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, team discussions, and code reviews to understand requirements and testability.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Experience: 0–2 years of experience in software testing, QA automation, or software development (open to talented recent graduates or bootcamp alumni).
- Programming Basics: Solid foundational coding skills in at least one relevant language (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP, Python).
- Automation Exposure: Basic understanding or academic/project experience with automated testing tools for UI (e.g., Cypress, Playwright) or APIs (e.g., Postman, Pytest).
- Core QA Knowledge: Good understanding of software QA methodologies, the software development lifecycle (SDLC), and Agile practices.
- Version Control: Basic proficiency with Git and version control workflows.
- Soft Skills: Strong analytical thinking, keen attention to detail, a passion for learning, and excellent English communication skills.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical/bootcamp experience.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills (Nice to Have)
- Familiarity with relational databases and writing basic SQL queries.
- Basic understanding of containerization tools like Docker.
- Familiarity with Cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP).
- Exposure to performance or security testing concepts.
What We Offer
- Mentorship & Growth: Structured guidance from Senior Developers in Test to accelerate your career.
- The opportunity to work on a leading global marketing and sales automation platform.
- A collaborative, innovative, and deeply supportive team culture.
- A fully remote working environment, offering flexibility and work-life balance.
- Compensation: our salary ranges are benchmarked against similar technical roles in our industry. Final compensation is determined based on experience, technical depth, skillset, and internal equity, as part of a broader total compensation package and growth opportunities at GD.
How to Apply
If you are an aspiring quality advocate with a passion for coding and automated testing, we want to hear from you! Please submit your resume and a link to your GitHub portfolio (if available) via this careers page.
Skills Required
- 0-2 years of experience in software testing, QA automation, or software development
- Solid foundational coding skills in at least one relevant language (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP, Python)
- Basic understanding or academic/project experience with automated testing tools for UI or APIs
- Good understanding of software QA methodologies and Agile practices
- Basic proficiency with Git and version control workflows
- Strong analytical thinking, keen attention to detail, and excellent English communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical/bootcamp experience
What We Do
Genesis Digital empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners to achieve financial freedom with affordable and easy-to-use marketing and sales automation software, and a world-class customer experience. Our industry-leading product Kartra combines Customer, Email, Video and Shopping Cart management into one suite, so finally you have the platform to: Publish your Pages Build your Campaigns Host your video Manage your shopping cart Administrate your affiliates Coordinate your Customers Much, Much more!
