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Our client is a leading digital healthcare and telemedicine company in Germany, which enables patients to receive medical advice and, at the doctor’s discretion, prescriptions and sick notes directly through the app.
We are looking for an experienced QA Engineer to take ownership of test planning and quality assurance across native iOS and Android applications, as well as web applications. You will combine manual and automated testing, contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, and help drive the adoption of AI tools within QA workflows as part of an AI-first development environment.
Responsabilities:
- Own and coordinate test planning and test management across iOS, Android, and web applications.
- Design, structure, document, and maintain test cases and test plans in Xray.
- Perform hands-on manual testing where required.
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve test automation.
- Identify opportunities to increase test coverage and improve overall product quality.
- Explore and promote the use of AI tools within QA and testing workflows.
- Collaborate closely with developers and other stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.
- Participate actively in an Agile development environment.
- Support defect identification, investigation, tracking, and resolution.
Requirements
- Proven hands-on experience as a QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer.
- Strong experience testing native mobile applications on both iOS and Android.
- Experience testing web applications.
- Practical experience with test automation.
- Experience with Xray or a comparable test management tool.
- Experience using or applying AI tools within QA/testing processes.
- Experience working closely with software development teams in an Agile environment.
- Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Sentry, and Datadog.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in English.
- German language skills are a plus, but not required.
Benefits
- Employment Contract.
- Health Insurance.
- Meal Card.
- Remote - Must be based in Portugal.
Skills Required
- Proven hands-on experience as a QA Engineer or Test Automation Engineer
- Strong experience testing native iOS and Android applications
- Experience testing web applications
- Practical experience with test automation
- Experience with Xray or a comparable test management tool
- Experience using or applying AI tools within QA or testing processes
- Experience working closely with software development teams in an Agile environment
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Sentry, and Datadog
- Strong English communication and collaboration skills
- German language skills
- Must be based in Portugal
What We Do
Alongside | Build Great Products with Great Teams Alongside helps VC-backed start-ups, scale-ups and digital-first enterprises accelerate their roadmaps by assembling elite, time-zone-aligned teams of software engineers, product managers and UX/UI designers, often in under 14 days. Our Porto HQ sits in Europe’s fastest-growing tech hub and taps a vetted global talent pool that lets you ship faster, reduce burn and stay laser-focused on product-market fit. Why high-growth companies choose Alongside • Top 1 % practitioners: rigorously screened full-stack, mobile, blockchain & AI/ML engineers, plus senior designers and product leaders.  • Flexible engagement models: scale a single specialist, an entire squad, or an autonomous build-and-ship pod. • End-to-end ownership: discovery → design → development → launch, with weekly velocity reports and transparent KPIs. • Cost-efficient remote talent: New York, Porto, Pune & Hanoi offices give you round-the-clock progress without Silicon-Valley price tags.  • Proven track record: core Alongside team took Arkive, the world’s first decentralised museum, from idea to funded product. We helped Circuit Security to secure 4.5M in funding and many other startups.
