About Invenda
Invenda Group AG is an international technology company transforming automated retail through intelligent software and hardware solutions. With teams across Switzerland, US, Germany, Serbia, and Hong Kong, we are growing fast and continuously improving our internal operations. To strengthen our engineering team, we are looking for a Senior Automation QA Engineer (7–15+ years) to join our engineering organization and take ownership of automation-first quality assurance across frontend, backend, API, performance, and data layers.
This role is critical for ensuring production-grade reliability, scalability, and observability of Invenda’s platforms.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Automation & Quality Delivery
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Cypress and Selenium
- Build and own end-to-end, integration, and regression test suites across complex distributed systems
- Ensure consistent test coverage aligned with product risk, architecture, and release velocity
- Drive automation standards, best practices, and long-term maintainability
API & Backend Testing
- Design and execute REST API tests using Postman and automation extensions
- Validate API contracts, authentication, authorization, and data consistency
- Test asynchronous and event-driven workflows built on Azure Functions and AMQP messaging
Performance & Stress Testing
- Plan, implement, and execute load, stress, and endurance testing using JMeter or equivalent tools
- Identify performance bottlenecks and scalability risks
- Collaborate with Backend and Platform teams on performance tuning and capacity planning
Monitoring, Analysis & Observability
- Integrate test execution and results with SonarQube to track quality gates and coverage
- Use Datadog to analyze runtime metrics, error patterns, latency, and system health
- Correlate automated test results with production monitoring to drive proactive quality improvements
Frontend Testing
- Automate UI and workflow testing for Angular and Electron applications
- Validate user journeys, cross-platform behavior, and release stability
- Reduce flaky tests and ensure CI/CD-friendly automation
Data Validation & Quality
- Validate data flows and persistence across MongoDB, SQL databases, and Databricks
- Test data correctness, transformations, and integrity across pipelines
- Support QA for analytics, reporting, and data-driven features
Technical Leadership
- Act as a senior quality authority within the engineering organization
- Define QA automation standards, testing strategies, and tooling guidelines
- Review test designs and automation code for quality, scalability, and maintainability
- Contribute to architectural discussions with a strong quality and risk perspective
Collaboration & Strategy
- Work closely with Product, Frontend, Backend, Data, and DevOps teams
- Translate business and technical requirements into effective test strategies
- Identify systemic quality risks and propose automation-driven solutions
- Communicate quality status, risks, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders
Personal & Professional Skills
- Excellent communication skills; full working proficiency in English
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive initiatives end-to-end
- Proactive, structured, and detail-oriented
- Comfortable challenging assumptions and raising quality concerns early
- Mentor and support junior and mid-level QA engineers
CORE TECHNICAL SKILLS
Automation & Testing
- Cypress
- Selenium
- Postman (REST API testing)
- JMeter or equivalent performance testing tools
Monitoring & Analysis
- SonarQube
- Datadog
Technology Stack Under Test
- Frontend: Angular, Electron
- Backend: .NET, Azure Functions, AMQP
- Data: MongoDB, SQL, Databricks
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps-driven quality practices
- Exposure to IoT, distributed systems, or high-availability platforms
- Experience testing data-heavy or analytics-driven systems
WHY JOIN INVENDA
- Work on production-scale, real-world systems used globally
- Influence quality strategy across frontend, backend, and data platforms
- Be part of a transparent, fast-moving engineering culture that values ownership and excellence
- Have real impact on system reliability, customer experience, and operational efficiency
Top Skills
What We Do
Invenda is building the future of automated retail.
We are an automated retail technology company, headquartered in Alpnach, Switzerland with offices in Stockholm (Sweden), Berlin (Germany), London (UK), Novi Sad (Serbia), and Hong Kong (HK). Currently actively operating in 15 countries, we serve customers from a broad range of industries, including FMCGs, convenience and specialty retail, vending operators, and many more.
We have developed solutions to propel your business into the digital age. Our connected retail platform provides the hardware, software and services you need to offer consumers a modern purchasing experience.
