More than 20 years ago, zooplus was one of the first to bring the pet category into the world of eCommerce. Today, we stand strong as Europe’s leading online pet platform, delivering moments of happiness to more than 9 million pet parents each year.
We're on a mission to create joy for pets and their parents, driven by our core values of Care, Courage, Openness, and Simplicity. At the heart of everything we do, they inspire us to grow, raise the bar for our customers and fuel a pet-first business.
Our QA Center of Practice (CoP) is the hub for quality excellence, driving best practices, innovative testing, and continuous improvement across all products. We provide expert consultation, cutting-edge tools, and scalable solutions to empower product teams to deliver exceptional user experiences.
We’re seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain advanced automation frameworks across multiple platforms. You’ll act as a technical leader, mentor engineers, shape our automation strategy, and ensure high-quality, scalable solutions with organization-wide impact.
Key Responsibilities
Frameworks: Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of automated testing frameworks (UI, API, mobile, performance) from scratch or by enhancing existing ones.
Strategy: Collaborate with QA Leads, Engineering Managers, and Product Owners to define and execute automation roadmaps aligned with CoP objectives.
Leadership: Provide mentorship, guidance, and technical expertise to QA Automation Engineers, fostering skill growth and best practice adoption.
Tools & Methods: Research, evaluate, and recommend automation tools, technologies, and methodologies to improve efficiency.
Test Development: Create, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for complex features with comprehensive coverage.
CI/CD: Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for faster feedback and accelerated delivery.
Reporting: Develop clear reporting on test results, providing actionable quality insights.
Standards: Promote coding standards, design patterns, and maintain documentation for automation guidelines.
Troubleshooting: Debug automation failures, identify root causes, and implement sustainable fixes.
Collaboration: Work closely with developers, PMs, and QA peers to align on quality requirements.
Knowledge Sharing: Contribute to CoP knowledge sessions and training initiatives.
5+ years in QA with strong focus on automation.
Knowledge of software testing theory.
Proven ability to build and maintain automation frameworks using Java, Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python.
Expertise with frameworks/tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Rest Assured, JMeter, Gatling.
Strong understanding of API testing (Postman, Rest Assured).
Experience with Git and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins).
Familiarity with cloud testing platforms (e.g., BrowserStack).
Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Understanding of microservices and event-driven architecture.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
Strong communication and mentoring abilities.
Comfortable working independently and in agile teams.
With more than 1,000 passionate professionals located across 6 European offices, we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect a hybrid work setup: 60% in-office, 40% remote, collaborating with colleagues across locations.
Our benefits:
🐾 20% discount in our zooplus shop
📖 Internal and external training
🎈 Team events
✈️ Two extra vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December
🩺 Private medical care and life insurance
🍽️ Multicafeteria system including Multisport card
zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.
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What We Do
We are zooplus. With over 25 years of exclusive focus on online retail in pet supplies, we are a trailblazer in the industry. Every day, we go the extra mile to meet the unique needs of pets, delivering exceptional value to our customers with an ever-expanding range of nutritional and lifestyle products, proprietary premium food and accessory brands, expert advice, convenient services, and loyalty programs.
Our commitment to innovation drives us as a team to lead the industry and set new standards for personalized, convenient shopping, consistently exceeding our customers' expectations. This dedication has made us the number one choice for over 12 million customers in 30 countries across Europe.
Headquartered in Munich, Germany, zooplus employs over 1,200 people across Europe.
