The Role
The Senior QA Engineer will lead testing strategies, perform manual testing, mentor junior engineers, and enhance QA processes while ensuring product quality on web and mobile platforms.
Summary Generated by Built In
⭐ Who we are
Lodgify is a fast-growing scale-up company leading the vacation rental industry. Backed by $30M in funding, our platform empowers property owners and managers worldwide to efficiently manage and grow their business through technology.
Headquartered in sunny Barcelona, we're now a team of 380+ people representing over 60 nationalities, united by a passion for transforming the future of short-term rentals.
⭐ Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer who combines strong technical expertise with a strategic mindset. You will be working hand-in-hand with developers to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle. With an automation-first approach, you will design scalable test frameworks, integrate AI-powered solutions, and drive initiatives that help us achieve fully continuous delivery across multiple products.
You thrive in fast-paced, agile environments, are passionate about raising the quality bar, and constantly seek opportunities to optimise, innovate, and deliver impact.
⭐ How will you make an impact?
- Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks at every layer of the application stack (API, contract, and end-to-end), ensuring tests are reliable, scalable, and maintainable
- Create automated functional tests using Cypress, Playwright, WebdriverIO + Appium for web and mobile applications
- Collaborate with developers to ensure testability and establish healthy automated test coverage across the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Evaluate and integrate AI-powered tools for test generation, log analysis, self-healing test scripts, and visual regression testing into QA workflows
- Set up and manage test environments, automation pipelines, and CI/CD job configurations to support continuous testing and delivery
- Develop and maintain test scripts and test data for automated tests, following proper design principles, documentation standards, and code quality practices
- Act as an automation advocate across sprint planning, code reviews, and release cycles, ensuring quality is integrated from the start
- Monitor production systems and user behavior to identify testing gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement
- Mentor junior and mid-level QA engineers, raising the bar for coding, design principles, and best practices
- Integrate and optimise test suites in CI/CD pipelines, ensuring fast feedback cycles and smooth deployments
⭐ What makes you a great fit?
- 4–5+ years of hands-on experience as an SDET or Quality Engineer building automation frameworks at scale for large web applications
- Strong experience with Cypress and JavaScript/TypeScript, including end-to-end (E2E) testing for critical user journeys and regression testing
- Proven experience with Playwright, WebdriverIO, and Appium
- Proven experience in automating tests for Web, Mobile, APIs, and contract testing
- Deep understanding of test automation best practices, including the Page Object Model, data-driven testing, and framework design patterns
- Experience working with DevOps and continuous deployment infrastructures, including CI/CD pipeline integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bamboo, or similar)
- Fluent in written and spoken English, with strong communication skills to collaborate across teams
- Understanding of shift-left and shift-right testing methodologies
- Familiarity with synthetic monitoring and observability (Datadog, New Relic, Sentry or similar)
⭐ How can you earn extra bonus points?
- ISTQB certification or equivalent
- Familiarity with AI-assisted testing tools(self-healing automation, test case generation, intelligent defect detection)
- Experience with visual regression testing tools (Percy, Applitools, or similar)
Why you’ll love us:
You’ll be part of a growing, dynamic company with a truly international team. At Lodgify, we are full of contagious energy, hard work, and passion for what we do. We celebrate diversity and are proud to acknowledge a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills in our team; committed to creating a workplace where everyone is heard and feels a sense of belonging.
What's in it for you?*
🏠 The freedom to work from home any day that works for you.
🌴 Enjoy 25 working days of paid vacation and Jornada Intensiva in August.
💊 Top-notch Cigna health insurance (includes travel insurance, dental plan, psychologist and we cover pre-existing conditions too).
😋 Save on meals! Enjoy a monthly allowance of 150€ and, in addition, a Flexible Remuneration plan with up to 70€. Plus, enjoy a 50% discount on Ametller’s prepared dishes to level up your mealtime!
🚇 Flexible Remuneration options for your transportation needs.
🖥️ Elevate your workspace. We provide a home-office setup allowance to ensure you have everything you need for a productive and comfortable work environment.
🇪🇸 Free Spanish classes.
🤑 Boost your earning potential with our referral program that offers paid compensation.
🌟 Fuel your day with a daily office breakfast buffet and join our monthly events like football tournaments, wine tastings, hikes, kayaking and more!
🎯 Work in a dynamic environment with offices fully equipped for fun with ping pong, foosball, surrounded by an international team of +60 nationalities.
*Benefits offered may differ based on the type of contract that is issued
So, what are you waiting for? Apply now!
All applications and CVs must be submitted in English 😉
Top Skills
Api Testing
Ci/Cd
Datadog
Heat-Maps
JIRA
Real User Monitoring
Test Management Tools
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The Company
What We Do
Lodgify is a constantly growing tech start-up, focused on building vacation rental software that enables vacation rental owners to independently manage and market their business online. We do so by providing them with easy-to-build websites, including a booking and reservation system, various synchronisation options, and payment collection options. We are +300 Lodgifiers strong, and you can find us working in Barcelona and all around the world! We are working in a hybrid mode and provide our team members with an option to work from home and spend additional time with their family, friends and pets. With nearly 50 nationalities, we celebrate diversity daily! With 43% of female and 57% of male employees we are striving to establish a gender balance. Actions are continuously taken to include more women in our Tech teams.
