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Job DescriptionSoftware Mind is seeking a detail-oriented QA Automation Engineer to join a growing QA team at one of our clients. In this role, you will work closely with developers, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the quality and reliability of software products — identifying issues, testing new features, and maintaining high standards across the platform.
In addition to a competitive salary rate and a positive work environment committed to delivering high-quality technology solutions, we also offer:
- Flexible schedules and authentic work-life balance
- Opportunities for continuing education
- Social activities per country sponsored by the company
- Birthday celebration
- Payment in US Dollars
About the Role
Our client is a fast-growing fintech platform. You will join as the third member of a two-person QA team, contributing to the full software development life cycle. The role requires working in the CT (Central Time) time zone.
Main Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web applications.
- Identify, document, and track bugs, ensuring they are resolved effectively.
- Perform manual and automated testing to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and implement testing strategies.
- Write and maintain end-to-end automated tests using Playwright or similar frameworks.
- Use AI tools responsibly as an assistant — not a replacement — for human-authored and human-understood code.
- Continuously improve QA processes, frameworks, and best practices.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging QA tools and industry trends.
Requirements:
- +90% English written and oral (B2 level minimum) — strong communication is essential.
- 2+ years of QA experience, including hands-on work with E2E automation frameworks (Playwright preferred; Cypress, Maestro, Appium, or Selenium also considered).
- Ability to write and maintain automated tests with clean, readable structure.
- Some coding experience in JavaScript, Ruby, Python, or similar — comfortable writing functions and structuring projects.
- Experience working with GitHub or similar version control tools.
- Strong communication skills: ability to write clear bug reports, reproduction steps, test cases, and root cause analysis.
- Experience working on projects throughout the full software development life cycle.
- Experience using JIRA or other bug tracking / project management tools.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Postman or API testing.
- Familiarity with fintech or regulated software environments.
- Experience working in small, agile QA teams.
Required Skills/Experience:
- E2E automation (Playwright, Cypress, or similar)
- JavaScript, Ruby, or Python (basic to intermediate)
- GitHub, JIRA, manual and automated testing
- Strong written and verbal communication in English
Critical Technology Proficiency: Playwright, JavaScript/Python/Ruby, GitHub, Postman, JIRA
Working Time Zone: Central Time (CT)
We are accepting applications from LATAM countries
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Skills Required
- +90% English written and oral (B2 minimum)
- 2+ years QA experience, including hands-on work with E2E automation frameworks (Playwright preferred; Cypress, Maestro, Appium, Selenium considered)
- Ability to write and maintain automated tests with clean, readable structure
- Some coding experience in JavaScript, Ruby, or Python (basic to intermediate)
- Experience using GitHub or similar version control tools
- Experience using JIRA or other bug tracking/project management tools
- Strong communication skills: clear bug reports, reproduction steps, test cases, root cause analysis
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle
- Experience with Postman or API testing
- Familiarity with fintech or regulated software environments
- Experience working in small, agile QA teams
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for core hiring markets, with “good salary” cited in multiple locales. Public salary snapshots provide a baseline that helps candidates assess offers and negotiations.
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Flexible Benefits — Remote or hybrid options are prominently highlighted, and a remote‑work program is publicly noted alongside positively cited work‑from‑home experiences. Flexibility around schedules and location is presented as part of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Private medical care, language classes, sports/fitness support, and learning initiatives are listed for several Central/Eastern European locations, with occasional workation perks promoted. These lifestyle‑oriented offerings complement base pay and can enhance perceived total rewards.
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What We Do
Software Mind is a global digital transformation partner with operations throughout Europe, the US and LATAM. Driven by tech and empowered by people, we provide companies with software engineers and autonomous, cross-functional development teams who manage software life cycles from ideation to release and beyond. For over 20 years we’ve been enriching organizations with the talent they need to boost scalability, drive dynamic growth and bring disruptive ideas to life. Our top-notch engineering teams combine ownership with leading technologies, including cloud, AI, data science and embedded software to accelerate digital transformations and boost software delivery. A culture, driven by trust, that embraces openness, craves more and acts with respect enables our experts to create evolutive solutions that support scale-ups, unicorns and enterprise-level companies around the world.
