Senior QA Engineer

Summary

Join Hippo Insurance's Polish branch, a fast-growing InsurTech company, as a Senior QA Engineer. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams, focusing on manual testing, API testing, and data validation. Responsibilities include test planning, execution, and reporting, as well as risk mitigation. The ideal candidate possesses 4+ years of QA experience, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication. The company offers a remote-work friendly environment with flexible hours and a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical care, life insurance, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Have 4+ years of professional QA experience, with a focus on manual testing (Black Box, White box and grey box)
• Have a strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Have experience in API testing using Postman or Swagger, including validation of API requests and responses
• Be proficient in PostgreSQL for data validation, query writing, and ensuring accuracy of related data
• Have an experience with test case design, execution, and reporting for complex systems (Frontend and Backend)
• Have strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Have excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Be experienced in reviewing and validating requirements and technical specifications
• Be an independent problem solver who excels as a collaborative team player
• Have a good command of English (written & spoken)
• Show readiness to learn and expand your skill set as required by ongoing projects
• Be available in the afternoons - due to collaboration with the United States, evening meetings may occur

Responsibilities

• Deeply collaborate with 1-2 Engineering teams, actively participating in the development of new features and initiatives, from initial requirement analysis and test planning to execution, regression testing, and final release sign-off
• Partner closely with Product Managers, prioritizing testing efforts, clarifying requirements, challenging assumptions from a quality perspective, coordinating Business Acceptance Testing, and advocating for the needs of our customers
• Work closely with SDETs to expand and maintain our automated test coverage for new features and regression testing. Collaborate with other manual QA engineers on cross-team and cross-BU projects
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks, ensuring that our products meet the highest standards of quality and reliability

Preferred Qualifications

• Have Insurance Industry experience: Understanding of insurance industry regulations and compliance requirements
• Have experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Have familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and their impact on the QA process
• Have experience with logging and monitoring tools (e.g., Coralogix, Prometheus)
• Have familiarity with automation tools (e.g., Playright, Selenium, Cypress), frameworks (e.g., Jest, Moka) and programming languages (e.g., Python, Javascript) for supporting occasional automation tasks
• Have experience with Non-functional testing

Benefits

• Salary 16 000 – 20 000 PLN + VAT on B2B or equivalent on the contract of employment
• Form of employment of your choosing
• Remote work & flexible working hours
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Private medical care with dentists & orthodontists package for you and your family
• Group life insurance
• Psychotherapists support — free online sessions with psychologists and psychotherapists
• Home physiotherapy
• Multisport card & meditation apps reimbursed 50%
• Gear with Apple Logo and monitor
• 50% reimbursement for courses, conferences, books & certificates
• Free access to private language lessons
• 6 Personal Development Days & 4 Voluntary Days Off
• Cafeteria platform — extra “stówka”every month to spend on whatever you want to
• Nanny services for parents
• Concierge services – a personal assistant to help you to deal with your everyday matters
• Chill room with table football & PlayStation 4
• Free snacks, and ice cream in the office (every day, all year round!)
• Free Friday Lunch in the office
• Team building events — we party together several times a year during the annual Offsite & Christmas Parties, beer after work, or our #WinterEscapeMonth workation in Cyprus