Senior Quality Engineer Advisor

Summary

Join Leadtech as a Senior Quality Engineer and contribute to the company's QA strategy, automated testing, and technical leadership. You will design and execute automated tests, mentor the QA team, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile environment to ensure high-quality software. The role requires experience in test automation frameworks, API testing, debugging, and CI/CD. Leadtech offers a flexible work environment, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth and development.

Requirements

• Experience with front-end web application test automation frameworks and tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, JestJS, Postman
• Experience on API testing, integration testing, and regression testing
• Solid experience with debugging, log analysis, and root cause investigation of application issues
• Track record in defining, implementing, and optimizing quality strategies for software systems
• Solid understanding of CI/CD, version control, and modern software development practices
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile setting
• Experience coping with and reducing technical debt within fast-moving application environments
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, process improvement, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in defining and implementing the QA strategy, ensuring that quality standards and best practices are effectively integrated throughout the entire development lifecycle
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web and API testing to validate services' functionality, reliability, and performance
• Contribute to decisions regarding architecture, tools, and scope to maximize efficiency and coverage
• Act as a technical reference for the QA team, guiding them in solving complex challenges, promoting good coding practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement by researching, prototyping, and implementing new technologies and methodologies that optimize quality processes from a technical perspective and help to reduce technical debt within a fast-moving, agile environment
• Work closely with product, DevOps, and development teams to ensure that technical quality is a fundamental pillar in day-to-day decision-making, and that our CI/CD process is effective and reliable

Preferred Qualifications

• A strong grasp of formal testing fundamentals (ISTQB certification is a plus)
• Familiarity with advanced testing areas like web performance (Core Web Vitals) and security testing (SAST/DAST)
• Experience with our tech stack: JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), X-Ray, or DataDog

Benefits

• Enjoy a flexible career path with personalized internal training and an annual budget for external learning opportunities
• Benefit from a flexible schedule with flextime (7 - 9:30 a.m. start, 3:30 - 6 p.m. end) and the option of working full remote or from our Barcelona office
• Enjoy free Friday afternoons with a 7-hour workday, plus a 35-hour workweek in July and August so you can savor summer!
• Competitive salary, full-time permanent contract, and top-tier private health insurance (including dental and psychological services)
• 25 days of vacation plus your birthday off, with flexible vacation options—no blackout days!
• If you wish to come, in our office in Barcelona you’ll find it complete with free coffee, fresh fruit, snacks, a game room, and a rooftop terrace with stunning Mediterranean views
• Additional benefits include ticket restaurant and nursery vouchers, paid directly from your gross salary