QA Automation Engineer

Summary

Join Hippo Insurance's Polish branch, a fast-growing InsurTech company, as a QA Automation Engineer. You will collaborate with experienced QAs, developers, and product managers to ensure top-quality product delivery. Responsibilities include improving automation, QA processes, and owning automation needs within a key Business Unit. You will automate new features, maintain existing tests, and have creative freedom to influence projects. The ideal candidate possesses at least 3 years of automation testing experience, expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, and familiarity with various testing frameworks and tools. The company offers a remote work environment, flexible hours, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Have at least 3 years of experience in automation testing for both frontend and backend platforms
• Know your way around JavaScript / TypeScript, and feel comfortable working with them
• Be an expert in automation best practices, coding standards, Git, GitHub, and the PR process
• Have hands-on experience with at least one testing framework like Playwright
• Be more than familiar with integration, end-to-end, and API automation tests
• Be an independent problem solver, but also an excellent team player
• Pay attention to details, can handle automating complex features, and aren't afraid to speak up when something needs improvement
• Have a good command of English (written & spoken) and Polish (at least B1 level)
• Be available in the afternoons - due to collaboration with the United States, evening meetings may occur
• Be familiar with CircleCI or other developer oriented CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of experienced QAs, developers, and product managers to ensure top-quality product delivery
• Improve existing automation, QA processes, and best practices by working closely with different stakeholders
• Take ownership of all automation needs within one of our key Business Units, covering mostly frontend, but a little backend as well
• Automate new features to ensure proper coverage and support go-live with high quality standards
• Maintain and improve existing automation tests and expand them as needed
• Collaborate with colleagues from Poland and the United States

Preferred Qualifications

• Show creativity and innovation in automation for any given area
• Have experience with Jira and agile testing methodologies
• Be familiar with Docker (building images, running and debugging containers)
• Have experience with test case management tools, preferably TestRail
• Have knowledge on how to write SQL queries along with data consistency and integrity in relational databases

Benefits

• Salary 18.000 – 21.000 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 5
• 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