QA/Test Automation Engineer (Python)

QA/Test Automation Engineer (Python)

Type: Full-time, B2B 

Location: Remote

Start Date: ASAP

Rate: up to 130 PLN/h (B2B)

We are looking for a QA/Test Automation Engineer with strong Python expertise to join our development team. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain automated testing solutions to ensure reliable and high-quality software releases. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment and play a key part in building scalable, maintainable testing frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the full testing lifecycle: planning, design, automation, execution, reporting, and support

• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to define testable requirements and acceptance criteria

• Design, build, and maintain automated tests for APIs, web UIs, services, and data pipelines

• Implement and optimize Python-based test frameworks, fixtures, and utilities

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) with quality gates and reporting

• Create and maintain test documentation (plans, cases, reports, defects)

• Drive best practices in testing: shift-left, risk-based testing, continuous improvement

• Monitor test performance and stability, reducing flakiness and execution time

• Contribute to non-functional testing (performance, reliability, security) when required

Tech Stack & Skills

Must-Have:

• Strong Python skills for test automation (pytest, unittest; fixtures, page objects)

• Web UI automation (Playwright, Selenium)

• API testing (pytest + requests, Postman/Bruno)

• CI/CD test integration (Azure DevOps)

• Knowledge of testing strategies: unit, integration, end-to-end; TDD/BDD concepts

• Test data management and environment configuration

• Git and code review workflows

• SQL proficiency for back-end validation

• Agile development experience

• Fluent English (spoken and written), excellent communication skills

• Familiarity with cloud and containers (Azure, Docker, Kubernetes)

Nice-to-Have:

• Performance testing (Locust, JMeter) and security testing basics

• Python static analysis & code quality tools (mypy, flake8, black)

• Frontend test experience (React/Angular – component/integration tests)

• Experience with machine learning software testing