QA Engineer

About ICEO:

We are a venture builder and for over 10 years we have been creating innovative startups that are recognized on the market - they quickly gain customers and investors. We specialize in technologies such as blockchain, big data, and fintech.

Join ICEO and become part of a team that has a real impact on the Fintech market:

• As a remote-first company, we enable you to work from anywhere in the world, but you can also work in one of our offices in Poland (Cracow) or Estonia (Tallinn),
• We offer semi-flexible working hours - we would like you to be available between 11 am and 3 pm CET - the rest you set yourself;
• You will play one of the key roles in the creation of our products in fintech, web3 and cryptocurrency industries.

About the role:

Are you a detail-oriented individual with a knack for spotting even the smallest of errors? Do you have a passion for ensuring that products meet the highest standards of quality and performance? Do you like to automate the tasks related to testing? If so, then we want YOU as our Senior QA Engineer!

The responsibilities of the team will include:

• automatic testing (70% of the time);
• manual testing (30% of the time);
• participation in planning business assumptions;
• verification of business assumptions
• creating and documenting processes related to testing;
• maintenance and development of existing software tests;
• participation in daily meetings;
• adherence to and implementation of good software testing practices;
• cooperation and support of other members of the QA team;
• cooperation with development, business and DevOps teams.

Methodology / Tech-stack:

• Java: JUnit, AssertJ, Lombok, Guice, OkHttp3, Cucumber
• TypeScript: Playwright
• Communication: Slack, Google Meet;
• Work organisation: Jira;
• Documentation: Confluence;
• Repository: Bitbucket;
• Observability: Grafana;
• Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices, platforma Google Cloud;
• CI/CD: Bitbucket Pipelines; ArgoCD;
• Tools: Intellij, Postman, JMeter, Octoperf.

What we expect from you:

• 5+ years experience in a similar position;
• substantive knowledge about creating web applications;
• excellent communication skills;
• good knowledge of test frameworks based on Java (Cucumber, REST Assured) or TypeScript (Playwright);
• knowledge of Jira and Confluence tools;
• theoretical and practical knowledge of Kanban methodology;
• hands-on experience with the BDD process;
• experience working in Agile methodologies;
• knowledge of the English language to the extent that allows free communication in speech and writing (minimum B2);
• conscientiousness in the implementation of tasks, high level of organization;
• ability to learn from mistakes.

Why it’s worth a try - advantages of working at ICEO:

• Salary PLN 16 000 - 22 000 (EUR 3700 - 5000) net Full-Time Independent Contractor Agreement
• As part of your B2B contract, you can use up to 38 + 14 days/year of paid interruption in the provision of your services,
• Equipment - you will receive a MacBook/Windows equivalent and all the high-quality accessories and tools you need,
• Full-time employment,
• The possibility of adjusting working hours,
• Work in remote mode or from one of our offices,
• Access to training platforms,
• Work in an atmosphere of innovation, in a multidisciplinary team of professionals,
• Participation in business and integration meetings.

Recruitment Process:

Our recruitment process includes several stages:

CV review We are planning to review all the applications and get back to all candidates within 7 days.

Stage I:

An introductory conversation with recruitment, during which we will tell you about us and the Venture Builder approach, our goals, the team and about completed and ongoing projects. At this stage, we will want to know your current situation in the context of changing jobs, financial expectations and preferred form of employment.

Stage II:

Get to know better your manager. Paweł will tell you more about your daily duites, team, tech-stack and expectations. He will ask you a few technical questions and explain another stage. There will be a space for asking your questions.

Stage III :

A technical task based on a real situation in your daily duties.

Stage IV : A technical interview during which we will want to know your experience. We will ask you a few questions about good practices, and knowledge of specific tools.