QA Automation Engineer

Kindgeek is looking for a detail-driven engineer who takes genuine ownership of quality and cares about the reliability of every release. Your mission will be to build robust automation frameworks, validate complex backend systems, and be the person the team trusts to catch issues before they reach production. In this role, you will directly shape the stability of a fast-moving fintech platform and help the engineering team ship with confidence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a QA Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Building and maintaining automated test frameworks using Cypress, Selenium, and Playwright;
• Creating and executing test cases for new features to ensure correct and complete coverage;
• Performing API and backend testing to validate system behaviour and data integrity;
• Conducting manual testing where needed to complement automated coverage and confirm full scope;
• Analysing logs and system flows to identify issues, understand root causes, and accelerate resolution;
• Documenting and tracking defects with clear reproduction steps, evidence, and priority context;
• Collaborating closely with product and engineering teams to improve overall quality and delivery speed.

REQUIREMENTS

We're looking for a QA Automation Engineer who has:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in QA Automation;
• Strong practical experience with at least one of: Cypress, Selenium, or Playwright;
• Solid experience with API testing and validating backend system behaviour;
• Ability to design clear, maintainable, and well-structured test cases;
• Strong debugging skills, including log analysis and tracing issues in complex system flows;
• Experience working in fast-paced, agile environments where priorities shift and quality cannot slip;
• Good understanding of software development lifecycles and how QA fits across different stages;
• Clear and effective communication skills — able to explain technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders;
• Comfortable owning quality end-to-end, from test planning through to post-release monitoring.

Will be a plus:

• Experience in fintech, payments, or financial services environments;
• Familiarity with CRM systems or complex multi-service platforms;
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into deployment workflows.

WHAT WILL YOU GET WITH KINDGEEK

We want you to thrive and feel supported

Professional growth: at Kindgeek, we want our employees to grow and achieve ambitious professional goals. We support professional development with training and certification refunds and provide regular feedback and technical reviews.

Benefits package: Kindgeek offers all team members competitive compensation and a benefits package that includes 18 working days of fully paid vacation, 10 compensated by 50% sick leaves without a note from the doctor, and an opportunity to take study leaves. Depending on how long you stay in the company, you can receive different health insurance packages from our partners.

Personal growth: as a part of our team, you will have access to corporate English courses with a 50% reimbursement, take advantage of our offline library and access a large selection of corporate training and classes. Also, every employee can request any internal or external training or certification if it applies to his or her work responsibilities.

Geek community: at Kindgeek, we value community – even in the full-scale invasion times, we take every opportunity to stick together. Our geeks organise various online and offline clubs – from stretching and skiing to English. We volunteer together and support each other.

Flexibility: Kindgeek offers a hybrid working model. Team members can work remotely or from the office or Kindgeek London Hub – an innovative cafe-style co-working in Lviv (it's pet-friendly!).

We encourage you to apply

At Kindgeek, we encourage everyone to apply – regardless of nationality, race, gender, marital status, disability, sexual identity, or religion. We are growing into an inclusive, equal-opportunity company where only professionalism, competence, and ideas matter. We are committed to supporting mobilised employees and veterans joining Kindgeek and facilitating their career development. We aim to bring equal opportunities to all team members and candidates – especially those underrepresented in technological companies.