Senior QA Automation Engineer - HELOC (LATAM)

Upgrade; Argentina; A distancia; ARS 137.157.000 - 213.356.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Upgrade is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our fully remote team across Argentina or Brazil. You will own automated and functional testing across a range of products to ensure a seamless banking experience, collaborating with product teams and participating in design reviews.

You will develop test strategies, leverage AI tools for test plans, and create disposable environments to test microservices, while maintaining production readiness and fast-paced delivery.

Formación

• Experience building test automation in Java using Selenium and Playwright.
• Experience deploying services in Kubernetes with ArgoCD and Jenkins.
• Proficient in Docker, Playwright, and headless browser testing.
• Familiar with log aggregators such as SumoLogic or Kibana.
• Strong ability to automate tests and deliver high‑quality features.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Responsabilidades

• Develop test automation at the pace of feature development using AI tools and our frameworks.
• Create feature test plans and knowledge stores to streamline automation use by developers.
• Define AI workflows to enable testing of new features with existing automation tests.
• Execute functional/performance tests in disposable environments for microservices.
• Deploy infrastructure and code changes from development to production.
• Analyze logs and reproduce production issues in non-production environments.
• Collaborate with QA platform to validate features and automate tests.

Conocimientos

Java

Selenium

Playwright

CI/CD

Agile

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Jenkins

Git

Maven

Descripción del empleo

Upgrade helps customers move in the right direction with affordable and responsible financial products. Since 2017, we’ve helped over 7.5 million customers access over $42 billion in consumer credit. With a relentless focus on improving our customers' financial well-being, we build products that put more money in their pocket and support their journey toward a better financial future. We’re backed by some of the most prominent technology investors and were most recently valued at $7.3B.

We’re consistently recognized for our collaborative and inclusive culture. Most recently, we were named one of the World’s Top Fintech Companies by CNBC, Best Places to Work by Built In, Best Places to Work by the San Francisco Business Times, America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek, Best Startup Employer by Forbes, and Healthiest Employers by Phoenix Business Journal.

We’re looking for new team members who get excited about designing and delivering new and better products. Come join us and help build a better financial future for millions of people.

About the Role:We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our team who has end-to-end ownership to build a quality product. Through automation and functional testing, they validate a variety of products to offer our customers a seamless banking experience. As a Senior QA Engineer, you will work directly with our product teams and will participate in application specification reviews and architectural design sessions by providing input from a quality standpoint. You will also identify testing strategies for various features and functionalities. Within your first year, you will develop an understanding of how to deliver high performing software at pace of development. You will work in an environment that promotes ownership at all levels including configuring and monitoring apps in production.

This is a fully remote, long-term contract position open to candidates based in Argentina or Brazil.

Our Core Technologies Include:Java, Selenium Webdriver, Playwright, Claude Code, TestNG, Maven, Git, Jenkins, ArgoCD, SQL, REST Assured, OkHttp, SumoLogic, Docker, Kubernetes, Gatling, Linux etc

What You’ll Do:

• Develop test automation at the pace of feature development utilizing AI tools and our functional and performance test frameworks
• Utilize LLMs to create feature test plans and internal knowledge stores for streamlining AI tools usage for Automation and Deep testing efforts
• Define custom AI workflows to enable all developers to test new features using existing automation tests, evaluate test failures, and troubleshoot environment issues
• Execute functional/performance tests by spinning up disposable environments on demand to deploy microservices with different versions and configurations, and customize database content
• Customize, configure, patch services, and deploy infrastructure and code changes all the way through to production
• Analyze log files and troubleshoot production issues by automating and reproducing them in a non-production environment
• Collaborate with QA platform to create solutions for feature validations and test automation for your product

What We Look For:

• Ability to develop test automation in Java using Selenium/Playwright to utilize Integrated Development environments (IDE) such as IntelliJ or Eclipse, with and without Coding assistants
• Experience in deploying services in various environments such as Kubernetes, using deployment tools like ArgoCD and Jenkins
• Capability to improve efficiency of existing test infrastructure using Docker, Playwright and headless browser executions
• Familiarity with log aggregators such as SumoLogic or Kibana, and app monitoring tools such as Honeycomb or Grafana
• Passion for automating tests and delivering high quality features in a fast paced environment
• Comfortable working in Agile methodology

Environmental & Working Conditions

Work is performed indoors in a fast-paced environment that requires the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet established workflows, schedules, and service expectations.

Employees regularly input, retrieve, and exchange information accurately using digital systems and applications to support operational and customer service objectives.

The role requires the ability to receive and exchange information with customers, peers, supervisors, and cross-functional partners through available communication channels, which may include meetings, email, phone, and digital collaboration tools, and may involve real-time, verbal, or in-person exchanges depending on business need.

Job duties may involve managing a high volume of inbound and/or outbound customer interactions and work activities using telecommunications and computer systems. The role requires the ability to read, analyze, and interpret information displayed on computer screens and remain in a working posture for extended periods, consistent with the demands of the position.

Work may be performed in a contact center, office, or remote environment, depending on business needs and the nature of the role. Onsite work environments may include shared workspaces, standard office lighting, and moderate background noise typical of customer service or operational settings.

Employees working remotely are responsible for maintaining a secure and productive workspace with reliable internet connectivity that supports company systems and safeguards the confidentiality of company and customer information.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.