Senior QA Automation Engineer - Product (LATAM)

Upgrade; Brasil; À distance; BRL 180 000 - 280 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Upgrade is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to own testing strategy across our products. You will work with product teams to design, implement and maintain automated test suites using Java, Selenium or Playwright, and modern CI/CD tooling.

The role emphasizes end-to-end quality, performance testing, and production readiness in a fully remote, long-term contract. LATAM-based candidates from Argentina or Brazil are welcome, with a focus on rapid delivery and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and implementing test automation in Java using Selenium/Playwright.
• Familiar with deploying services in Kubernetes and using ArgoCD and Jenkins for CI/CD.
• Ability to optimize test infrastructure using Docker, Playwright, and headless browsers.

Responsabilités

• Develop test automation at the pace of feature development using AI-assisted frameworks.
• Define AI-driven feature test plans and knowledge stores to streamline automation.
• Create custom AI workflows to enable developers to test new features with existing tests and diagnose failures.
• Execute functional and performance tests by provisioning disposable environments and deploying microservices with different versions.
• Configure and patch services and deploy code changes through production environments.
• Analyze log files and reproduce production issues in non-production environments.
• Collaborate with QA platform to deliver solutions for feature validations and test automation.

Connaissances

Java programming

Automation testing

Agile

Outils

Java

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

Claude Code

TestNG

Maven

Git

Jenkins

ArgoCD

SQL

REST Assured

OkHttp

SumoLogic

Docker

Kubernetes

Gatling

Linux

Description du poste

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 wi