Senior QA Automation Engineer - Product (LATAM)

Casado; Rio de Janeiro; Remote; BRL 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Upgrade is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to own testing across product features, developing robust automation and performing functional testing to ensure a seamless user experience. You will collaborate with product teams, participate in specification reviews and architectural discussions, and leverage AI-driven tools to optimize testing.

This remote, long-term role welcomes LATAM candidates from Argentina or Brazil.

Qualifications

• Senior QA Automation Engineer with end-to-end ownership of quality across features.
• Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks and tests.
• Strong testing mindset with ability to design effective test plans and strategies.
• Remote-friendly role open to LATAM candidates (Argentina or Brazil).

Responsibilities

• Develop test automation at the pace of feature development using AI tools and established frameworks.
• Define and implement AI-assisted test plans and knowledge stores for streamlined automation.
• Collaborate with product teams during specification reviews and architectural sessions to improve quality.

Skills

QA Automation

Automation testing

Quality Assurance

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

JUnit/TestNG

Maven

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

SQL

REST Assured

Job description

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.

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 develop