Senior Automation QA Engineer (m/w/d)

CUJU; München; Hybrid; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A tech-driven sports platform is seeking a Senior Automation QA Engineer to ensure high-quality releases. You will design and implement automated tests for backend systems and support mobile testing. This role involves collaboration with various teams to optimize testing strategies, making a significant impact on the QA process and user satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in test automation and API testing, as well as excellent communication skills. Embrace this opportunity to shape the future of data-driven talent development in sports.

Leistungen

30-day vacation

Competitive compensation

Corporate benefits

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in software testing with a focus on automation.
• Solid experience in API test automation preferably with Playwright.
• Hands-on experience with mobile UI automation using Appium.

Aufgaben

• Design and implement automated tests verifying backend systems.
• Support mobile testing team with UI automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve testability.

Kenntnisse

Test automation

API test automation

Mobile UI automation

Communication skills in English

Tools

Playwright

Appium

GitLab CI

Jobbeschreibung

Location: Hybrid – Munich/ Frankenthal / Hamburg / Duesseldorf / Köln / Remote

Start day 01.01.2026

Make the Unseen seen! Our goal is to reinvent scouting in football and build the #1 global scouting platform for identifying and developing talent. With the help of modern AI technology, CUJU enables every young football talent to be seen – regardless of origin, gender, or social background. We create fair opportunities and transparent pathways into professional sports. Our platform connects athletes, clubs, and organizations worldwide to rethink scouting – data-driven, objective, and mobile. Together, we are shaping the next generation of global talent scouting.

Your Role

As Senior Automation QA Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring that every release of CUJU delivers a smooth and delightful experience to our users. You design, implement, and maintain automated tests that validate critical business flows in our backend systems and support the mobile QA team with sustainable UI automation. Working closely with Backend, Mobile, QA, and Product, you translate business requirements into robust automated tests – ensuring high quality, reliability, and confidence in every release.

Tasks

Backend Test Automation

• Design, implement, and maintain automated API tests
• Cover business logic and service integrations with well-structured automated tests
• Correlate test failures with application logs and metrics to provide clear, actionable defect reports
• Collaborate with backend engineers to improve testability
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines to provide fast, reliable feedback
• Plan performance, load, and reliability tests for backend services with the engineering team
• Define and track relevant quality and performance metrics to monitor system health over time

UI Test Automation

• Support the mobile testing team in building and maintaining mobile UI automation for iOS and Android
• Help identify the most valuable user flows for automation and keep regression suites maintainable and stable

Manual Testing & Collaboration

• Work closely with the mobile testing team to
• Identify which scenarios should be automated vs. tested manually
• Support manual exploratory and regression testing for backend and mobile apps
• Work closely with Product and QA to translate business requirements and acceptance criteria into automated test scenarios
• Communicate test strategies, coverage, and results clearly to developers, PMs, and other stakeholders

Continuous Improvement

• Continuously refine and improve our automation strategy, tooling, and processes
• Participate in sprint planning, refinements, and retrospectives, bringing a strong quality mindset
• Help evolve our overall QA & testing culture (shift-left, quality gates, metrics, etc.)

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software testing, with a strong focus on test automation
• Solid experience in API test automation (ideally Playwright + Typescript or similar)
• Hands‑on experience with mobile UI automation (ideally with Appium + Java or similar)
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies
• Proven ability to translate business and product requirements into automated test cases and scenarios
• Strong focus on code quality, maintainability and test design
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, or similar)
• Familiarity with REST/GraphQL APIs, JSON, and common debugging tools
• Excellent communication skills in English and a strong team‑player mindset
• Strong focus on code quality, maintainability, and test designorate with cross‑functional teams

Nice to Have

• Experience working with relational and non‑relational databases (e.g., MySQL, DocumentDB, MongoDB)
• Experience testing event‑driven systems (e.g., message queues, SNS/SQS) and asynchronous flows
• Experience with contract testing (e.g., Pact) or consumer‑driven testing approaches
• Experience with load, performance, or other non‑functional testing
• Passion for sports, data‑driven products, or gamified mobile experiences

Benefits

• Work on an exciting sports tech platform blending AI, performance, and user engagement
• Be part of a growing product team that values quality and innovation
• Shape the QA process and ensure CUJU’s mobile experience is second to none
• Collaborate with a passionate, international team that’s redefining digital talent development.
• Diverse benefits – g. 30-day vacation, competitive compensation, corporate benefits and more
• Work at the intersection of sports and technology – with international clubs, partners, athletes, or influencers
• Creative freedom & responsibility – actively shape processes, contribute your ideas, and make a real impact
• Short decision‑making paths – direct communication, quick decisions, and close collaboration with management
• Flexibility – hybrid or on‑site in our Munich office
• Personal development – individual learning opportunities and room to grow beyond yourself
• Team spirit & culture – a young, motivated international team, regular events, and a supportive environment
• Diverse benefits – g. 30-day vacation, competitive compensation, corporate benefits, and more

Your Impact

As Senior Automation QA Engineer, you will ensure that every CUJU mobile release delivers a flawless
and engaging experience to athletes and sports organizations worldwide. Through
meticulous testing, attention to detail, and proactive collaboration, you’ll
help maintain the highest
standards of quality, usability, and performance across iOS and Android
platforms. Your work will directly contribute to building trust in CUJU’s
digital ecosystem and shaping the future of data‑driven talent development in
sports.

⚽️ Is this your next big play?

Are you passionate about sports, communicative, and eager to actively shape the future of sports? Then we look forward to your application!

Send us your documents (CV and a motivation letter) directly via the application link.