Senior QA Engineer (m/f/d) 2-Year Fixed Term

Xempus AG; München; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading insurtech company in Munich is seeking a Senior QA Engineer (m/f/d) to ensure quality and reliability in software products. You will have ownership of QA processes and work closely with teams. Candidates should have 5+ years of QA experience, proficiency in testing tools, and strong communication skills. Enjoy a hybrid working environment and various employee benefits.

Leistungen

Employee stock option program

Company pension scheme

Corporate health insurance

Annual training budget

Health offerings such as bike leasing

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in software quality assurance.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright, TypeScript, Selenium.
• Understanding of agile development processes (Scrum, Kanban).
• Professional-level English proficiency required.

Aufgaben

• Identify opportunities to improve QA processes.
• Design and implement strategies for testing.
• Collaborate with teams to embed quality early in development.
• Document test processes and share knowledge.

Kenntnisse

Test automation techniques

Analytical thinking

Proactive communication

CI/CD tools knowledge

Hands-on experience with Selenium

API testing skills

Agile methodologies

AI tools experience

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

GitHub Actions

TestRail

Jobbeschreibung

The role

We are looking for a quality-driven Senior QA Engineer (m/f/d) to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will take ownership of ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products through strategic test planning, automation, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will play a key role in embedding quality early in the development lifecycle and continuously improving our QA processes and tool landscape. This is a fixed-term position for two years to cover parental leave.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve our QA processes and drive their implementation across teams
• Evaluate and pilot new tools and technologies in the field of test automation, bringing fresh ideas and innovation into the team
• Collaborate closely with DevOps, development, and product management to embed quality early in the development process
• Design and implement strategies for end-to-end, API, and performance testing to ensure comprehensive coverage
• Analyze test metrics and derive actionable measures to continuously improve product quality
• Document test processes and actively share knowledge and best practices within the QA and engineering teams

What we are looking for

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in software quality assurance
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright, TypeScript, Selenium, or similar for both UI and API testing
• Familiarity with Swagger for API documentation and test preparation
• Experience with CI/CD environments (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins)
• Understanding of agile development processes (Scrum, Kanban)
• Strong analytical and systematic thinking skills
• Ability to work effectively in fully remote teams – proactive communication and coordination
• Experience with test strategies such as regression testing, exploratory testing, and smoke testing
• Professional-level English proficiency (written and spoken)
• Interest in and initial hands-on experience with AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, AI-assisted test generation)

Nice to have:

• Experience with performance and load testing (e.g., k6, JMeter)
• Experience with security and penetration testing
• Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Experience with test management tools (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr)
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Grafana, ELK Stack)
• German language skills

Why Xempus

• Join one of the leading insurtechs in Europe as it enters its next growth phase
• Chance to participate in one of the most generous employee stock option programs in the industry
• Very attractive contribution to the company pension scheme
• Corporate health insurance (600€ reimbursement of various medical and pharmacy costs per year)
• Find creative freedom and quick decision-making structures in a dynamic, innovative environment
• Work with a team of amazing colleagues with great team spirit (company parties, charity events e.g.)
• Have the option of hybrid working - for family friendliness and maximum flexibility in your everyday life. You can find out more here.
• Broad range of personal & professional development opportunities: individual annual training budget, free courses, and a transparent career development model
• Various health offerings such as bike leasing and EGYM Wellpass
• Modern offices in a central location, including free drinks & fruit
• We offer you an option for an unpaid extra holiday in addition to your 30-day holiday entitlement per year

Contact

Does that sound like your kind of job? Then apply now! If you have any questions, difficulties uploading your data, or require any assistance with the recruitment process, Marta Von Deimling ([e-mail]) is happy to help.

We’d love to hear from you!