Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (m/f/d)

Ververica; München; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ververica seeks a Senior QA Engineer in Munich to enhance the quality of mission-critical applications. You will lead E2E test automation efforts using Java-based frameworks or Cypress, ensuring robust test coverage throughout the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in test automation, strong collaboration skills, and a solid understanding of web technologies. Join us to shape the future of real-time data processing in a dynamic environment with great opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in E2E test automation using Java or Cypress.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub for CI/CD.
• Solid understanding of web technologies and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of E2E automated test scripts.
• Collaborate on evolving testing frameworks and test suites.
• Identify and track bugs or performance issues using tools like JIRA.

Skills

E2E test automation using Java

Cypress

GitHub for CI/CD

Web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

RESTful APIs

Tools

JIRA

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior QA Engineer with a strong focus on end-to-end (E2E) testing, either using Java-based testing frameworks or Cypress. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing, developing, and executing E2E test automation solutions in fast-paced agile environments. You will play a key role in ensuring the quality and performance of mission-critical applications, working closely with developers, product managers, and other QA team members to deliver high-quality software products.

In This Role You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of E2E automated test scripts using Java-based frameworks (e.g. TestNG, JUnit) or Cypress
• Design and develop infrastructure testing including load, performance and stress tests and integration in our release cycle
• Prioritize data-driven risk reduction. Focus testing around known bottlenecks and critical paths: ingestion pipelines, query latency, network and storage performance
• Develop test plans, test cases, and test strategies for automated and manual testing
• Drive test automation efforts across the product lifecycle, ensuring robust test coverage and continuous integration (CI) pipeline integration
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business and technical requirements, ensuring thorough testing of features and functionalities
• Identify, record, document thoroughly, and track bugs or performance issues using tools like JIRA
• Collaborate on evolving testing frameworks that you will adopt, as well as the test suites to ensure the prioritization of our organizations needs and requested features
• Optimize and maintain existing test automation frameworks, ensuring scalability and efficiency
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in QA and testing, and apply this knowledge to continuously improve testing processes

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Strong experience in E2E test automation using Java (TestNG, JUnit) or Cypress
• Proficiency in Java programming or Typescript (for Cypress)
• Hands‑on experience with GitHub for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Experience with version control systems like Git
• Solid understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and RESTful APIs. Ability to create clear, comprehensive, and well‑structured test plans and test cases
• Knowledge of QA methodology and tools, with demonstrated experience in an Quality Assurance Engineering role
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently, solving problems without requiring external assistance or supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Knowledge on distributed systems, microservices architectures, and cloud based applications
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes)
• Experience with testing frameworks like JUnit and TestNG (for Java) or Jest, Mocha and Cypress (for JavaScript testing)
• Experience with web and API testing

Benefits

Why Join Us?

At Ververica, you will help shape the future of real-time data processing. Join us in a dynamic, collaborative environment where your leadership and expertise will drive our success and define the next era of innovation.