Remote Junior Test Automation Engineer

Dev PRO; Madrid; Remote; EUR 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Dev.Pro in Europe is hiring a Junior Test Automation Engineer to join a collaborative, remote-first team. You will create and run automated tests, review results, and help identify issues in cloud-based systems while gaining hands-on experience with performance testing.

Ideal candidates have up to 1.5 years of testing experience, basic Python/Scala skills, and knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS and API status codes; English at an upper-intermediate level.

Qualifications

• Up to 1.5 years of experience in software testing or test automation.
• Understanding of software testing principles and QA practices.
• Basic programming or scripting skills in Python or Scala.
• Basic understanding of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, headers, payloads, and API status codes.
• Ability to execute tests, review results, and identify issues or unexpected behavior.
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Upper-Intermediate English level.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and run automated tests.
• Help investigate test failures and fix issues with automated tests.
• Execute pre-scripted performance tests, including Load, Stress, Spike, and Soak/Endurance tests.
• Record key performance metrics (latency, response times, throughput, error rates, and HTTP response codes).
• Monitor basic performance metrics using AWS CloudWatch.
• Review test results and identify anomalies and basic performance failures.
• Report anomalies and basic performance failures to intermediate and senior team members.

Skills

QA practices

Software testing principles

Python

Scala

HTTP/HTTPS basics

Analytical thinking

Communication

English (Upper-Intermediate)

Education

ISTQB CTFL

Tools

JMeter

Locust

Gatling

AWS CloudWatch

Job description

Dev.Pro in Europe is hiring a Junior Test Automation Engineer to join a collaborative, remote-first team. You will create and run automated tests, review results, and help identify issues in cloud-based systems while gaining hands-on experience with performance testing.

Ideal candidates have up to 1.5 years of testing experience, basic Python/Scala skills, and knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS and API status codes; English at an upper-intermediate level.