Software Engineer in Test

Hostelworld; Catania; Remoto; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading online travel agency is seeking a Software Engineer in Test to ensure high quality in their platform. You will be responsible for testing across multiple devices, defining effective test plans, and collaborating with teams to enhance quality standards. A minimum of 4+ years in Software Quality Assurance is required, with strong analytical and people skills embraced within a diverse technical environment.

Servizi

Competitive salary & benefits

Enhanced annual leave

Paid family leave

Agile working policy

Opportunities for growth & development

Paid volunteering days

Competenze

• 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, focusing on web and mobile testing.
• Experience in enterprise level projects with robust solutions.
• Ability to adapt to diverse technical environments including Google Cloud Platform.

Mansioni

• Complete testing cycles on the main website across multiple devices.
• Define effective test plans based on changes.
• Provide production support with test validation.

Conoscenze

Knowledge of QA best practices

Analytical skills

Strong attention to detail

Strong people skills

Excellent organization

Formazione

ISTQB foundation qualification

Strumenti

JIRA

TestRail

Postman

Gherkin notation

Descrizione del lavoro

At Hostelworld (Permanent), in Porto, Portugal

Expires at: 2026-03-26

Remote policy: Full remote

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

The Software Engineer in Test works with a dedicated team of Software Quality Engineers to consistently ensure high quality in the software and infrastructure that comprise the Hostelworld platform. You will work closely with other technology groups and business owners to refine quality standards and processes for software design, development, and deployment. The purpose is to ensure we have an efficient, robust, secure, and performant platform to support our business growth.

As a skilled professional you have a minimum of 4+ years’ experience in Software Quality Assurance, with a strong focus on web, mobile web and web application testing, for high transaction volume customer facing platforms. You have worked on significant enterprise level projects delivering robust, fast paced solutions always focused on continuous improvement.

You will be expected to perform hands-on QA work day-to-day, with a focus on delivery by you individually and collectively by your team. You support your team to succeed, to improve quality of deliverables, ensuring pace of delivery and long-term technical excellence.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Complete testing cycles on our main web site, across multiple devices and OS
• Understand and Analyse changes to define effective test plans
• Utilise TestRail for all testing activities, keeping assets update and reporting test progress against milestone and test plans
• Define and gather metrics and KPIs on the all QA Activities
• Adapt and modify working practices based on analysis of the metrics gathered.
• Support junior and less experienced team mates on automations skills and best practices.
• Support estimating, prioritizing, planning, and coordinating Quality Assurance activities within Software Development teams.
• Implement the most effective best practice tools and delivery processes to ensure quality standards are maintained effectively
• Develop, maintain test cases using Gherkin notation
• Execute test cases and / or regression test suites in TestRail
• Provide production support and patch / hot-fix management : creating and executing tests to validate issues and fixes.
• Bug reporting and issue tracking to resolution : reporting, updating, and tracking issues through to resolution using Jira. Creating reproducible scenarios for all stakeholders.
• Support regulatory / audit / security QA internally and with external partners as needed
• Support sufficient test coverage across customer facing channels (web, mobile web and mobile apps) and internal web tools.
• Work closely with product management and technical leadership and peers to create roadmaps for improving quality levels, estimate work packages and set priorities for your team aligned with company strategy.
• Contribute to a rewarding working environment that aligns with the company culture.
• Keep stakeholders up to date on all activities that may affect their individual goals.

Main requirements

WHAT WE’R LOOKING FOR

• Strong knowledge of QA best practices, with ISTQB foundation qualification as a minimum.
• 4+ years testing web sites and web applications across different devices
• Experience of using JIRA, TestRail, Postman, Device farms
• Working knowledge and experience of writing test in Gherkin
• Strong analytical skills and good attention to details
• Experience of gathering QA metrics and adapting the approach to maintain efficiency and effectiveness of the suites
• Experienced working in a team of dispersed QA Engineers, supporting and ensuring high quality and on-time consistent delivery of software in Cloud environments
• Adaptable working in a diverse technical working environment including Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong people skills, helping team members to excel in a culture of collaboration and openness.
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills, able to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle customer / stakeholder escalations & multiple competing priorities.
• Communicate clearly and with purpose, working effectively with team members and stakeholders across the organisation.
• Knowledge of modern quality approaches, for example BDD, is a bonus.
• Automation experience, knowledge of Playwright and / or TypeScript would be advantageous.

Benefits & Perks

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & benefits
• Enhanced annual leave plus 3 Wellbeing Days per year
• Paid family leave (maternity, paternity, surrogacy & adoption)
• Agile working (plus a Working from Abroad Policy!)
• Support for your ongoing growth & development
• Inclusive people policies (sickness, menopause, compassionate and fertility leave)
• A chance to give back to your local community with 5 paid volunteering days

OUR BEHAVIOURS

Grow others - We fundamentally believe that investing in growing others benefits everyone, whether it's helping them develop hard or soft skills. We want learning and growing to be part of our DNA to help makes us a better team, together.

Master it - We are obsessed with our area of expertise and enjoy developing our skills. We rarely take things at face value; we investigate, interrogate, and always look for ‘the why,’ and wherever possible, we use data to find the best solution.

Collaborate - We are in it together, for the tough stuff and the celebrations too. To achieve the best results, we need expertise from all areas of the organisation, and we wholeheartedly welcome diverse thinking.

Adapt - We work fluidly, adapting to new information and the evolving environment while staying committed to our goals. Innovation and experimentation fuel our projects and we’re never afraid to pivot.

Deliver - Our focus is always on the end result; we value outcomes over activity. We collaborate to deliver work at speed without dropping any of our other behaviours.

We believe in talented and diverse teams that reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities in which we operate. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences. We lay out the above requirements to guide applicants to the experiences that we believe will allow you to be successful in the role. If you don’t meet them all, please consider applying if you think you can still perform the role as described.