QA Engineer - Manual & AI-Driven Automation

Software Umbrella; Kraków; On-site; PLN 96,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive PLN70-140/hour

Remote-first: Work from anywhere

Flexible hours

Modern testing tools

Monthly payments based on hours

Job summary

Software Umbrella in Kraków is seeking a proactive QA Engineer to manage client projects and drive testing quality across web apps. You will design test plans, run manual tests, and develop automated suites while collaborating with developers and international clients.

Ideal candidates balance hands-on testing with startup speed, communicate clearly in English, mentor juniors, and help shape our testing processes in a remote-first, flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• Core Project Management
• Manual Testing: Functional, regression, exploratory, usability, and compatibility testing
• Automation Tools: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar web testing frameworks
• API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools for backend testing
• Database Testing: SQL queries for data validation and integrity testing
• Version Control: Git/GitHub workflows for test automation code
• Nice to Have
• Performance Testing: JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar load testing tools
• Mobile Testing: Appium, device testing, mobile-specific test strategies
• Security Testing: Basic security testing knowledge and tools
• Test Framework Development: Custom test framework creation and maintenance
• Cloud Testing: AWS/Azure testing environments and tools
• Communication
• English fluency: You'll speak directly with English speaking clients about quality issues
• Proactive updates: Flag quality risks before they impact releases
• Clear documentation: - Write bug reports and test docs for technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Async communication: Effective quality updates via Slack, email, and project tools
• Work Style
• Self-directed: Manage your own testing schedule and quality deliverables
• AI focused: Use AI tools to your advantage, making testing more efficient and comprehensive
• Startup mentality: Comfortable with changing requirements and rapid release cycles
• Quality-focused: Take pride in finding issues and ensuring product reliability
• Team player: Collaborate with developers and contribute to shared quality goals

Responsibilities

• Client Project Management (70%)
• Test applications built with React, Node.js, Python, .NET
• Design and execute test plans and test cases
• Perform manual testing including functional, regression, and exploratory testing
• Develop and maintain automated test suites using modern testing frameworks
• Use AI tools for test case generation and bug report enhancement (Claude, testing assistants)
• Participate in sprint planning and daily standups
• Deliver quality reports and bug findings weekly, not just testing complete updates
• Handle test case reviews, bug verification, and regression testing
• Internal Collaboration (20%)
• For Seniors, Mentor junior QA engineers on client projects
• Contribute to our internal testing tools and quality automation
• Participate in quality discussions about client solutions
• Help improve our testing processes and standards (we believe in open collaboration, not top-down)
• Client Communication (10%)
• Join client meetings (typically 1-2 per week)
• Provide quality insights on project planning and release readiness
• Communicate testing blockers and quality risks proactively
• Document testing decisions, coverage, and quality metrics

Skills

Core Project Management

Manual Testing

Automation Tools

API Testing

Database Testing

Version Control

Communication

Proactive updates

Clear documentation

Async communication

AI testing

Startup mentality

Quality focus

Team player

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Postman

REST Assured

SQL

Git

JMeter

Appium

AWS

Azure

Job description

Software Umbrella in Kraków is seeking a proactive QA Engineer to manage client projects and drive testing quality across web apps. You will design test plans, run manual tests, and develop automated suites while collaborating with developers and international clients.

Ideal candidates balance hands-on testing with startup speed, communicate clearly in English, mentor juniors, and help shape our testing processes in a remote-first, flexible work environment.