Quality Engineer (Java)

Kingfisher plc; Kraków; On-site; PLN 171,674 - 257,511; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

Medicover sports card

Life insurance

30-minute lunch break

Training & Buddy programme

Wellbeing programme

Co-financing public transport tickets

Comfortable working environment

Language courses and certification support

Job summary

Kingfisher plc, based in Kraków, is looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to enhance our Software Engineering team. The role involves ensuring quality in the platform for third-party merchants, focusing on building automated testing solutions.

Key responsibilities include collaborating with engineers, performing both manual and automated testing, and improving testing practices. The position offers great benefits, including private medical care, a sports card, life insurance, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in test automation using Java and/or Kotlin.
• Proven experience in API testing for RESTful services.
• Practical knowledge of tools for API validation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated testing solutions.
• Perform manual testing and contribute to test automation improvements.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure quality design and delivery.

Skills

Test automation using Java and/or Kotlin

API testing

Cucumber testing framework

Rest-assured for API validation

Event-driven architecture

Software testing fundamentals

CI/CD pipeline integration

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Agile environments

Fluency in English

Job description

We are a global home improvement company with a growing presence in Europe.

We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office in Kraków.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join our Software Engineering team. As a Quality Engineer in the Marketplace Team, you will help ensure quality is embedded into the platform that empowers third‑party merchants to offer their products across our ecosystem.

You will work closely with engineers and stakeholders to integrate quality practices throughout the development lifecycle, contributing to testing approaches, automation, and continuous quality improvement to support reliable platform adoption.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated testing solutions to validate the quality of platform services and shared components.
• Perform manual component and end‑to‑end testing.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of test automation approaches, frameworks, and standards.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and product stakeholders to ensure quality is considered throughout design, development, and delivery.
• Create and run automated tests at multiple levels, including API, integration, and end‑to‑end scenarios.
• Ensure test coverage supports platform scalability, reliability, and long‑term sustainability.
• Embed automated tests into delivery pipelines to provide timely and reliable feedback.
• Identify potential quality risks early, helping to prevent defects and improve overall platform stability.
• Support other engineers by sharing testing knowledge and promoting effective automation practices.

Skills

• Strong experience in test automation using Java and/or Kotlin, with hands‑on use of Cucumber as the primary testing framework.
• Proven experience in API testing, including designing, implementing, and maintaining automated tests for RESTful services.
• Practical knowledge of tools and libraries used for API validation, e.g. rest‑assured.
• Experience or knowledge of event‑driven architecture.
• Solid understanding of software testing fundamentals, including test design, coverage, and early defect prevention.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support fast and reliable feedback.
• Ability to work closely with backend engineers to ensure services are testable and quality is built in from the start.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying risks and improving quality.
• Experience working in Agile environments, contributing to the continuous improvement of testing practices and tooling.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken).

Benefits

• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) for you and your family.
• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package).
• Life insurance financed by the employer.
• 30‑minute lunch break included in the 8‑hour working day.
• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere.
• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role.
• Wellbeing programme for employees.
• Co‑financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow.
• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office.
• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co‑financing studies and certification.