Senior iOS QA Engineer - Lead Testing & Automation (Hybrid)

Kingfisher plc; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 212,040 - 290,160; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

Medicover sports card

Life insurance financed by the employer

30‑minute lunch break included

Training & Buddy programme

Wellbeing programme for employees

Co‑financing of monthly public transport tickets

Language courses and access to LinkedIn Learning

Employee referral programme

Job summary

Kingfisher plc is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer (iOS) in Kraków. The role involves ensuring quality and reliability for mobile applications, with a focus on automated testing and collaboration with development teams.

Responsibilities include leading test strategies, managing QA processes, and improving automation frameworks. Offering a salary of 19,000 - 26,000 PLN gross per month along with private healthcare, sports card, life insurance, and a supportive work atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Quality Engineer for native mobile applications, with strong expertise in both manual and automated testing.
• Advanced hands‑on experience with iOS automation frameworks, including XCTest, XCUITest (Swift), and backend mocking tools such as Swifter.
• Strong knowledge of testing REST and GraphQL APIs, including building and maintaining automated API test coverage.
• Proven experience working with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira and TestRail.
• Solid understanding of QA processes within Agile methodologies and the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, mobile release processes, and quality gates in modern delivery environments.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and ability to troubleshoot complex issues effectively.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across cross‑functional engineering and product teams.
• Passion for driving test automation strategy and continuously improving QA standards, tools, and processes.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Lead test strategy and quality assurance activities across functionality, usability, accessibility, performance, and security requirements.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to drive quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Design, maintain, and optimise comprehensive test plans, test cases, and QA documentation.
• Develop and execute automated and manual tests to ensure high product quality and release stability.
• Manage and improve test environments, QA processes, and testing workflows.
• Analyse, reproduce, troubleshoot, and proactively resolve complex issues in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Oversee defect management processes, including tracking, prioritisation, and validation of fixes.
• Drive improvements in test automation frameworks, tools, and QA best practices, with strong focus on iOS platforms and mobile testing.

Job description

Kingfisher plc is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer (iOS) in Kraków. The role involves ensuring quality and reliability for mobile applications, with a focus on automated testing and collaboration with development teams.

Responsibilities include leading test strategies, managing QA processes, and improving automation frameworks. Offering a salary of 19,000 - 26,000 PLN gross per month along with private healthcare, sports card, life insurance, and a supportive work atmosphere.