Senior Quality Engineer (iOS)

Kingfisher plc; Kraków; On-site; 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

Senior Quality Engineer (iOS)

(Hybrid/Kraków – 1 day per week in the office)

We are looking for a motivated Senior iOS Quality Engineer to join our Engineering team. As a QE in this team, you will help ensure the quality and reliability of our mobile applications used by thousands of customers.

This is a great opportunity to learn and grow within a supportive environment, work with modern mobile testing tools, and develop your skills in a collaborative and agile team.

We have ambitions to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world.

At Kingfisher, 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.

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.

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).

Benefits

• 19,000 - 26,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract
• 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
• Employee referral programme