Remote QA Engineer: Automate & Elevate Quality

Intermedia Intelligent Communications; Portugal; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermedia Intelligent Communications is seeking a QA Engineer to join a Dev & Engineering team, with a focus on delivering high-quality cloud‑based collaboration tools. The role blends automated testing across frontend, backend, and API layers with manual exploratory testing, in a fast‑paced Agile environment.

Occasional visits to Coimbra/Aveiro offices are expected, with potential expansion to Porto. You will shape QA practices, collaborate with product and design teams, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of QA experience in a software development environment.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, quality assurance processes, and Agile development practices.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites.
• Hands‑on experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, or similar technologies.
• Experience with API testing tools and methodologies.
• Experience using AI tools to support software development or testing, with sound judgment about how to review their output.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or C#.
• Experience with Jira, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development workflows.
• Ability to create and execute SQL queries for data validation and troubleshooting.
• Experience testing modern web applications, including responsiveness, usability, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and recommend solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Development, Product Management, and UX teams to define and understand quality requirements for Intermedia's applications.
• Analyze product requirements, user stories, and technical designs to create comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and automated test suites for frontend, backend, and API testing.
• Own and execute existing automation suites, investigate failures, identify defects, and drive issues to resolution.
• Develop new automated tests and contribute to the continuous improvement of the team’s automation inf
• Perform manual exploratory, functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing as needed.
• Collaborate with developers to identify root causes of issues and improve overall product quality.
• Review automation code and provide technical guidance to other QA engineers.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release activities.
• Document, report, and track software defects using Jira and other engineering tools.
• Help improve QA processes, testing methodologies, and quality standards across our Apps.

Skills

QA experience

Agile practices

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/SE

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

TestNG

JUnit

API testing

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

C#

Job description

Intermedia Intelligent Communications is seeking a QA Engineer to join a Dev & Engineering team, with a focus on delivering high-quality cloud‑based collaboration tools. The role blends automated testing across frontend, backend, and API layers with manual exploratory testing, in a fast‑paced Agile environment.

Occasional visits to Coimbra/Aveiro offices are expected, with potential expansion to Porto. You will shape QA practices, collaborate with product and design teams, and contribute to