Senior QA Engineer — Remote, AI & Automation Focus

Kake; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 80,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay in USD

Fully remote

Better Me Fund

Compassion is Badass

Job summary

Kake, a remote-first company, seeks Senior QA Engineers to own quality end-to-end for high-performance systems. You will collaborate with product and engineering, design and execute test strategies, and contribute to automation and CI/CD pipelines.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in QA, strong manual and automated testing skills, and experience with web apps, APIs, and back-end services. This role supports flexible hours to overlap with distributed teams globally.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance or Software Testing.
• Strong experience with both manual and automated testing methodologies.
• Experience testing web applications, APIs, mobile apps, and backend systems.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, WebdriverIO, or similar.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development workflows.
• Ability to review application code and understand system behavior when investigating issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Perform manual testing to identify functional, integration, usability, and edge-case issues.
• Create, maintain, and improve automated test suites and testing frameworks.
• Test web applications, APIs, and backend services for functionality, reliability, and performance.
• Validate AI-generated code and features to ensure they meet quality, maintainability, and business requirements.
• Investigate defects, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with developers on solutions.
• Contribute to quality best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across projects.
• Participate in requirement reviews and help identify risks early in the development process.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Manual testing

Automated testing

CI/CD pipelines

Remote collaboration

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

WebdriverIO

Job description

Kake, a remote-first company, seeks Senior QA Engineers to own quality end-to-end for high-performance systems. You will collaborate with product and engineering, design and execute test strategies, and contribute to automation and CI/CD pipelines.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in QA, strong manual and automated testing skills, and experience with web apps, APIs, and back-end services. This role supports flexible hours to overlap with distributed teams globally.