QA Automation Engineer – API & Performance Testing

Nagarro; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nagarro is seeking a QA automation engineer focused on API testing and performance validation to support an Eastern Europe service region. This remote position is based in Poland and emphasizes automated checks to improve reliability, scalability, and testing coverage across backend services.

The role requires hands-on experience with API testing automation, load and stress testing concepts, and strong collaboration within an engineering team.

Qualifications

• Experience with API testing automation (REST or similar).
• Understanding performance testing concepts (load, stress, endurance).
• Familiarity with QA processes and testing lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites targeting API endpoints and backend services.
• Develop and run performance and load testing scenarios to assess behavior under stress and concurrency.
• Integrate automated and performance checks into engineering workflows and delivery pipelines.
• Identify, document, and track defects surfaced through automated or performance runs, and collaborate with developers on fixes.
• Contribute to QA strategy, tooling choices, and continuous improvement of testing practices.

Skills

API testing

Performance testing

QA methodologies

Remote collaboration

Job description

Role overview

This is a remote engineering position based in Poland, focused on quality assurance automation with an emphasis on API testing and performance testing. The role sits within an engineering team serving the Eastern Europe service region and contributes to the reliability and scalability of software systems through automated checks and load-oriented validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites targeting API endpoints and backend services.


• Develop and run performance and load testing scenarios to assess behavior under stress, concurrency, and sustained usage.


• Integrate automated and performance checks into engineering workflows and delivery pipelines.


• Identify, document, and track defects surfaced through automated or performance runs, and partner with developers on resolution.


• Contribute to the team's overall QA strategy, tooling choices, and continuous improvement of testing practices.

Requirements

• Practical experience with API testing automation, including REST or similar interface validation.


• Working knowledge of performance testing concepts such as load, stress, and endurance testing.


• Familiarity with general software development and quality assurance methodologies.


• Comfort working independently in a fully remote setup based in Poland.


• Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills for collaborating across an engineering team.