SDET for iOS (Swift) Central Europe

Zoolatech; Central (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoolatech is seeking a skilled iOS QA Automation engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated test suites using Swift, XCTest, and XCUITest. You will own the quality lifecycle, collaborate with iOS engineers, and help build in-house tools to accelerate test execution.

The role emphasizes CI/CD improvements, robust test coverage, and adopting AI-driven testing practices. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in QA Automation/SDET for iOS, strong debugging skills, and hands-on experience with

Qualifications

• 2+ years of commercial experience in QA Automation or SDET roles, with a strong focus on iOS testing.
• Proficient in Swift and comfortable working in Xcode, with solid debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on experience with XCUITest, unit testing, and UI automation.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated testing workflows.
• Strong experience with Git/GitHub, familiar with Gitflow and trunk-based development.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test cases and frameworks in native Swift using XCTest and XCUITest.
• Own the quality lifecycle: identify issues, file and track bugs, and drive them to resolution.
• Collaborate with iOS engineers to ensure code is testable and automation-friendly.
• Build and maintain in-house tools for test parallelization, network mocking, and custom reporting.
• Perform peer code reviews to ensure robust test coverage and reliable CI pipelines.

Skills

Swift

XCTest

XCUITest

CI/CD

Git/GitHub

AI-driven testing

Debugging

Tools

Xcode

GitHub

CI/CD tooling

Job description

A large-scale consumer mobile application with millions of active users required a robust testing strategy to ensure stability, performance, and seamless user experience. Testing efforts focused on both iOS and Android platforms, covering functional validation, UI/UX consistency, geolocation features, and real-time interactions.

Contribute as a key member of a world-class iOS Engineering and QA Automation team.

Design, implement, and maintain automated test cases and frameworks in native Swift using XCTest and XCUITest.

Own the quality lifecycle: identify issues, file and track bugs in Qase (or similar systems), and drive them to resolution.

Collaborate closely with iOS engineers to ensure application code is testable and automation-friendly.

Build and maintain in-house tools for test parallelization, network mocking, and custom reporting.

Perform peer code reviews, ensuring robust test coverage and reliable CI pipelines.

Drive improvements to the CI/CD ecosystem, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and speed of test execution.

Explore and integrate AI-assisted development approaches to enhance test generation, workflow optimization, and CI/CD practices.

Actively participate in Agile ceremonies – daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and showcases.

2+ years of commercial experience in QA Automation or SDET roles, with a strong focus on iOS testing.

Proficiency in Swift and comfort working in Xcode, with solid debugging and troubleshooting skills.

Hands-on experience with XCUITest, unit testing, and UI automation.

Proven experience in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated testing workflows.

Strong experience with Git/GitHub, familiar with both Gitflow and trunk-based development.

Knowledge of SOLID principles and ability to apply them in test framework design.

Ability to apply or readiness to adopt AI-driven testing practices, including test generation and workflow automation.