Senior AQA Engineer – API Automation

Commit

. Design, build and maintain API test suites in Python with pytest and requests .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • PolandSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining API test suites using Python and pytest, with a strong focus on automation, CI/CD practices, and AI tools for test generation and analysis. Proven ability to mentor QA engineers and ensure high-quality standards in test frameworks and reporting.

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Python AutomationAPI Test Framework DesignCI/CD (Jenkins)AI Tools in Test AutomationSQL Data Validation

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Hard Skills

Test AutomationAPI TestingPythonPytestRequests LibraryJSON ParsingSchema ValidationPerformance TestingLoad TestingSQL

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunication

Tools & Technologies

JenkinsAllurePytest-xdistDockerLocustK6Playwright

Industry Keywords

FintechInvestment DataREST APIsHTTP MethodsOAuth

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerJenkinsPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build and maintain API test suites in Python with pytest and requests
Validate schemas, business rules, data accuracy across stocks, bonds and funds, and consistency between endpoints and environments
Build reusable framework components, including API clients, fixtures, data factories, markers and shared assertions
Cover functional, negative, contract and regression scenarios, including authentication and error handling
Keep test suites stable and fast in Jenkins CI, report through Allure, and investigate failures to root cause
Use AI tools such as Claude, Cursor, Copilot, AI agents or MCP to generate tests from specifications, analyze failures and accelerate maintenance
Review API designs and specifications, define acceptance criteria and close coverage gaps within a development team
Mentor other QA engineers and review their code

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in test automation, including at least 3 years writing automation in Python with pytest (fixtures, parametrization, markers, conftest structure)
Strong hands-on experience with the requests library and REST APIs: HTTP methods, headers, authentication (tokens, OAuth), JSON parsing and schema validation
Practical experience or solid knowledge of using AI tools in test automation, including test generation, code review, debugging, AI agents or MCP
Experience designing a maintainable API test framework, not only writing test cases
Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins or similar) and Git workflows (branches, PRs, code review)
Good written and spoken English
Experience testing AI or LLM-based APIs, including non-deterministic output and evaluation approaches
SQL and data validation against a database
Allure reporting, pytest-xdist, Docker
Performance or load testing with Locust, k6 or similar
Basic Playwright or UI automation knowledge
Background in fintech or investment data