Senior QA Automation Engineer

Software Mind

. Own the test strategy across development, staging, pre-production and production .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeRemote • Mexico, PolandSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building automation frameworks for API and contract testing, with a strong focus on resilience testing and performance analysis in event-driven systems like Kafka. Proficient in CI/CD integration and quality gate definition, ensuring high standards in software quality across development stages.

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Test Strategy OwnershipAutomation Framework DevelopmentPerformance Testing with k6, Gatling or JMeterResilience Testing and Fault InjectionCI/CD Integration and Quality Gates

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Hard Skills

Test AutomationAPI TestingContract TestingPerformance TestingLoad TestingResilience TestingStatistical TestingMulti-Tenant TestingGo ProgrammingKafka Testing

Soft Skills

CoachingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Google CloudCI/CD ToolsK6GatlingJMeter

Industry Keywords

GamingIGamingPaymentsEvent-Driven SystemsFault Injection

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsJMeterKafkaGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the test strategy across development, staging, pre-production and production
Build the automation framework for API, contract and integration tests
Run resilience testing with fault injection and failure scenarios
Test duplicate events, idempotency, ordering and retries on Kafka
Verify plugin failure containment and tenant isolation
Run performance, load and stress tests and analyze bottlenecks
Define quality gates and integrate test suites into CI/CD
Partner with the client's QA lead and coach developers on testability
Work in a small Scrum team alongside the client's technical lead
Build a new LiveOps plugin platform in Go, Kafka and Google Cloud for a global video-game commerce company

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in QA
3+ years automating tests for backend and distributed systems
Experience testing event-driven systems such as Kafka
Experience with performance and load testing using k6, Gatling or JMeter
Experience with resilience or chaos testing and fault injection
Experience building automation frameworks from scratch, including API and contract testing
Experience with CI/CD integration and quality gates
Fluent English (B2+)
Additional skills: multi-tenant testing and tenant isolation
Go test automation
Statistical testing of probability-based features
Gaming, iGaming or payments background

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible and remote cooperation options
International projects with leading global clients
Travels related to international projects
Non-corporate atmosphere
Access to language classes
Access to knowledge-sharing initiatives
Access to private healthcare and life insurance
Access to multisport card