What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Automation Engineer position at Jobgether?
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a QA Automation Engineer in Belgium.
This role is centered around ensuring the reliability, quality, and performance of a fast-evolving digital trading platform within the fintech and digital assets ecosystem. The engineer will play a key role in expanding automated testing coverage across web applications and APIs while contributing to continuous quality improvements in a highly agile environment. Working remotely within a globally distributed team, the position combines hands-on automation development with exploratory and regression testing responsibilities. The role offers the opportunity to work on modern testing frameworks, CI/CD integrations, and high-impact financial technology products used by a global audience. It is ideal for a detail-oriented QA professional who enjoys problem-solving, debugging, and building scalable test automation solutions. Strong collaboration, autonomy, and technical curiosity are essential to thrive in this fast-paced environment.
\nThe QA Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, maintaining, and improving automated testing frameworks while supporting overall product quality across web and API platforms. Key responsibilities include:
- Developing, maintaining, and expanding automated end-to-end test suites using Cypress across the web platform
- Investigating, reproducing, and debugging test failures to identify root causes and improve platform stability
- Executing manual regression testing during release cycles to ensure production readiness
- Contributing to REST API automation testing using frameworks such as Mocha and Chai
- Collaborating with development and QA teams to progressively improve test coverage and automation strategies
- Supporting CI/CD pipeline improvements and integration processes using tools such as TeamCity
- Participating in code reviews, version control workflows, and quality assurance best practices using GitHub
- Ensuring testing processes align with fast-paced delivery cycles and evolving platform requirements
Requirements
This role requires a technically strong QA automation professional with expertise in JavaScript-based testing frameworks and a proactive, analytical mindset.
- 2–5 years of experience in QA Automation, SDET, or software testing roles
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript with the ability to write clean and maintainable test code
- Hands-on experience with Cypress for end-to-end automation testing
- Familiarity with REST API testing and automation frameworks such as Mocha and Chai
- Good understanding of GitHub workflows, including branching, pull requests, and code reviews
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills with a focus on understanding root causes
- Ability to work independently in a remote-first environment and communicate blockers effectively
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as TeamCity is considered a plus
- Exposure to financial platforms, crypto trading systems, or WebSocket API testing is an advantage
- Familiarity with trading concepts, mobile automation, or BDD/Cucumber practices is beneficial
Benefits
- Fully remote and flexible work environment
- Competitive compensation package
- Mentorship and continuous learning opportunities
- Career development and growth within a fast-moving technology environment
- Collaborative and innovation-focused team culture
- Knowledge-sharing initiatives and technical learning support
- Team-building activities and social events (virtual and in-person)
- Opportunity to contribute directly to products shaping the future of digital finance and decentralized technologies
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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