Senior QA Automation Engineer at HomeBuddy

, , Malta -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

JavaScript, Playwright, Testing Methodologies, Test Design, QA Best Practices, CI/CD Integration, Docker, Kubernetes, Analytical Skills, Communication Skills, Leadership Skills

Industry

Marketing Services

Description

Ready to find your perfect job fit? Welcome to HomeBuddy, where making a home awesome is like seeing a vision come to life! We are on a mission to create a friendly and trusted platform to connect homeowners with the right contractors across the US. What started as a small idea has become a fast-growing home improvement platform focusing on lead quality and long-term partnerships based on trust and mutual success. We are a growth-oriented company with a long-term outlook - our platform consistently and positively evolves based on data insights and the most up-to-date tools. This job is for you if You would like to work in a positive atmosphere where teamwork and trust in your colleagues are primary values. You succeed in an environment that values initiative and sharing feedback and where your suggestions and efforts are recognized and appreciated. You are used to taking responsibility for solving difficult tasks and are directly involved in how your efforts impact the final result. You enjoy designing robust test automation strategies that scale with complex products. You thrive on solving challenging quality problems and mentoring others in best practices. You want to have a direct impact on the reliability, performance, and user experience of products through automation. This role is full-time and offers home working flexibility. Your future tasks will include Leading the design, development, and maintenance of automated test frameworks and suites. Ensuring automation coverage across UI, API, and integration layers. Collaborating with developers to ensure coverage on service, component layers. Collaborating with developers, QAs, and DevOps to embed test automation in CI/CD pipelines. Reviewing test strategies and mentoring team members on automation best practices. Analyzing test results, identifying bottlenecks, and driving continuous improvements in QA processes. Taking ownership of automation architecture decisions and influencing the overall quality strategy. You’re going to need this to be successful in this role Solid programming skills in JavaScript for automation development. Proven experience with the automation framework Playwright. Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, test design, and QA best practices. Hands-on experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., BitBucket, GitHub Actions, Jenkins etc). Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Ability to design scalable test strategies for complex systems (microservices, distributed apps, or multi-platform products). Strong analytical skills with a detail-oriented and quality-first mindset. Excellent communication and leadership skills to influence and mentor. It’s nice if you also have Experience with performance, security, or reliability testing. Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Sentry, Kibana). Knowledge of cloud-native architectures and testing strategies (AWS, GCP, Azure). Contribution to open-source testing tools or frameworks. Prior experience as tech lead or in coaching QA and Automation teams. Why choose HomeBuddy Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere without being tied to one place - while ensuring you are available to our team during the agreed working hours. Achieve a harmonious work-life balance with a flexible schedule tailored to your local needs, along with paid vacation, sick leave, and local holidays. Empower yourself with work equipment of your choice partially paid for by HomeBuddy and up-to-date apps and tools to maximize your productivity. Feel valued and appreciated with an industry-leading compensation package. Get recognized and rewarded for both outstanding individual efforts leading to extraordinary results and our team success. Enhance your well-being with our allowance program covering fitness activities and mental health programs. Learn and expand your knowledge by both working on complex tasks and using paid training opportunities, including courses, events, and conferences. If this sounds like you, we should talk! By sending us your application you agree that Siren Group AG (known as HomeBuddy) will process your personal data to participate in this recruitment process. If you want to know more about how Siren Group AG processes your personal data please click here.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test frameworks and suites while ensuring automation coverage across various layers. Collaborate with developers and other teams to embed test automation in CI/CD pipelines and drive continuous improvements in QA processes.