QA Automation Engineer

We're based on over 15 years of success, producing world-class video content and building, developing, and managing a number of high-traffic websites. Our award-winning content and websites are created exclusively by us and directly for the use of millions of users worldwide. At Kodify, we're not just pushing boundaries in online entertainment—we're rewriting the script! Our goal is to empower our people with everything they need to pioneer innovation in our industry. Our culture is our secret sauce, and we're committed to preserving and enhancing it every step of the way.

Join our crew, where the Kodify team is not just an asset—it's our crown jewel. We prioritize their growth and well-being above all else, ensuring they're set up for success and always inspired to deliver their best work.

As a rapidly expanding company with diverse hubs across the globe and over 20 vibrant national cultures, working with us means embracing thrilling challenges tailor-made for a star QA Automation Engineer!

At Kodify, we love tech and are always thinking about what’s next! R&D and optimizations are part of our spirit.

Your Role
We are looking for a talented QA Automation Engineer to join our remote team and contribute to the development and maintenance of automated testing frameworks. This role is open to remote candidates based in the European Union (a must for us). You will work closely with developers, DevOps engineers, and other QA team members to ensure the quality and reliability of our applications through automation.

As part of our team, you will help design, implement, and maintain robust test automation strategies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance software quality. You will be responsible for ensuring that automation is seamlessly integrated into our CI/CD pipelines and that our applications meet the highest quality standards.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test suites for UI, API, and performance testing.

• Collaborate with developers and QA engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

• Identify, document, and track defects while ensuring their timely resolution.

• Assist in defining and implementing QA best practices, including CI/CD integration.

• Support and improve automated testing efforts for regression, functional, non-functional, and security testing.

• Analyse test results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to improve software quality.

• Ensure automation is scalable and efficient, identifying opportunities for optimisation.

• Contribute to performance, stress, and load testing to ensure our applications perform at scale.

• Work in an Agile/Scrum development process, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, tools, and industry best practices in test automation and security testing.

You

• You thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy working with cross-functional teams.

• You are proactive, detail-oriented, and take ownership of your work.

• You love problem-solving and have a passion for delivering high-quality software.

• You are an excellent communicator who enjoys giving and receiving constructive feedback.

• You stay updated with industry trends, especially in test automation and cybersecurity, and continuously seek to improve your skills.

• You enjoy working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

What We Offer

• Fully remote position or, if preferred, working in our awesome Barcelona office!

• Agile environment

• Top-notch tech stack!

• Upskill Fridays! Developers take time on Fridays to improve your skills, learn and research new trends that will allow us to level up our stack and processes

• Flexible working hours + core hours!

• 10% on top of your salary for learning and development - of your choice!

• Latest MacBook Pro!

• Company Amazon book account!

• Kodify off-sites, on-sites, events, and team activities!

• Amazing international team!

• 1 day off on your birthday

• Generous vacation and personal days

• 1 month paid sabbatical after 3 years

• Extended parental leave

• Health & Wellness budget

• 4+ years of experience in QA automation.

• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and related test automation frameworks such as Playwright, TestCafe, Cypress, Webdriver.io, Mocha, Chai, Jest.

• Solid understanding of API and web services testing (REST, GraphQL, Postman, or similar).

• Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar).

• Familiarity with performance testing tools (Lighthouse, JMeter, K6) and best practices.

• Hands-on experience with security testing tools such as OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, or similar.

• Good understanding of version control workflows (e.g Git).

• Strong analytical and debugging skills, with the ability to provide meaningful insights to developers.

• Experience with security testing methodologies, including vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and security automation in CI/CD pipelines.

• Understanding of common security threats (e.g., XSS, SQL injection, CSRF, authentication vulnerabilities) and how to test for them.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• A strong passion for software quality, automation, and security.

Bonus Points

• Experience with TypeScript.

• Industry certifications related to security testing (e.g., CEH, OSCP, GIAC).

• Hands-on experience in penetration testing for web applications.

• Experience working in high-traffic environments.

• Knowledge of Microservices Architecture.

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker).

• Strong understanding of frontend performance testing.

• Previous experience working remotely and within distributed teams.