⭐ Who we are
Lodgify is a fast-growing scale-up company leading the vacation rental industry. Backed by $30M in funding, our platform empowers property owners and managers worldwide to efficiently manage and grow their business through technology.
Headquartered in sunny Barcelona, we're now a team of 380+ people representing over 60 nationalities, united by a passion for transforming the future of short-term rentals.
⭐ Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer who combines strong technical expertise with a strategic mindset. You will be working hand-in-hand with developers to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle. With an automation-first approach, you will design scalable test frameworks, integrate AI-powered solutions, and drive initiatives that help us achieve fully continuous delivery across multiple products.
You thrive in fast-paced, agile environments, are passionate about raising the quality bar, and constantly seek opportunities to optimise, innovate, and deliver impact.
Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks at every layer of the application stack (API, contract, and end-to-end), ensuring tests are reliable, scalable, and maintainable
Create automated functional tests using Cypress, Playwright, WebdriverIO + Appium for web and mobile applications
Collaborate with developers to ensure testability and establish healthy automated test coverage across the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Evaluate and integrate AI-powered tools for test generation, log analysis, self-healing test scripts, and visual regression testing into QA workflows
Set up and manage test environments, automation pipelines, and CI/CD job configurations to support continuous testing and delivery
Develop and maintain test scripts and test data for automated tests, following proper design principles, documentation standards, and code quality practices
Act as an automation advocate across sprint planning, code reviews, and release cycles, ensuring quality is integrated from the start
Monitor production systems and user behavior to identify testing gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement
Mentor junior and mid-level QA engineers, raising the bar for coding, design principles, and best practices
Integrate and optimise test suites in CI/CD pipelines, ensuring fast feedback cycles and smooth deployments
4–5+ years of hands-on experience as an SDET or Quality Engineer building automation frameworks at scale for large web applications
Strong experience with Cypress and JavaScript/TypeScript, including end-to-end (E2E) testing for critical user journeys and regression testing
Proven experience with Playwright, WebdriverIO, and Appium
Proven experience in automating tests for Web, Mobile, APIs, and contract testing
Deep understanding of test automation best practices, including the Page Object Model, data-driven testing, and framework design patterns
Experience working with DevOps and continuous deployment infrastructures, including CI/CD pipeline integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bamboo, or similar)
Fluent in written and spoken English, with strong communication skills to collaborate across teams
Understanding of shift-left and shift-right testing methodologies
Familiarity with synthetic monitoring and observability (Datadog, New Relic, Sentry or similar)
ISTQB certification or equivalent
Familiarity with AI-assisted testing tools(self-healing automation, test case generation, intelligent defect detection)
Experience with visual regression testing tools (Percy, Applitools, or similar)