QA Engineer | Hostaway | Remote (Poland, EMEA)
Job Description
NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region in order to collaborate with their team, peers, and customers. You do not have to be in the specific country or city shown in this listing, but please do not apply if you are not physically based within the EMEA region.
Please note that although this position offers the flexibility of remote work, it requires a full-time commitment to supporting Hostaway exclusively. Hostaway is a SaaS startup that is transforming the vacation rental industry. With innovative solutions and partnerships with giants like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking, we’re taking on the competition and winning. Leveraging our customer-centric core values, we consistently deliver results that encourage growth, learning, and innovation for our team, our customers, and the industry.
As a profitable and growing company, this role is necessitated by our continued growth. As a Quality Assurance Engineer you will act as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance and quality of products and services. You will be a key member of the development team that holds all responsibility for supporting the planning, design and execution of software testing activities within Hostaway. We are looking to hire a results-driven web and mobile QA engineer to analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize web and mobile products for our clients across multiple platforms including web applications, iOS, and Android. A top-notch specialist should be developing automated tests in Java/Javascript
Minimum Requirements – Proven 2+ years of work experience in software Quality Assurance
– Hands-on experience with load testing (Jmeter as a must and K6 as a big plus)
– Hands-on experience with performance testing
– Experience in REST API testing
– Practical knowledge of Java or Javascript, build tools, Selenium, RestAssured, Allure.
Nice to have
– Experience in developing automated test scripts for Mobile, Web UI, API, E2E autotests creation. – Skills in mobile testing tools for iOS and Android is a plus – Practical skills in CI/CD processes using Jenkins. – Professional usage of tools and technologies such as: Postman, Git, Docker. – Knowledge of SQL language and relational databases like MySQL. – Ability to meet challenging deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment. – Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes. – Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test cases and test documentation. – Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. – Good communication skills (English, Intermediate+ level).
Responsibilities – Design and execute manual tests on GUI and API levels. – Develop and run Mobile, Web UI, API, E2E autotests. – Create and maintain detailed, comprehensive test documentation and test cases. – Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving the overall quality of the code. – Analyze test results and report bugs to the bug tracking system. – Analyze non-functional requirements and create scripts for load testing
– Provide QA for mobile and web. – Continuously improve the QA process and testing methodologies. – Be an active Scrum team member taking care of quality of delivered IT solutions.
What we offer
- Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive pay based on market rates in the country of the applicant.
- 100% Remote: Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere within your country of residence—be it a co-working space, your home office, or even your dining room table. The choice is yours. Just don’t ask to work in our office (we don’t have one).
- Equity: Every role in our company comes with valuable stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company. This ensures we all share in the company’s success.
- Values-Driven Leadership: Our Core Values are not just words we’ve written to make us feel good. We leverage them daily when making strategic and tactical decisions.
- Professional Growth: Our rapid growth offers unparalleled learning and development opportunities, along with a multitude of career advancement opportunities.
- Annual Paid Leave: The specific amounts vary by country and are aligned with country and/or contract-specific norms.
- Geographic Specific Benefits: As an international employer, we offer different country-specific benefits such as Health Insurance and Pensions in countries where these perks are customary. The specifics depend on the country of the applicant.
- Dynamic Team Culture: As a global company with team members in over 40 countries, our diverse and international culture fuels our innovation and creativity, providing a key pillar to our success (and making it a lot of fun to work here).
Thank you for your interest. If you apply for this role, you will receive an email from our Talent Acquisition team after your application has been reviewed alongside the qualifications for this role and the qualifications of others who have applied.