Role & seniority: Senior Full Stack QA Engineer (full-time)

Location & work type: Slovakia; hybrid (office and remote)

Stack/tools: REST API testing; UI/API automation with Playwright, Jest (or similar); TypeScript, JavaScript, Cucumber; HTTP request/assert libraries; CI/CD integration; Git; test data/environment setup

Top 3 responsibilities

Design, implement and maintain test plans/cases; execute manual and automated tests (API, UI, regression, functional, non-functional)
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD; analyze results; identify defects and lead resolutions; manage testing risks
Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with internal/external users; contribute to QA process improvements; onboard new team members

Must-have skills

5+ years in software development or QA automation; BDD experience
Experience with manual and automated test harnesses; REST API testing
Proficiency with Playwright/Jest or equivalent; TypeScript/JavaScript/Cucumber; HTTP libraries
CLI tools (Git); strong English communication; attention to detail
Ability to mentor juniors and improve testing documentation/practices

Nice-to-haves

Experience in CI/CD workflow optimization; non-functional testing; Agile environments
Exposure to larger-scale, cross-functional projects; test data management expertise

What’s in it for you

Competitive benefits; flexible work setup; opportunities for learning and global collaboration; open, collaborative cu

Full Description

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Full Stack QA Engineer to join our team full-time in Slovakia. We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role

As a Senior Full Stack QA Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with development and product teams to establish test approaches.
Design and implement test plans and cases.
Develop and execute manual and automated tests such as API, UI, Regression, functional and non-functional tests.
Integrate automated scripts/tests into the CI/CD pipeline to ensure reliable and high-quality software releases
Test case adjustments for automated testing needs
Prepare, set up and maintain test data and test environment preparations
Analyze test results and report about stability of the product under test
Identifying defects and collaborating with the team to resolve them
Plan and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with internal and external users
Contribute to team initiatives to improve the overall QA process, such as identifying gaps or inefficiencies in automation workflows and manual testing processes and suggesting improvements
Manage, analyze, and mitigate testing risks
Onboarding of new team members on the project
Suggests improvements to testing and release workflow

Requirements

5+ years of software development or QA automation experience using Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
Experience maintaining and executing both manual and automated test harnesses
Experience testing REST APIs
Experience with Playwright, Jest or other best in class testing frameworks
Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Cucumber, HTTP request/Assert libraries
Experience with CLI tools such as GIT
Excellent verbal and written communication in English
Ability to communicate clearly and in a timely manner with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Excellent attention to detail
Capable of guiding junior team members in creating effective test documentation and best practices, enhancing the overall quality of the testing process
What`s in it for you?

Senior Full Stack QA Engineer