Role & seniority: Senior Software Engineer Tester (Backend)

Stack/tools: API testing (manual + automated) in TypeScript; Java (legacy); BDD/Gherkin; GitHub; Agile Scrum; CI/CD (AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions; Jenkins useful); AWS services (S3, EC2, Lambda, CloudWatch); API testing tools (Postman, Insomnia, Bruno); exploratory testing; Gatling (load testing); Jira

Top 3 responsibilities

Design, communicate, and implement test approaches; develop automated acceptance tests for APIs
Understand requirements, raise valid questions, troubleshoot and verify issues; identify root causes
Collaborate with team to deliver product to spec; report status/issues to stakeholders; follow team best practices

Must-have skills

2–3+ years API testing (manual + automated) with TypeScript; some Java for legacy parity
Experience writing tests with BDD/Gherkin; strong GitHub experience
Agile Scrum collaboration; estimation, planning, prioritization, time management
Automation code refactoring; writing functional/exploratory test charters; clear communication
CI/CD deployment experience (AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions; Jenkins useful)
AWS familiarity; API testing tools (Postman/Insomnia/Bruno)

Nice-to-haves

Load testing tools exposure (Gatling preferred; JMeter useful)
Jira experience; exploratory testing of APIs
English proficiency (C1)
Location & work type: Hybrid in Lisbon, Braga, or Coimbra; on-site or mixed arrangements

Notes: C

Full Description

At IRIUM we want you to always chase your dreams. Here, prepare yourself to conquer your goals, while enjoying the journey.

We are currently looking for Senior Software Engineer Tester (Backend)

Requirements

Responsibilities

Communicating, and implementing the Test approaches

Understand the requirements and raise valid question.

Contribute to automated test frameworks to verify functional and non-functional requirements.

Collaborating and integrating with team members to ensure the delivery of a product to specification.

Troubleshooting, finding critical bugs or verifying reported issues and identifying their underlying cause.

Communicating status information and issues to a variety of stakeholders

Follow the best practices within the team

Essential

Strong experience (2-3 yrs) of API testing, both manual and automated, developing automated acceptance tests for APIs in Java and Typescript (We are using Typescript predominantly but still have a small need for Java to maintain legacy systems until we have fully moved over to Typescript)

Experience of Typescript

Experience writing tests using BDD, Gherkin techniques

Experience of using GitHub or a similar tool

Experience of working collaboratively in Agile Scrum teams

Effort estimation, planning, prioritization, and time management on an agile team

Automation code refactoring experience

Writing test approaches for functional testing and exploratory test charters, and communicating test outcomes

CI/CD experience, deploying builds (we use AWS CodePipeline and GithubActions, but experience of Jenkins would be useful)

Experience of AWS services and AWS tools (e.g. S3, EC2, Lambda, CloudWatch, etc)

Experience using Postman, Bruno, Insomnia or similar API testing tools

Clear and effective verbal and written communication for reporting, documentation, etc.

Desirable

Experience or exposure to load testing tools - we use Gatling but experience of JMeter would be useful

Experience using Jira or a similar tool

Experience of exploratory testing of APIs.

English C1

Location: Lisbon, Braga or Coimbra, hybrid

What do we offer?

➡ An innovative and growing company, with a lot of opportunities for professional development.

➡ Retribution according to your experience and performance. Access to flexible pay and medical insurance as a social benefit.

➡ Unlimited access to technological training in free mode.